Even though there was some amount of surround audio for SW in 1977 (though, obviously not exactly the kind of surround sound that is standard today), I was mostly wondering about the DTS-HD MA 5.1 from a technical standpoint, since no, it wouldn’t be what was found on a 35mm print. At the same time, what about the Japanese LD sourced audio is authentic to 35mm? That is an honest question. Is it not the '85 home video sound mix? It looks like the LD came out in '91, so I think it is safe to assume it isn’t the '93 (with even more content changes [though truer to the original mix in most regards]). If it was one of the above, would hairy_hen’s stereo reconstruction not have been a better representation of 35mm sound? Really, I’m just wondering what mix we ended up with and what was the process behind choosing it.

Looking forward to grabbing this, don’t get me wrong. Huge thanks for all the work you’ve put into it.