What I don’t understand is that if the original 1997 Special Edition prints were given a new remaster, then how come the sound mixes still sound so compressed as in the 2004/2011 releases? It’s incredibly noticeable for A New Hope.
I mean, just because they rescanned the film doesn’t mean they didn’t reuse the 11SE mix they already had. They certainly wouldn’t recreate it.
They could’ve, taking the 1997 Special Edition mixes and removing such things as Luke’s Palpatine scream and adding in the “NOOOOO!” Just like everyone else, I am not fans of those additions, but I think we’d still want the films to sound spectacular as well.