,^…^, presents Halloween [spoRv] - special preserved or Restored version
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Mission: to restore John Carpenter’s Halloween, to recover the 1999 THX DVD color grading, and to add the Criterion laserdisc original soundtrack.
Video sources: 35th anniversary BD; 1999 THX DVD as color reference.
Audio sources: uncompressed PCM captured directly from laserdisc, along with commentary and isolated score from the analog tracks; other soundtracks from BD and DVD.
Subtitles sources: to reflect soundtracks.
Project info:
“Halloween” 35th anniversary Blu-ray is the best version of the movie ever released… except for two things: color grading is different from the acclaimed 1999 THX DVD, and the soundtrack is recreated; infact, the theatrical one was mono. So the 1999 THX DVD video will be used to color regrading the Blu-ray video, while the original PCM mono soundtrack from the laserdisc will be used as main soundtrack; additional commentary and isolated score will be an appreciated addition, I think.
Source Material
Video:
- Halloween 35th Anniversay Blu-ray - main video
- Halloween 1999 THX DVD - used as color reference
Audio:
- Halloween Special Edition (Criterion Collection) - PCM mono
- Halloween Special Edition (Criterion Collection) - analog commentary
- Halloween Special Edition (Criterion Collection) - analog isolated score
- Halloween 35th Anniversay Blu-ray - AC3 commentary
- Halloween - various DVD edition used for foreign soundtracks
Subtitles:
- Halloween - various DVD edition used for foreign soundtracks
Project status: RELEASED!
Final format: BD-25
Video:
- x264 1920x1080, 23.976fps, 30mbps
Audio:
- English PCM 768kbps mono soundtrack - from digital laserdisc track
- French AC3 192kbps mono soundtrack
- German AC3 192kbps mono soundtrack
- Italian AC3 192kbps mono soundtrack
- Spanish AC3 192kbps mono soundtrack
- English PCM 768kpbs mono isolated score & effects - from analog laserdisc track
- English AC3 192kbps mono commentary - from analog laserdisc track
- English AC3 192kbps stereo commentary - from 35th Anniversary BD
Subtitles:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Spanish
“Partners in crime”:
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Jetrell Fo, for the 1999 THX DVD source
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Stamper, for the french soundtrack
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Prim, for the PCM mono german soundtrack
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Chewtobacca, for the DTS 2.0 german soundtrack
Covers:
Blu-ray custom cover (rev. 1.04) (click for larger version):
Blu-ray inside cover (rev 1.00) (click for larger version):
