I like Rogue One but it’s definitely flawed and a little overrated. This edit however, makes the film feel so much more atmospheric and intimate, trimming a lot of the quip-y stuff and fan-service but not entirely removing some of the humor. Genuinely my favorite way to watch the movie now, and the re-foleying is amazing.
I watched the edit with headphones so I just wanted to point out moments (nitpicks) where the sound effects/score could be improved:
Episode 1: Jedha
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The transition from the title intro to Krennic’s ship is abrupt as if it was cut off or the volume suddenly turned down. I think you should let the intro music play out until it fades. Also, I think you should keep the second shot of Lah’Mu as it compositionally looks better as an opener than the third (this is subjective).
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The Yavin holotable room might be too quiet and isolated. I’d say add some faint ambient sounds like a few footsteps, button presses, or more electrical sounds since there’s a bunch of screens.
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For the shot of Jedha after K-2 drop’s Jyn’s bag, the TIE and shuttle sounds don’t linger long enough and there aren’t enough distant TIE sounds like in the movie. Also in the same shot, I think there’s a few leftover footstep sounds that play over it lol
Episode 2: Stardust
Episode 3: Rogue One
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Yavin room scenes are a bit too quiet and isolated again especially with so much foot traffic.
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When the cargo shuttle is cleared for entry, the music doesn’t gradually increase in volume (I assume you meant for it to), it seems to lag.
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The cargo shuttle landing gear could use a sound effect when it comes out (extremely minor thing).
Overall:
Extremely well done. In general it’s really only some of the ships/starfighter sound effects that stand out the most, but it’s understandable since I assume getting the Star Wars sound effects you want can be difficult. I would love to help if possible, I own all modern Star Wars games (Jedi, Battlefront, Outlaws) and know where to record specific sounds if that interests you. As for the score, it’s very well integrated, but I think there could be certain parts where the original score can be restored (unless Andor season 2 has more fitting music). Great job on this.