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Well, I hate to nitpick at such a glorious and beloved work that was the result of labor I'll never truly understand, but if it's okay to give feedback with all respect, gratitude, and admiration for your work.
Those two snares at the beginning of the Main Title (Film Version) proper are just a wee bit ... tinny. I know, it's a tiny detail, but it's always sounded a little bolder in the film mix. It may be the reverb, I'm not sure, but a fan did a hybrid mix from the blu ray with the LLL release and it sounds more of what I was anticipating. Perhaps it's not correct, but the ear is accustomed to what it has heard for years.
https://youtu.be/HozP_wGv2yY
Anyways, I hope one day we will get a presentation of Scrooge with the album and the film score, maybe even some music only songs without vocals. Seems like there would be enough material to make at least a wonderful 3 CD set. I know they collaborated on Mr. Chips, and of course with lyrics, but some of the writing and orchestration reminds me of John Williams, especially when "I'll Begin Again" gets going towards its conclusion.
That all? Well, the problem is you're handing a multi-track to Bruce Botnick and you sort of have to respect his quarter century working with Jerry and let him mix. Increased clarity also lets you hear things differently and the fact is that the live 3-channel mix from 1979 is incredibly muddy.
Re: Spencer on Scrooge... we learned he was supposed to do Fiddler but would have had to continue on in the UK for so long that he would have had to pay taxes there. That's why Alexander Courage came onto it, and he may have been a better fit.
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