The real significance of the 70mm mix is hearing it in 70mm, which, of course, is not an option. Because of this and the inherent (and unavoidable) flaws in the theater recording, and the fact that we already have the 35mm Dolby mix in high quality, I see no tangible benefit for anyone to work towards adding this recording to a DVD.
However, from an historical perspective, it is priceless. David, thanks again for providing this fantastic artifact. The fact the you actually recorded from both the left and right sides is remarkable.
Originally posted by: morgands1
BTW, I recall now, in addition to the reel change that cut off the end of Tarkin's line, a choppy print was also responsible for missing part of C-3PO's line to R2-D2 about Luke blasting him into a million pieces.
Oddly enough, Tarkin's line is completely missing from the mono mix bootleg--also thanks to the reel change.
Originally posted by: Moth3r
The main thing that I've found interesting is that many people think that the 1993 THX-certified mix on the Definitive Edition laserdiscs was primarily a downmix of the 70mm soundtrack (although the disc notes said it was created from the best elements of all 3 soundtracks). However it appears that there were new elements added to this mix. E.g the sound of the asteroids shooting past the Millenium Falcon, which I thought was from the 70mm mix, doesn't seem to be present. I would like to know how much of the 70mm mix did actually make it into the 1993 mix.
BTW, I recall now, in addition to the reel change that cut off the end of Tarkin's line, a choppy print was also responsible for missing part of C-3PO's line to R2-D2 about Luke blasting him into a million pieces.
Oddly enough, Tarkin's line is completely missing from the mono mix bootleg--also thanks to the reel change.
Originally posted by: Moth3r
The main thing that I've found interesting is that many people think that the 1993 THX-certified mix on the Definitive Edition laserdiscs was primarily a downmix of the 70mm soundtrack (although the disc notes said it was created from the best elements of all 3 soundtracks). However it appears that there were new elements added to this mix. E.g the sound of the asteroids shooting past the Millenium Falcon, which I thought was from the 70mm mix, doesn't seem to be present. I would like to know how much of the 70mm mix did actually make it into the 1993 mix.
Several elements from the mono mix appear in the 1993 THX mix in addition to some new elements. As for how much of the 70mm mix was used, I'm not sure that's even relevant depending on how the THX mix was created. The same 4-track master was used to create both the original 70mm 6-track and 35mm Dolby mixes. If this master was used in the creation of the THX mix, then perhaps none of it came from the true 70mm mix, or 35mm for that matter. It would have actually come from the master that created both of those mixes.