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When the guns came out, the intensity ratcheted up. Frequently, sound engineers will de-emphasize the subtle parts during these situations, instead focusing on the immediate action. I’m not so sure that’s a good idea as the perimeter sounds tend to make or break a scene like this. Things like brass hitting the ground after someone fires their gun, or screams from terrified people desperately trying to flee, make up the tapestry of those moments. The Scouts seemed to relish this part, producing those characteristics without breaking a sweat.

Heartbreak Ridge stars Clint Eastwood as grizzled old Marine Gunnery Sergeant Thomas Highway, a man who is about to retire from the Corps. Or get booted from it, depending upon your perspective. He gets himself assigned to his old unit to train one final reconnaissance platoon. There’s not much to challenge a subwoofer for pretty much the entire movie so I don’t drag it out often, but I do when there are speakers involved. Such is the case now, but to be honest I just felt like watching it. There are times while doing an evaluation that I don’t concentrate on only a few choice scenes, but rather just kick back and watch an entire movie simply because I enjoy it. Besides, the first couple of flicks had a lot of material for a subwoofer. It was time to skew the balance toward the Scouts

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