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Most of the work was done a few years back by a fellow called Belbucus, who is a professional audio engineer. It is a composite of a few different sources, the main ones being a bootleg video tape telecine of a 35mm print and the other a copy of a 1985 television broadcast. Small sections were also filled in using a mono fold-down of the Dolby Stereo mix, and the music for the main and end titles came from cd releases, dubbed to audio tape and back to digital so their increased clarity compared to the rest of the mix would not be so obvious. Selective noise reduction was applied to reduce the hiss from old and relatively low fidelity sources, and carefully matched in EQ to blend together as one seamless track. And of course it was synched to the GOUT video for ease of use on fan-made dvd projects.
The result is very impressive, particularly considering the source materials available to work with. For a good number of people, the mono mix is their preferred audio for the film, and so this project is a dream come true in that regard.