Digital compression artifacts were well disguised by excellent DVD authoring. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack sounded just loverly. The restoration and re-mixing of the Academy Award winning soundtrack into Dolby Digital has given the music a wide soundstage, which served to enhance all of the musical numbers. MY FAIR LADY was originally recorded in six channel stereo and the new mix takes advantage of that fact. Look for a great example of split surrounds during the Ascot Gavette .
Subtitles are available in English and French.
The interactive menus contain a bit of animation and music and allow access to the DVD's nice array of supplemental features. First and foremost amongst the supplements is an audio commentary featuring the restoration team leaders Robert A. Harris and James C. Katz, art director Gene Allen and singer Marni Nixon who was the singing voice of Eliza Doolittle. The commentary chronicles the difficulties of film restoration, in addition to the production and restoration of MY FAIR LADY . It Be Loverly and Show Me reintegrated back into the musical numbers. However, Ms. Hepburn was not up to the vocal challenges of Show Me .