Re: House of Wax

A great loss, indeed.

The 3-D and sound completeed the package.

It is like submarine without the sandwich.

We talk about lost films like the multiple hour version of GREED and footage
cut from ONE EYED JACKS. I feel the stereo soundtracks from HOUSE O' WAX is
one of the golden grail of movie sound.


Darren Nemeth
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"Scotsguy" <sante@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thank-you - that is exactly what I feared. A pity.
>
> "Darren" <dnemeth01@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:TsLNe.2501$1g2.306@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > WB supposedly no longer has any of the magnetic 3 channel soundtracks.
> >
> > Very unfortunate, indeed.
> >
> > That is not saying, however, that a private collecter dosen't have some
> > it.
> >
> > Darren Nemeth
> > dnemet...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Owner of "Giant Squid Audio Lab" - Specialists in durable, high fidelity
> > microphones
> > for discriminating analog and digital recording enthusiasts.
> > http://www.giant-squid-audio-lab.com
> >
> >
> > "Scotsguy" <sante@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:43077096_1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Total technical question about a cult film (House of Wax). I have
always
> >> wondered if the original soundtrack (i.e. WarnerPhonic) is now lost?
The
> > DVD
> >> doesn't sound like the multi channel sound field you'd imagine, more
like
> > a
> >> modern re-mix from twin track stereo?. Seems odd that such a famous
film
> >> doesn't seems to have lost a vital part of its original sucess.
Anyone
> >> know why this is?
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>


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