Questions about an OST being twice on MB and new on streaming services (1000xRESIST)
The studio Sunset Visitor brought the OST of their game to the streaming services.
* The OST had previously been released on Bandcamp and on Steam for purchase.
* The OST consists of one album and two smaller EPs. The EPs have exclusive remixes or variations which are not in the album.
* On the streaming services, the album got split into three volumes.
* As far as I know, no changes to the recordings have been made. They should likely all be merged / reused. However, the studio is now listed as an artist. This might just be how the streaming services work.
My three questions:
* Are there easy ways (e.g. online tools) to merge the two duplicates on MusicBrainz where the release group artist is "Various Artists"? The 2 release groups, 2 releases and ~90 recordings exist two times. https://musicbrainz.org/search?query=1000xRESIST&type=release_group&limit=25&method=indexed
* How to deal with the streaming releases? The volumes can be new releases under the existing release group. The big album had never been released in volumes as far as I know and the cover art changed. The two EPs likely don't get new releases on MusicBrainz – they seem identical to the existing EPs on Bandcamp and Steam (aside from the release date and adding the studio as an "artist" on all records).
* How to deal with the change that the releases on streaming services list the gaming studio as an artist?