List of UHD catalogs that DON'T contain original audio

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Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Laserdisc

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Amazingly, despite the incredible technologies that have developed to watch movies in ways never thought imaginable at home, some distributors (all of them large studios, with Sony being the exception most of the time) still choose to neglect the original theatrical audio for many of their most beloved classic films in favor of revisionism/remixes when it is completely unnecessary. And so I think it would be valuable, in tandem with the other thread of UHDs that do have their original audio, to also keep track of UHDs that only contain remixes.

Currently I have only added US releases, but will add more countries down the line. Also, I am mostly interested in older films. Please post additions with newer (1990s-now) titles, or older titles I may have missed. I will update OP periodically. Thanks, and hopefully someone finds this list helpful.

ETA: Some titles have been reviewed extensively by various people (at the moment, most of this information comes from Bad Audio on Blu-ray). For select titles, where the information is available, I have added in green the editions from previous formats with the best original audio option. For titles without A/B comparisons, in blue I will list the latest editions to include the original mix(es).

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1939
The Wizard of Oz - DTS-HD 5.1. Newest edition with original audio: WB UHD, 2019 (Dolby Digital Mono; only included on the Blu-ray!)

1956
The Ten Commandments - DTS-HD 5.1

1957
The Bridge on the River Kwai (first pressing only) - DTS:X, DTS-HD 5.1 (note: UK pressing has original mono) (note 2: has been reissued with the original mono in the US)

1959
Anatomy of a Murder - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, DTS-HD 5.1, DTS-HD 2.0 Mono (downmix). Edition with the best audio: RCA/Columbia Laserdisc, 1992


1971
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - DTS-HD 5.1. Edition with the best audio: Warner Home Video Laserdisc, 1991

1973
The Sting - DTS-HD 5.1. Edition with the best audio: Universal DVD, 1998 (Dolby Digital 2.0)

1977
Smokey and the Bandit - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1. Newest edition with original audio: Universal UHD, 2021 (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; only included on the Blu-ray!)
Star Wars - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1

1978
Animal House - DTS:X, DTS-HD 7.1. Newest edition with original audio: Universal DVD, 2008 (Dolby Digital 2.0)

1979
Star Trek: The Motion Picture - Dolby TrueHD 7.1

1980
The Blues Brothers - DTS:X, DTS-HD 7.1
The Shining - DTS-HD 5.1. Edition with the best audio: WB DVD, 1999 (Dolby Digital Mono)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1

1981
The Evil Dead - Dolby TrueHD 5.1
Raiders of the Lost Ark - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Mad Max: The Road Warrior - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0 (downmix)

1982
Blade Runner: The Final Cut - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
The Dark Crystal - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
First Blood - DTS-HD 5.1
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan - Dolby TrueHD 7.1
The Thing - DTS:X, DTS-HD 7.1. Edition with the best audio: Scream Factory Blu-ray, 2016 or Arrow Video Blu-ray, 2017

1983
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1

1984
Beverly Hills Cop - DTS-HD 5.1
Ghostbusters - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Gremlins - DTS-HD 5.1
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock - Dolby TrueHD 7.1

1985
Back to the Future - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
The Goonies - DTS-HD 5.1
Rambo: First Blood Part II - DTS-HD 5.1

1986
Howard the Duck - DTS:X, DTS-HD 7.1
Labyrinth (30th Anniversary Edition only) - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home - Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Top Gun - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1

1987
Full Metal Jacket - DTS-HD 5.1, Dolby Digital Mono (downmix). Edition with the best audio: WB DVD, 1999 (Dolby Digital Mono)

1988
Beetlejuice - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Coming to America - DTS-HD 5.1
Evil Dead 2 - DTS-HD 5.1
Rambo III - DTS-HD 5.1
Red Heat - DTS-HD 5.1
Who Framed Roger Rabbit - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1

1989
Back to the Future Part II - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Batman - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1
Do the Right Thing - DTS:X, DTS-HD 7.1
Field of Dreams - DTS:X, DTS-HD 7.1
Ghostbusters II - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
The Little Mermaid - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Lock Up - DTS-HD 5.1
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Pet Sematary - DTS-HD 5.1

1990
Back to the Future Part III - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Goodfellas - DTS-HD 5.1
Home Alone - DTS-HD 5.1

1991
The Addams Family - DTS-HD 5.1
Backdraft - DTS:X, DTS-HD 7.1
Beauty and the Beast - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
The Doors - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
The Silence of the Lambs - DTS-HD 5.1, DTS 2.0 (downmix). Edition with the best audio: Criterion Blu-ray, 2018 (DTS-HD 2.0)
Terminator 2: Judgement Day - DTS-HD 5.1

1992
Aladdin - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
Batman Returns - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 (Atmos fold-down)
Bram Stoker's Dracula - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1
A Few Good Men - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1

1995
Batman Forever - Dolby Atmos, Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Dolby Digital 5.1 (Atmos fold-down)

1998
The Big Lebowski - DTS:X, DTS-HD 7.1