LesPaul32

Hal 9000 said:

I can’t remember, was that sound consistent whenever one of their bonds would start?

Even if not, that’s not a bad idea for that ending scene if nothing else.

At least in TLJ the effect is pretty consistent between each moment. The only real differences scene-to-scene are how long the effect lasts for, how loud it is, and how quickly the outside noise surrounding Rey and Kylo pre-connection gets “sucked out”. Other than those minor details, the sound is pretty much the same throughout all of TLJ; maybe with the possible exception of the Falcon door close scene, which has a slightly more subtle variant of the same basic sound/effect.

I’m not sure if it’s consistently the same sound throughout TROS though. I’m pretty sure the Pasana force bond introduction at least has a similar swelled “fade-out” effect with the same style of reverb/echoing as TLJ, but it’s a bit more difficult to make out over the score that accompanies that particular moment.

If a force ghost Ben isn’t possible, would it be feasible to add the force bond sound somewhere into the Tatooine sequence (ideally a bit before the Luke and Leia moment) without it being too jarring/out of place?

The implication with the sound of course being that Rey and Ben’s force bond is still intact, even in death. This moment would provide the first reassurance to Rey that Ben is truly “with her” after his becoming one with the force. Similar to her communicating with the Jedi of the past, but more easily accessible and permanent due to their force bond.

I mean, it’s already a bit of a long shot to salvage Rey’s weird apathy towards Ben’s death no matter how you spin it. The force bond sound/force ghost idea might at least be enough to show why she isn’t quite as affected by his death as she probably should be. Perhaps because she already understands from the teachings in the Jedi texts that Ben will still “exist” within the force? Thoughts?

Hate to be “that guy”, but has there been any movement on this project since the last update?

Sounds super interesting! A loving fan restoration is sorely needed on these. Even with the slightly sharper Disney+ transfers being an improvement over the FXX remasters (and the apparent joke-killing cropping/aspect-ratio issue being “fixed” by early next year) there’s still all of the same issues detailed in the OP present within them, cropped or not.

Hope this is still in the works!

Sorry for bumping this thread. I was just interested to know if there’s been any further action to make this disk one step closer to being complete, or if it has already been completed? This seems like a great worthwhile project, and I hope it gets finished someday.

I’ve been lurking on this and the old Droids and Ewoks threads for quite some time now, and am amazed as to just how much work has gone into this project. I can’t wait to watch these in their full glory!