LAST UPDATE: 2018-04-20

I’d like to know which title of the following list

has not a DVD and/or BD edition with a DTS soundtrack

where the DTS soundtrack is present, the DVD/BD edition is different from theatrical presentation but the laserdisc is the same

the DTS soundtrack is half bitrate (768kbps) - where laserdisc are 1441kbps - or the quality is not that good

simply, there is no DVD or BD edition at all!

This to determine which title could be eligible for a DTS soundtrack restoration, using the laserdisc DTS soundtrack and the best video available (BD or, if not available, DVD or, if there is no digital edition at all, the laserdisc video).

So, here you are a list of NTSC USA laserdiscs with DTS Digital Surround soundtrack:

… 12 Monkeys (1995) 43208
… **Alien Resurrection (1997) 0032584
… ~~Apollo 13~~ (1995) 43119 -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… ~~Armageddon~~ (1998) 16066 AS -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… ~~Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: Special Edition~~ (1997) ID4402LI -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… ~~Babe~~ (1995) 43209 -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… ~~Blade~~ (1998) ID5423LI -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Blown Away (1994) ML106171
… Boogie Nights (1997) ID4415LI
… ~~Born on the Fourth of July~~ (1989) *** ID4482MC -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Broken Arrow (1996) 0896384
… Carlito’s Way (1993) ID4425MC
… Casino (1995) 43117 -> The BD is DTS 5.1 but likely a new mix.
… Casper (1995) 43120
… Con Air (1997) 12881 AS
… Crimson Tide (1995) 12156 AS
… Crow, The (1994) 12157 AS
… ~~Dante’s Peak~~ (1997) 43364 -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Dark City (1998) ID4643LI -> theatrical was reissued as a bonus to the Director’s cut and not in DTS.
… ~~Daylight~~ (1996) 43271 -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Deep Rising (1998) 15066 AS
… ~~Die Hard~~ (1988) *** 0890584 -> original sound mix altered for all 5.1 remixes.
… Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) *** 0890684 -> original sound mix altered for all 5.1 remixes.
… Die Hard 3: With A Vengeance (1995) 0885884 -> New BD audio very strong but not as detailed as a 1995 film should be, suspect a remix and not theatrical. -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story (1993) ID4426MC
… ~~Dragonheart~~ (1996) 43207 -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… ~~Eagles: Hell Freezes Over~~ (1994) ID4065GF -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… English Patient, The (1996) 12356 AS
… Eric Clapton: Unplugged (1992) ID4747WO
… Evita (1996) §§§ 12096 AS -> original theatrical sound was Dolby Digital.
… Firestorm (1997) 0277384
… Flubber (1997) 14687 AS
… Frighteners, The (1996) 43274
… From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) 12160 AS
… Game, The (1997) ID4386PG
… Gate to the Mind’s Eye, The (1994) ID4068MM
… Get Shorty (1995) ML107093
… Getaway, The (1994) ID4471MC
… Goldeneye: Special Edition (1995) ML105987 -> 2006 BD loses it’s thunderous bass and LFE.
… Good Will Hunting (1997) 15112 AS
… Great Expectations (1998) 0449284
… Halloween: H20 (1998) 16070 AS
… Happy Gilmore (1996) ID4423MC
… Hard Target (1993) 43276
… Heart and Souls (1993) ID4483MC
… Hercules (1997) 15067 AS -> This Disney films all get 7.1 remixes nowadays, so the laserdisc DTS soundtrack is the original.
… Hoodlum (1997) ML107094
… Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1996) 12354 AS -> This Disney films all get 7.1 remixes nowadays, so the laserdisc DTS soundtrack is the original.
… ~~In the Mouth of Madness: Special Edition~~ (1994) ID3751LI -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… In the Name of the Father (1993) ID4484MC
… Independence Day: ID4 (1996) 0411884
… ~~Jackal, The~~ (1997) ID4424MC -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Jackie Brown (1997) 15065 AS -> BD mix is DTS 5.1 but may be sweetened as Tarantino likes to tweak his films for video.
… Jackie Chan’s First Strike (1996) ID4713LI -> American dubbed and re-cut version.
