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Theater Sound...

Posted by Steve O (A) on March 6, 2007 at 17:27:00

In Reply to: thanks for the Worst - I wonder now what was the biggest revelation posted by elto on March 6, 2007 at 06:25:40:

Although not a domestic system, my biggest revelation in reproduced sound was the system used for the soundtrack of 2001: A Space Odessy. This was at a first-run, one-screen theater set up for the three projector version of Cinerama.

Although too young at the time to take in all the details, I do remember how the audience sat in stunned silence as the opening scene ended with the 16Hz organ pedal rumbling at the end of Also Sprach Zarathustra. It was massive and realistic. Still sends shivers down my spine every time I recollect the experience.

There's no doubt film sound has improved over the decades but I have yet to re-experience anything like this anywhere. Maybe it was the spacey visuals that accompanied the music. Come to think of it, parts of Apocalypse Now do begin to approach the experience. This too has spacey visuals at times.

Whatever happened to the future depicted in 2001??? Every day it feels more like Bladerunner to me.

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