[Idea] TROY (2004) - Replace Score in Director's Cut

[five2one]

Has he gotten back to anyone? If so, can the link be shared here? I'm not sure he's active or seen any of our requests, and I private messaged him a while back.

Don't think so dude. But I keep checking here again and again.. hopefully soon!

[SakuraBoy1258]

Deux ans après avoir découvert cette discussion par hasard sur Google, j'ai enfin réalisé tout cela. C'était un projet que je caressais depuis longtemps et la technologie a suffisamment évolué pour que je puisse le concrétiser.

Je n'ai jamais proposé de projet de montage amateur ici, je vais donc me renseigner sur la procédure à suivre.

[SakuraBoy1258]

Hello, I've been looking for a project like this for a long time. Is it possible to get the link via private message? I love this film, but the available versions are difficult to watch when you place a lot of importance on a film's music.

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I need to check in here more often.

It's complete and I will send it your way via PM.

Could you PLEASE send me your version!?

[ECChihuahua]

Obviously the directors cut cannot fit the score as written, therefore I did have to do a LOT of editorial changes to make the music work (looping certain areas, overlapping others) and the end result is that it’s still heavily edited, but the music is back where it was generally meant to be originally.

There are moments where the audio is very quiet, but the director's cut was like that in places compared to the theatrical.

The list of cues I put back are the following:

(Intrada 2-disc album cue titles)

Call for Achilles (theatrical had more presence than director's, but I also left the film's opening alone because I find it worked better than the wailing vocals that open the theatrical cut)

Never Hesitate (replaced the 'Count of Monte Cristo' music. Had to loop this in places to make it work, and added some 'Call for Achilles' as an open)

A Dark Past, A Glorious Future (weaved some of this in and out of the intended scene, where Achilles and his mother speak of his destiny)

The Myrmidons, part 1 (just the opening horn call)

The Myrmidons, part 2 (restored as much of this cue to the scene as possible, because most of it was replaced in the director's cut with 'A Trojan Victory, part 2')

Additional detail:
The moment where Achilles races up the temple steps slaughtering Trojans was my favorite moment of the entire score, and that was completely replaced in the director's cut so I had to put it back in.

The Temple Fight (replaced tracked music from 'The Myrmidons, part 2')

Briseis Taken (restored this to the scene, replacing what was tracked in from The Temple Fight)

Achilles Saves Briseis (restored the first half of this cue, but could not restore the big climax because this sex scene went on longer than in the theatrical cut, so it would not work. The consequence of this is the music is repeated, but not really a problem.)

Mistaken Identity (much of this was chopped up and also replaced in the director's cut, so I put as much of it back as I could)

Hector's Farewells (replaced the tracked in piece from 'A Dark Past, A Glorious Future)

Single Combat (replaced the Planet of the Apes music for the duel, and the Starship Troopers music for when Achilles ties Hector’s legs to his chariot to drag him away)

Priam Takes Briseis (replaced the oft-used 'Achilles Saves Briseis' which was used repeatedly in the director's cut)

The Wooden Horse / The Sacking of Troy (much of this was replaced with tracked material from 'A Dark Past, A Glorious Future', 'A Trojan Victory parts 1 and 2', 'The Myrmidons' part 2' and others so I put as much of the theatrical music back in where I could to those corresponding scenes in the director's cut.)

The ending of the film did not fit the music as I needed it to, so I had to do a major cut to bring out the end of Achilles and the surviving Trojans moving on from their burning city (replacing 'Achilles Saves Briseis' tracked into this scene).

I'm not completely satisfied with it but I did do what I could to make the credits synchronize with the score.

The song "Remember Me" wasn't going to be in there but I decided do use my remix of it, and the remaining material was added to fill the gap of time in the credits with something similar and appropriate musically.

All of that replaced the use of 'A Dark Past, A Glorious Future' for the credits themselves along with an edited piece of 'The Sacking of Troy'.

The title 'A Dark Past, A Glorious Future' is not one found on the 2017 Intrada 2-disc album, because it was one of two cues (the other is titled 'Stealing Helen') that were left off that release due to copyright issues.