… Jurassic Park (1993) 43115
… Kingpin (1996) ML107092
… Kull the Conqueror (1997) ID4422MC
… Last Man Standing (1996) ID3735LI
… ~~Liar Liar~~ (1997) 43365 -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Long Kiss Goodnight, The (1996) ID3738LI
… Lost in Space (1998) ID4712LI
… Lost World, The: Jurassic Park (1997) 43366
… Man in the Iron Mask, The: Special Edition (1998) ML107203
… Mask, The (1994) ID3752LI
… Mimic (1997) 14343 AS
… Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997) ID4421LI
… Mortal Kombat: Special Edition (1995) ID3753LI -> The audio on the Mortal Kombat BD is weak compared to the DTS LD. There was also a commentary track never carried over to DVD or Blu.
… Most Wanted (1997) ID4716LI
… Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995) 12161 AS
… Mr. Nice Guy (1997) ID4715LI
… Mulholland Falls (1996) ML107089
… Nightmare Before Christmas, The (1993) 12162 AS
… ~~Nutty Professor, The~~ (1996) 43272 -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Phenomenon (1996) 12159 AS
… Pocahontas (1995) 12158 AS -> This Disney films all get 7.1 remixes nowadays, so the laserdisc DTS soundtrack is the original.
… Pulp Fiction (1994) 12154 AS
… Quest, The (1996) 43367
… Red Corner (1997) ML107096
… ~~River Wild, The~~ (1994) 43275 -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Rob Roy (1995) ML107090
… Rock, The (1996) 12155 AS
… Ronin: Special Edition (1998) ML107602 -> BD uses LD DTS bitrate so it may be the same track.
… Rush Hour (1998) ID5477LI
… Schindler’s List (1993) 43277
… Scream 2 (1997) 14607 AS
… Scream: Director’s Edition (1996) 14797 AS
… Seven (1995) ID3750LI
… ~~Shadow, The~~ (1994) 43116 -> The German BD has LD DTS bitrate so it may be the same and theatrical; there was an early DVD of The Shadow with a DTS track, fullscreen unfortunately.
… Shine (1996) ID3957LI
… Six Days Seven Nights (1998) 16069 AS
… Spawn: The Movie: Special Edition (1997) ID4236LI
… Species (1995) ML105760
… Speed (1994) 0896784
… ~~Stargate: Deluxe Edition~~ (1994) LD 60231-DTS -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Strange Days (1995) 0893984
… Street Fighter (1994) 43368
… Sudden Death (1995) 43210
… Super Speedway: IMAX (1997) ID4717OW
… Timecop (1994) 43211
… Tina Turner: Live in Amsterdam (1996) ID4019ER
… Titanic (1997) LV334812-WSDTS
… Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) ML107148 -> 2006 BD loses the surround clarity and in it’s unbelievable discrete effects.
… Toy Story (1995) 12153 AS -> LD original mix, BD has a DTS-ES 6.1 remix
… True Lies (1994) 0864084
… Vertigo (1958) *** 43212 -> is the bad 5.1 remix with horridly intrusive new foley work. The new BD mix is supposedly a new and more faithful mix. The film is best in original mono.
… Village of the Damned (1995) 43278
… Volcano (1997) 0603984
… Wag the Dog (1997) ID4646LI
… ~~Waterworld~~ (1995) 43118 -> DVD has full bitrate DTS track
… Wedding Singer, The (1998) ID4686LI
… West Side Story (1961) *** ML107088 -> LD is a transfer of the original 70mm six-track audio mix
… X-Files: The Movie (1998) 0044884

*** the movie’s soundtrack was not originally recorded in a multi-channel, digital audio format; these laserdiscs’ DTS soundtracks have been created by re-mastering the film’s original analog soundtrack

§§§ the movie’s soundtrack was originally recorded in a multi-channel digital audio format other than DTS Digital Surround

–> notes about DVD/BD DTS soundtrack (THANKS TO THE MEMBERS WHO POSTED HERE!)

TITLES IN BOLD - movies I own

~~STRIKEDTHROUGH~~ - movies that doesn’t deserve a DTS soundtrack restoration for one of this reasons:

(DVD) DVD available with a DTS soundtrack better than the laserdisc edition

(BD) Blu-Ray available with a DTS soundtrack better than the laserdisc edition

(BD/DVD) Both DVD and Blu-Ray have better DTS soundtrack than laserdisc

Note: altough I strikedthrough some titles, this doesn’t mean necessarily that DTS track on DVD is better than LD; it could have a different mix, or worst quality, as many DTS tracks on LD were 18-bit, while only 16-bit on DVD. So, any info on each of these title will be highly appreciated!