wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) (01/14/86)
Regarding the question about changes to the soundtrack on the recently
released videotape of "City on the Edge of Forever":
Watched it the other night, and in the scene where Kirk is escorting Edith
home for the first time, the soundtrack is playing a period music piece
("Goodnight Sweetheart"?). This background music seemed to be at an
incompatible level; the music was tending to drown out the coversation. I
suspect this is where the changes were made.
As regards to why; well, there may have been some sort of legal problem
with the music originally used. For instance, in the movie "Love at First
Bite," the music used in the disco scene was a Donna Summer song... which
got quite high on the charts. Yet in the videotape release, this song was
changed to another... maybe the original sale only gave rights to
theatrical release. Next time COTEOF is on broadcast, I'll listen and see
if it uses the same music.
Ron Wanttaja
(ssc-vax!wanttaja)
"He heard you. He just could not believe his ears."