Isolated
mono track of Nathan Scott's score also appears on the single Image DVD edition, and in the prior (non-remastered) boxed set.
Speaking of audio track, there is also the
Original Mono Track included as well, which will be sure to satisfy those audio purists.
There's less of concern to the soundtrack, a single - channel
Dolby Mono track, which once turned up in volume comes through consistently and clearly, albeit with the expected limitations of the format.
The DTS - Master
Audio Mono track does work with the successful score and the dialogue.
The audio boasts an impressive DTS - HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track and also includes a English Dolby
Digital mono track.
The Theatrical Version Blu - ray features an English DTS - HD Master Audio
LPCM Mono track while the Director's Cut Blu - ray features an English DTS - HD Master Audio LPCM 2.0 track.
Presented in 1080p high definition on Blu - ray disc with its original widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1 and remastered audio tracks in DTS - HD MA (Master Audio) 2.0
Mono tracks in Italian and English.
The 2 - channel
HD Mono track sounds great, showcasing the wonderful score from Dominic Frontiere with ease.
Similarly lacking in clarity, the accompanying Dolby Digital 2.0
mono track sounds like the victim of too much noise reduction.
Isolated
mono track with music by Jack Marshall (and song composed by Robert Mitchum & Don Raye), plus sound effects.
Audio: The linear
PCM Mono track is almost spotless as we would expect.
That will slightly disappoint those hoping to hear Cujo in a brand new way, but purists should be fine with the two -
channel Mono track that's more faithful to the theatrical release.
The DTS - HD Master Audio
Mono track included works well with the dialogue and music in the film.
I also wish Paramount would have offered the film's original
mono track as well.
The DTS - HD
lossless mono track is very effective in delivering the dialogue - driven film with clarity and some forcefulness.
The DTS - HD Master Audio
Mono track works well the 60's horror score and the classic sound effects.
Yes, one should note and accept that this movie was created and exhibited in a monaural format, a fact which quite frankly should have been reason enough for a more
faithful Mono track included.
This
uncompressed mono track retains the authenticity of the time period and is surprisingly dynamic on this Blu - Ray release.
The HD
Mono track presented here is also quite impressive, and I am consistently surprised and impressed with the dynamic quality of Criterion's mono efforts.
A rich DD 5.1 remix makes good use of channel separation, though the final conflagration sounds suspiciously like a
stretched mono track: It's imperfectly distributed and a little tinny besides.
English Dolby TrueHD mixes are offered in a 5.1 remix and a 1.0
mono track authentic to original release.
Ultimately, the most frustrating thing about it is that there's plenty of room left on the BD - 50 for one
measly mono track.
The audio and especially the video have been improved somewhat drastically, although the disappearance of a faithful
mono track disappoints.
Isolated
mono track Brain May's score, with occasional sound effects between cues.
A surprisingly nice Dolby 2.0
mono track displays many of the limitations of the monaural format (overlapping chief among them) but presents the punk soundtrack and pulp dialogue with a high level of clarity.
There are no ambient effects or channel separation, even during the game and crowd sequences, rendering the entire product akin to a very
clear mono track.
A 5.1 DTS - HD MA surround track inconsistently fields the snatches of dialogue and game noise and makes for aural pandemonium, and an accompanying lossless
mono track just compresses all of those poorly mixed channels into one flat noise.
The audio track included is a
basis mono track but it works, especially with the catchy theme song «They Wear the Blue» performed by The Fat Boys.
As with many tracks of this nature, this was newly created from an
old mono track.
Either track is acceptable but the Dolby Digital 5.1 track sounds more natural than the somewhat
stuffy mono track that sounds almost muted in comparison when toggling between the two.
Sound is also spotless, with a
solid mono track that stresses silence as much as dialogue.
English, French, Castilian, and
German mono tracks and subtitling are all provided as well as half a dozen more subtitle options.
A nice bonus, but pretty useless, since the film's Cantonese track is mastered in a robust Dolby 5.1 mix, and the overtly synth score is reduced to a
flat mono track, sharing limited headroom with intrusive sound effects.
The original
LPCM Mono track, which I prefer and then the upgraded LPCM 5.1, which I feel doesn't really suit the film and its time.
Overall, the mix is well done and breathes new life into this near 30 year - old film, but it's still odd that the
original mono track wasn't thrown in for good measure.
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