Don't see the point of all these remarks about sound clipping or whatever it is. Well, being a regular concert goer, the sound of a big orchestra frequently "smash" against a lot of things: walls, ceiling, people...It's part of the music.
Well, there is a big difference between natural sounds of the orchestra and digital defects. This is obviously the 2nd case but if that's on both version, it's probably just part of the original tapes/back-ups or whatever.
This is a really sweet score. Romantic and grand. I was not familiar with this so purchased it based only on the sound samples. It may even replace Crossed Swords as my favorite Jarre score.
