msycamore said:
TServo2049, sorry I missed your post. I downloaded that audio file some time ago but haven't gotten around to listen to it yet. When I do, I will definitely pay attention during that part of the opening you described.
That's OK, I think I was hearing things. I now think that like the other pre-'93 mixes, the only explosion sound is that sort of hard-to-hear. The "thud" I heard seems to actually be mic distortion from the timpani in the music.