1988 CBS/Fox LaserDisc [SF078-1445]: A different mix than the 4.0/5.1 on the UHD - the dialogue/music/effects are aligned differently. It all sounds rather dead and undetailed.
1991 Fox Video LaserDisc [1515-85]: The same mix as the 1988 LaserDisc but significantly more detailed. Quite natural sounding.
2018 20th Century Fox UHD Blu-ray: The 5.1 is ostensibly the same mix as the 4.0, just conformed to 5.1. More dynamic range than the LaserDisc mix and more aggressive, but perhaps a bit bright.
Early home video releases contain an audio glitch where the music drops out for a second after Hawkins is killed. This isn't on the original optical soundtrack and is fixed on all of the UHD audio tracks.
ReplyDeleteHowever the UHD tracks contain changes to the original mix. The double-explosion effect at the end of the movie has been "smoothed" over and the helicopter pilots exclamation following said explosion is much more audible in the new mix.