Both of those cues were cut together and edited down considerably for the OST, and simply titled 'Troy' on that album, and the full cue is heard over the end credits of the director's cut on disc.

Any chance for a PM for the link?

[T501]

Obviously the directors cut cannot fit the score as written, therefore I did have to do a LOT of editorial changes to make the music work (looping certain areas, overlapping others) and the end result is that it’s still heavily edited, but the music is back where it was generally meant to be originally.

There are moments where the audio is very quiet, but the director's cut was like that in places compared to the theatrical.

The list of cues I put back are the following:

(Intrada 2-disc album cue titles)

Call for Achilles (theatrical had more presence than director's, but I also left the film's opening alone because I find it worked better than the wailing vocals that open the theatrical cut)

Never Hesitate (replaced the 'Count of Monte Cristo' music. Had to loop this in places to make it work, and added some 'Call for Achilles' as an open)

A Dark Past, A Glorious Future (weaved some of this in and out of the intended scene, where Achilles and his mother speak of his destiny)

The Myrmidons, part 1 (just the opening horn call)

The Myrmidons, part 2 (restored as much of this cue to the scene as possible, because most of it was replaced in the director's cut with 'A Trojan Victory, part 2')

Additional detail:
The moment where Achilles races up the temple steps slaughtering Trojans was my favorite moment of the entire score, and that was completely replaced in the director's cut so I had to put it back in.

The Temple Fight (replaced tracked music from 'The Myrmidons, part 2')

Briseis Taken (restored this to the scene, replacing what was tracked in from The Temple Fight)

Achilles Saves Briseis (restored the first half of this cue, but could not restore the big climax because this sex scene went on longer than in the theatrical cut, so it would not work. The consequence of this is the music is repeated, but not really a problem.)

Mistaken Identity (much of this was chopped up and also replaced in the director's cut, so I put as much of it back as I could)

Hector's Farewells (replaced the tracked in piece from 'A Dark Past, A Glorious Future)

Single Combat (replaced the Planet of the Apes music for the duel, and the Starship Troopers music for when Achilles ties Hector’s legs to his chariot to drag him away)

Priam Takes Briseis (replaced the oft-used 'Achilles Saves Briseis' which was used repeatedly in the director's cut)

The Wooden Horse / The Sacking of Troy (much of this was replaced with tracked material from 'A Dark Past, A Glorious Future', 'A Trojan Victory parts 1 and 2', 'The Myrmidons' part 2' and others so I put as much of the theatrical music back in where I could to those corresponding scenes in the director's cut.)

The ending of the film did not fit the music as I needed it to, so I had to do a major cut to bring out the end of Achilles and the surviving Trojans moving on from their burning city (replacing 'Achilles Saves Briseis' tracked into this scene).

I'm not completely satisfied with it but I did do what I could to make the credits synchronize with the score.

The song "Remember Me" wasn't going to be in there but I decided do use my remix of it, and the remaining material was added to fill the gap of time in the credits with something similar and appropriate musically.

All of that replaced the use of 'A Dark Past, A Glorious Future' for the credits themselves along with an edited piece of 'The Sacking of Troy'.

The title 'A Dark Past, A Glorious Future' is not one found on the 2017 Intrada 2-disc album, because it was one of two cues (the other is titled 'Stealing Helen') that were left off that release due to copyright issues.

Both of those cues were cut together and edited down considerably for the OST, and simply titled 'Troy' on that album, and the full cue is heard over the end credits of the director's cut on disc.

This sounds perfect! You clearly have put in so much work to improve the Director Cut. I would love to be able to see your version!

[LEONNIDAS4]

I used the Director's Cut Blu-ray's PCM 5.1 track as a source, along with the 2017 2-disc Intrada presentation of the score album.

I saved it as a 24-bit FLAC 5.1 file, a Dolby Digital AC3 file (640kbps) and a DTS 5.1 file (1536kbps)

WOW, excellent audio tracks.
Hi, sorry to bother you brother, would you be so kind as to share your Troy DC audio fix or theatrical montage fan edit with me? I'm really interested in seeing your version. No rush at all, just whenever you have the time.
TY.