(2024-01-30, 09:23 PM)Turisu Wrote: Why would they need to create a new 5.1 mix from the stems if a theatrical 5.1 mix already existed?
(2024-01-30, 09:52 PM)borisanddoris Wrote: That's a really good question. I'm wondering if that element was damaged, misplaced, or something. I'm also wondering if, given that it was a small time Mirimax film and not a huge studio picture, that the SRD track was merely an up mix of the SR master just to get the thing out the door, with a true 5.1 mix coming out years later on the LDs.
If we assume the DTS 5.1 is theatrical, which is of course only a guess, I would assume it's because it's basically a 4.0 mix with a tiny bit of tinkering. If Criterion did the remix in house, it's not a sure fire thing that they would've sent it off to Miramax for later distribution, to end up on the DTS LD. (Though again, I do wonder if they did eventually do so, and that's what we got on the BD)