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Post #1638370

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Jvannidor
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ANDOR: The Rogue One Arc (Rogue One Rescore) [AVAILABLE]
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Date created
2-Apr-2025, 5:18 AM

I like Rogue One but it’s definitely flawed and a little overrated. This edit however, makes the film feel so much more atmospheric and intimate, trimming a lot of the quip-y stuff and fan-service but not entirely removing some of the humor. Genuinely my favorite way to watch the movie now, and the re-foleying is amazing.

I watched the edit with headphones so I just wanted to point out moments (nitpicks) where the sound effects/score could be improved:

Episode 1: Jedha

  • The transition from the title intro to Krennic’s ship is abrupt as if it was cut off or the volume suddenly turned down. I think you should let the intro music play out until it fades. Also, I think you should keep the second shot of Lah’Mu as it compositionally looks better as an opener than the third (this is subjective).

  • The Yavin holotable room might be too quiet and isolated. I’d say add some faint ambient sounds like a few footsteps, button presses, or more electrical sounds since there’s a bunch of screens.

  • For the shot of Jedha after K-2 drop’s Jyn’s bag, the TIE and shuttle sounds don’t linger long enough and there aren’t enough distant TIE sounds like in the movie. Also in the same shot, I think there’s a few leftover footstep sounds that play over it lol

Episode 2: Stardust

  • A few short-lived and sometimes crunchy sound effects for ships like the U-wing and TIEs on Eadu.

  • The score on Eadu might detract from Galen getting bombed but idk for sure.

Episode 3: Rogue One

  • Yavin room scenes are a bit too quiet and isolated again especially with so much foot traffic.

  • When the cargo shuttle is cleared for entry, the music doesn’t gradually increase in volume (I assume you meant for it to), it seems to lag.

  • The cargo shuttle landing gear could use a sound effect when it comes out (extremely minor thing).

Overall:
Extremely well done. In general it’s really only some of the ships/starfighter sound effects that stand out the most, but it’s understandable since I assume getting the Star Wars sound effects you want can be difficult. I would love to help if possible, I own all modern Star Wars games (Jedi, Battlefront, Outlaws) and know where to record specific sounds if that interests you. As for the score, it’s very well integrated, but I think there could be certain parts where the original score can be restored (unless Andor season 2 has more fitting music). Great job on this.