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Post #732741

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Topper Harley
Parent topic
THE PHANTOM MENACE - THEATRICAL HD Topper's Version (Released)
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Date created
23-Oct-2014, 4:06 AM

The Laserdisc Audio sounds awsome and seems to have a great dynamic range. In the old discussion about Adywans Theatrical DVD it has been discussed. http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/The-Phantom-Menace-Theatrical-Version-NTSC-DVD-ADYWAN-NOW-AVAILABLE/topic/10615/

And I wouldn't edit the Blu-Ray Audio for this versoin, because the changes are more intricate than you might think. For example before the podrace starts, there have been different shots edited for the DVD cut, so you sometime have a succession of original shot, added shot, original shot, added shot.. and that with music.. so they had to change and lenghten or significantly alter the music to fit those scenes.
Similar in corruscant where the "taxi"-scene has been added, showing them driving through the city. The music cue is different and an edited Blu-Ray or DVD-Audio wouldn't achieve the accuracy needed for a real theatrical presentation.

@StarmanSkywalker: Well, if there is an HDTV version of a theatrical broadcast, that would be it! ...then there would be no need to make this or any other version.. and it would definitely be more "true", because in this (and Adywans) version there are about 3 shots that have to be taken from Laserdisc, because they are not used in the later DVD and Blu-Ray edits. So there is a drop in quality for those shots. So a HD version with everything intact would be great.

Does anyone else heard about this version or has any clues?
Or is it just a legend...? ;)