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| Led Zeppelin: The Song Remains The Same |
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Genre:Musical
Reviewed In Issue 30 Of Widescreen Review®
Stars:
John Bonham, John Paul Jones Jimmy Page, Robert Plant |
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 DVD General Information |
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| (Studio/Distributor): |
Warner Home Video |
| (Catalog Number): |
16088 |
| (MPAA Rating): |
PG |
| (Retail Price): |
$34.98 |
| (Running Time In Minutes): |
137 |
| (Color Type): |
Color |
| (Chaptered/Scene Access): |
Yes |
| (Closed Captioned): |
No |
| (Theatrical Release): |
1976 |
| (LD Release Date): |
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| (THX® Digitally Mastered): |
No |
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| Credits Information |
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| (Director): |
Peter Clifton & Joe Massot |
| (Screenplay/Written By): |
NA |
| (Story): |
NA |
| (Music): |
Led Zeppelin |
| (Director Of Photography): |
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| (Production Designer): |
NA |
| (Visual Effects): |
Camera Effects |
| (Costume Designer): |
NA |
| (Editor): |
Peter Clifton |
| (Supervising Sound Editors): |
Jimmy Page |
| (Re-Recording Mixers): |
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| (Executive Producers): |
Peter Grant |
| (Co-Producers): |
NA |
| (Producers): |
Swan Songs, Inc. |
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| DVD Picture Information |
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| (Principal Photography): |
Academy Standard Flat |
| (Theatrical Aspect Ratio): |
1.85:1 |
| (Measured LaserDisc Aspect Ratio): |
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| DVD Sound Information |
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| (DVD Soundtrack): |
Dolby Surround |
| (Theatrical Sound): |
Dolby Stereo A |
| (Theatrical Re-Issue Soundtrack): |
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| (Remastered Dolby Digital): |
No |
| (Remastered DTS Digital Surround): |
No |
| (Additional Languages): |
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| WSR Narrative Review |
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Story Synopsis:
Led Zeppelin’s The Song Remains The Same mixes exciting live 1973 concert footage at New York’s Madison Square Garden with behind-the-scenes moments with the band and visually gripping fantasy sequences to create the ultimate celebration for Zep fans. Included in the thirteen selections are ripping performances of “Whole Lotta Love,” “Stairway To Heaven,” “Dazed And Confused” and “Black Dog” that justify why Led Zeppelin is one of the most legendary bands in rock music history.
LaserDisc Picture:
The picture, matted at 1.85:1, opens with a gangster style fantasy sequence that is fully saturated with undefined, but generally natural colors. Fleshtones are accurate, colors are rich and solid, and blacks are deep but undefined. Images exhibit acceptable sharpness, but often lack fine detail and clarity. Noise is apparent in these sequences, as are minor artifacts. When the band is on its way to Madison Square Garden, colors are oversaturated and undefined. The concert footage is often pleasantly sharp and detailed.
LaserDisc Soundtrack:
The soundtrack consists of three sonic characteristics: movie-type production with an aggressive presence, documentary-style story-telling in stereo with subtle surround and live concert footage. The music segments are distorted but with an aggressive surround presence. Often the performances are out-of-sync with the music heard on the soundtrack.
| (Surround Bass Below 50Hz): |
No |
| (Aggressive System Surround): |
Yes |
| (Intense 25Hz Bass): |
No |
| (Deep Bass Challenging): |
No |
| (Aggressive 0.1 LFE): |
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| (Holosonic Soundfield): |
No |
| (Aggressive Split Surround): |
No |
| (Center Back Surround Imaging): |
No |
| (Directionalized Dialogue): |
No |
Superb Sound Effects Recording Quality: |
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Superb Music Score Recording Quality: |
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Superb Special Visual Effects Quality: |
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Superb Color Fidelity: |
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Superb Cinematography: |
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