ABOUT THE SOUNDTRACK
A well respected review website has recently posted their review for Saga of a Crew.
Alot of good criticisms were offered and were greatly appreciated by the producer. Humorous observations about the obvious quirkiness of the production were fun to read.
The review's primary issue of concern is obviously the soundtrack.
On the film's Official Website; www.sagaofacrew.com an honest disclosure is made to inform the public about the audio and visual conditions which one will encounter while viewing the DVD. These conditions are also noted on the DVD packaging. This feature utilizes old film stock that is now around 23 years old. The filmstock shows effects from wear and age.
While the soundtrack issue fully deserves criticism this review seems to give the impression that most or all of the spoken diolog is totally unintelligable. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT TRUE. In fact, during test screenings people seem to comprehend most everything. Except for a few scenes where the sound was intentially loud (for example; the flight deck with engines warming up) the soundtrack noise , though unmistakable and at times quite annoying DOES NOT FULLY OBSCURE MOST OF THE DIOLOG. Also, some portions of the feature are indeed free of any soundtrack noise! On a home theatre system the soundtrack sounds better on STEREO rather than surround. UPDATE; THE 2008 SPECIAL EDITION NOW AVAILABLE INCLUDES MANY REVISIONS, ADDITIONS, AND IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING A VAST IMPROVEMENT TO THE SOUND QUALITY REMEDYING PREVIOUS SOUND ISSUES. PLEASE READ MORE ABOUT THE 2008 SPECIAL EDITION AT THE FILM'S OFFICIAL WEBSITE www.sagaofacrew.com
Along with new digital quality footage, Saga of a Crew is presented with original un-restored footage in it's present state of preservation to bring an almost lost science fiction 'B'movie finally to the public.