missing original audio

Sounding off: the hidden scandal of revisionist movie audio makeovers Travesty: all have missing or replaced dialogue, music and sound effects Defective: changes are often unintentional but seldom, if ever, …

One of the most reissued films ever made, both theatrically and on home video But its original, Oscar-nominated sound design hasn’t been heard since the 1970s Audio that helped make …

Timeless biblical epic that cemented Charlton Heston’s iconic status Co-starred Yul Brynner, hot off his Oscar-winning turn in The King and I One of its seven Academy Award nominations was …

2020s revisions Lifeless sentence: latest “restoration” badly botched on Blu-ray, streaming and DCP Posthumous: five decades after the director’s death, film now has unsound audio It’s been unjustly condemned to …

Home video French fancy flaunts many permutations on home video, with five separate transfers… …three of four distinct English-language soundtracks and seven international dubs But original director-approved mono audio is …

Soundtrack and audio mixes Composer Lyn Murray’s lush music available in several partial re-recordings But only one rare, limited edition release contains his entire original score Owners Paramount have judged …

Home video Clear window: preserved print and two separate restorations released across multiple formats Breakdown: three versions but they’re in seven variant transfers, all detailed for the first time Follows …

Soundtrack and essays Score credited to composing icon Franz Waxman but he has little input Mainly has source music plucked from Paramount’s vaults by the director Naturalistic: mostly music emanates …

The five commandments: Thou shalt not… Do what cannot be undone at some future time Fail to indicate any unavoidably necessary changes Have the hubris to make a revision the …

Home video At least a handful of different transfers available, including new 4k restoration Hitchcocked: Shoddy bootlegs outnumber official releases, so choose carefully Was set to join six films director …