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They released the film with the Capitol tracks in the film, just in terrible sonic quality - that’s it. No rights to renegotiate as they obviously have settled any possible issues for this Blu release. Why would they need to contact Universal when superior sources are available commercially of...

Just no effort, that’s all. It should’ve been done by Paramount’s team - and still should for future DCP screenings. It took me an hour to do myself.

Paramount owns the film, Capitol Records owns the Yma recordings. They receive credit in the film. With how awful those scenes sound in the film (they stick out like a sore thumb fidelity-wise), it’s unfortunate they weren’t upgraded. If I was able to do it, well…

I don’t think you grasp just how bad the film soundtrack is during those sections. It sounds like it is several generations down in quality.

No. Just no effort expended. They already had the rights because the recordings were used in the film, albeit lower quality dubs.

With a bit of additional enhancement (contrast and color-wise), the Kino release is quite marvelous. It’s a shame that Yma Sumac’s performances weren’t sonically upgraded as they have always been of rather low fidelity in the final film soundtrack compared to the album from which they were...

This is a tough one. The 2023 Kino is definitely sharper, the sound is quite a bit crisper in tone, and it is free of the blue splotches that mar many scenes compared to the 2022 Imprint Blu-ray. But as far as eye-popping color goes, well… It would seem that perhaps a few more adjustments...