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Coligion
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Info: Re-mixed audio tracks on video releases
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4-Jun-2012, 5:26 PM

msycamore said:

The Griff, thanks for the info on the EFNY HDTV version, will check it out. The original Dolby Stereo mix should apparently be available on the Blu-ray according to someone who posted about it here: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/t/309515/5-1-remix-soundtracks-on-films-first-released-on-older-media-in-stereo

"On a sidenote, I recently picked up ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK on Bluray, and was pleased to find out the 2.0 track was the original Dolby Stereo mix and not a simple downmix of the new 5.1 track. (Lazy downmixes are sadly not a rare thing, vs being a truely separate mix) The original mix retains the original sound effects and occasional directional dialog."

Both the Optimum (UK) and MGM (Fox) release includes an additional Dolby 2.0 track, hmm...

I was just about ready to order the region A Blu-Ray when I read some posts about the 5.1 remix being subject to criticism.  Can anyone that owns this release of Escape from New York confirm whether or not it has the original soundtrack used in the first edition DVD?