Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Christmas in 1997 by Sony BMG with an alternative track listing. Both versions feature tracks of John Williams' score, though the tracks are of different songs between the original album and its re-release. On the film's tenth anniversary, Varèse Sarabande released a two-disc special edition soundtrack entitled Home Alone 2: Lost in New York – The Deluxe Edition. The soundtrack contains John Williams' cues found on the previous releases as well as additional compositions that were left out from the final film. This release is also known for resolving a mastering error that caused the music to be inaccurately pitched.
Home Alone the budget grew from $14 to $17 million. Columbus' work with "Home Alone" began several years earlier when Hughes helped him secure the directing job for "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation". That project ended poorly when a personality clash between Columbus and Chevy Chase led to Columbus leaving the movie. Hughes then gave him the script to "Home Alone", which he accepted. Hughes had originally asked Patrick Read Johnson to direct but declined due to his commitment on "Spaced Invaders". Johnson would go onto direct "Baby's Day Out", another film written and produced by Hughes. Hughes suggested to Columbus that they