Originally posted by: Darth Mallwalker
Sounds like the "original" soundtrack you're remembering is the mono version, which did have a different voice for the PA announcer.
But the 35mm stereo and 70mm surround mixes are no less "original." All three were heard in 1977, albeit in different theaters.
Of the three, the mono mix was completed last. So chances are the music you remember during the duel wasn't "edited out" but edited in after the 35mm & 70mm mixes were already finished.
Check out this page to hear clips from the mono mix, and see if that's the announcer's voice you remember.
That's funny... after listening to both these voices, and being used to hearing The Story Of Star Wars over and over again, neither voice sounds just like the voice on the record! I would say it's more like something inbetween the two... closer to the mono mix in the speed and pitch of the voice, but with a little more of the effects style of the stereo mix.Sounds like the "original" soundtrack you're remembering is the mono version, which did have a different voice for the PA announcer.
But the 35mm stereo and 70mm surround mixes are no less "original." All three were heard in 1977, albeit in different theaters.
Of the three, the mono mix was completed last. So chances are the music you remember during the duel wasn't "edited out" but edited in after the 35mm & 70mm mixes were already finished.
Check out this page to hear clips from the mono mix, and see if that's the announcer's voice you remember.
I'm now perplexed by this. We did determine that the Story Of Star Wars record was sourced from the mono mix, right?
--SKot