Info Wanted: Isolated Scores with film audio in un-scored scenes for Despecialized?

Author: GrizzlyAdams
Date: 5-Jan-2016, 7:03 PM

Author: GrizzlyAdams
Time: 5-Jan-2016 7:03 PM (Edited)
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Hi guys,

Firstly apologies if I’m not asking in the right place… but my question relates directly to Harmy’s de-specialised trilogy.

In Star Wars v2.0 there was an audio track option for the Isolated Score, but with LD audio filling in the scenes where there was no music. I found this to be a fantastic way to watch the film, being a huge fan of John Williams. It was actually the music to the films that brought me to Star Wars, and it remains my favourite aspect of the saga.

By version 2.5 this track wasn’t included, instead just the isolated score with no dialogue at all remained. (Which is still awesome of course, just a shame when it comes to the un-scored scenes) This is the same for ESB, but I don’t know if a version existed earlier like the one I mention for Star Wars.

Does anyone here know if these edits exist for Empire and Jedi? It’s an editing project I really wouldn’t mind doing myself, but I’m realistic about how much time it would take! If someone has already done the work I would love to be able to have them and sync them up to Harmy’s video.

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

Author: CatBus
Time: 5-Jan-2016 7:52 PM
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I don’t have them, but there’s a feature in Audacity called Autoduck which could make quick work of creating this from the isolated score and the regular soundtrack. Basically have the regular soundtrack as the “main” track, and the isolated score as the “voiceover” track. If you set the options to the right values, the isolated score can replace the main track wherever it’s not silent, but when it’s silent, the main track is untouched. Haven’t used this feature in a long time, so you’re probably more likely to get useful help from the Audacity tutorials than from me.

Author: GrizzlyAdams
Time: 5-Jan-2016 8:01 PM
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Fantastic idea! Thanks. To be honest, my mind was racing ahead of me when I was thinking of the editing task… of course I’d forgotten someone’s already done the hard bit and gone to the effort of making the isolated score with all the micro edits necessary. To duck in and out of that track and the original film audio wouldn’t be such a daunting task, but I may just check this audacity feature. Many thanks!