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Hannigan's later Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince soundtrack and the earlier game scores by Jeremy Soule, was withdrawn from sale in 2009.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.
In 2009, the soundtrack was withdrawn from sale along with Hannigan's later Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince soundtrack and earlier game scores by Jeremy Soule. Speculations include market confusion over multiple soundtracks with similar titles or reviews of various soundtrack critics favoring Hannigan's work over the score for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which may have led to this decision.