For reasons unknown, the soundtrack, along with Hannigan's later Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince soundtrack and the earlier game scores by Jeremy Soule, was withdrawn from sale in 2009. It has been speculated that market confusion involving multiple soundtracks with the same title may have led to the withdrawal, but others have speculated that reviews by various soundtrack critics describing Hannigan's work as superior to the score of the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film may have contributed to the decision. Hannigan's soundtracks for the last two games in the series were never officially released.
For unexplained reasons, the soundtrack, along with Hannigan's later Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince soundtrack and earlier game scores by Jeremy Soule, was removed from sale in 2009. It has been speculated that market confusion due to multiple soundtracks with the same title may have led to the withdrawal, but others believe that reviews of various soundtrack critics praising Hannigan's work over the score of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix film influenced the decision.