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ABC
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¤ THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK ¤ The "OPTIMUM EDITION" Score Reconstruction, Remixing & Restoration Version 3 (Released)
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10-Feb-2010, 12:54 AM

Risner remixed the 24-track tapes very badly with instruments located in the opposite direction etc. and many of them can never sound great, no matter what you do with them.

According to the listing you've posted it's funny to notice how much is left from his work on the OE:

  • Ice planet bits: about 20 sec
  • Jedi Master Revealed (layered!): 2 min
  • ... And perhaps the missing bits from Mynock Cave: about 10 sec

 

... Tomlinson rules by K.O. in the first round !

I'm not saying that Tomlinson's tracks is free from problems, but his original filmmixes are imo.

Do you think he's responsible of both the Sountrack and Film versions? Well, that's something I don't quite well unserstand... (If there's a difference I mean)

What I observe is that...

  • the original RSO soundtrack gives a strong relief to some instruments that are unheard or spoiled on the Anthology. (ringing instruments, percussions, flutes etc...) and a completely different touch to the sound... So are they still to be called "Tomlinson mixes" on the Anthology ?
  • That the SE uses the exact same mixes from the Anthology for the non-Risner tracks (Lucasfilm politics (?): the sheapest, the best).

 

But I haven't listened the film mixes too carefuly to compare I must say, excepted perhaps the End Titles, wich sounds quite close to the Anthology track (I mean CD2 version, wich sounds different from the other tracks... ).

Conclusion (imo): the RSO version rules.