Remedy has announced that a new Alan Wake update is scheduled to arrive next week, and it's set to remove one of the game's most iconic licensed songs, replacing it with an original composition.
In a message on X (formerly Twitter), Remedy reveals that David Bowie's famous song "Space Oddity" will be removed from the PC versions of the original Alan Wake on September 10th. That'll hold across the Steam, Epic, and GOG versions of the game.
"Space Oddity" will be replaced by "a new original song by Petri Alanko" by the name of "Strange Moons". As a reminder, Petri Alanko is a composer who's worked with Remedy on a number of projects, including Alan Wake, Control, and, of course, last year's horror sequel Alan Wake 2.
It's worth noting that this removal only applies to the original PC version of Alan Wake; it doesn't affect 2021's Alan Wake Remastered, which presumably still holds the rights to use the song for a while yet.
Of course, if you're playing the original Alan Wake on Xbox 360, then you'll still be able to hear "Space Oddity" there, too. After all, it's not like Remedy or Warner can physically remove the rights...
