ABC said:
"More authentic" depends on the point of view.
- The 35mm magnetic film mixes (by engineer Tomlinson) offer the more authentic version as intented for a film experience.
- The RSO version (by J. Neal and J. Williams) offers the more authentic version as originally intented for a soundtrack listening experience.
The Anthology version is yet something else (let's say a "reduction" of the Tomlinson mixes), and the SE still something else including a bunch of the Antho tracks awfully remastered despite some good restorations. But it's a bit long to explain (and so to understand even for me with all the infos... I was not meant to catch all this in the beginning and I'm still learning).
What about the 70mm cut of the film? Is the quality of the film mix the same at the 70 mm? I've read that the 35mm cut was rushed which probably explains why the "Departure of Boba Fett" cue was hacked up. I haven't seen the 70 mm cut of film (with the exception of the Special Edition cuts, which were based on the 70mm cut) and I don't know if copies of the 70mm cut have been officially released.
EyeShotFirst said:
Wonderful booklet. I can't wait to see the whole thing.
Hear hear! Looks great!