David C . Fein David Craig Fein , generally credited as David C . Fein , is a producer who was involved in the making of the DVD of . It was Fein , together with partner Michael Matessino , who originally approached director Robert Wise to do a revised version of the film on video , when they were working for Wise ' s production company , Robert Wise Productions , on the 1994 commemorative documentary " The Sound of Music : From Fact to Phenomenon " . ( " The New York Times " , 10 February 2002 , p . 26 ) It took an additional three years of lobbying before Wise relented and green - lighted the project ( ) . It was Fein who brought in Daren Dochterman , with whom he was already acquainted , on the project to serve as visual effects supervisor , winning them both a Video Premiere Award . Fein was featured in the " Redirecting The Future " - documentary on the DVD , in which he , and his co - workers discuss the work they have done for the project . In addition , he and his co - workers were featured in an after - the - fact , separately produced audio commentary , released in 2007 as a podcast on and which , at the time , at the site . A decade later Fein was reacquainted with the movie when he served as executive producer at La - La Land Records on the 2012 soundtrack project , earning him an IFMCA Award . Aside from his contributions to the above mentioned productions , David Fein has served as Board Member at StarTrek . com . Career outside " Star Trek " . A New York City native , Fein had from early childhood developed a passion for motion pictures , those in the fantasy and science fiction ( including ) genres in particular , already producing his own animated films in high - school and college . His fascination early on focused on the visual effects aspects of those productions . Aspiring a career in the motion picture industry , Fein moved to California after college , starting out as a marketing consultant for studios such as 20th Century Fox and LucasFilms , to help out with the campaigns for movies such as " Aliens " , " Labyrinth " ( both 1986 ) and " The Abyss " ( 1989 , and where he met and befriended newcomer and fellow New Yorker Daren Dochterman ) . When productions like these were released on home video formats , first on VHS , and subsequently on LaserDisc ( and at a later stage to be followed by DVD ) , Fein soon realized that the " special features " into the making - of aspects of the productions were very sparse indeed , and that the few that were , were limited to " commercial " extras ( such as trailers and the like ) , lacking the quality and depth he as a film buff wanted to see . Inspired by early , pioneering efforts of The Voyager Company on early special edition LaserDisc projects such as " King Kong " , he joined that company to work as producer and writer of the interactive supplementary sections on their Criterion Collection LaserDisc editions of " Brazil " and " The Adventures of Baron Munchausen " . After his tenure there , Fein decided to produce these features himself . To this end Fein founded in 1991 , together with fellow New York City film buff Michael Matessino , an audio restoration expert , their own production company , Sharpline Arts , located in Glendale , California . Daren Dochterman served in the early years as executive director for the company . Befittingly , the company ' s first project was the 1991 " Aliens – Special Wide - Screen Collector ' s Edition " on LaserDisc . Not only were several in - depth making - of documentaries included , but the footage was also cleaned up , deleted scenes were inserted and the soundtrack was remastered . The release was very well received at the time in movie collector circles , as it was a portent for things to come , having once been called a " film school in a box " by educators and industry professionals . Projects , especially those of directors and , that followed suit in the same vein were , " Alien – Special Wide - Screen Collector ' s Edition " ( 1992 ) , " The Abyss : Special Edition " ( 1993 ) , " Independence Day : Special Edition " ( 1995 ) , " The Thing : Special Edition " ( 1998 ) and others . Released at first on LaserDisc , all special features were later one - on - one transferred to their DVD and Bluray successors . The project the company received the most renown for , was the 1999 " The " ALIEN " Legacy " DVD collection . The company has attained somewhat of a legendary status in movie collector circles , as it has set the standard for how " special editions " should be produced . Aside from producing the documentaries , Sharpline Arts also restored music scores for studios on commission base , which included those of the " Star Wars " franchise , " Poltergeist " , " Superman " , and " The Omen " , something Matessino , as the resident soundtrack expert , was mainly responsible for . As sub - contractors , the company ( or more specifically its two founders ) worked in the 1990s for Robert Wise Productions on their productions of the special editions of " The Sound of Music " ( 1994 ) , " The Sand Pebbles " and of course the director ' s edition of " The Motion Picture " . Fein himself stayed at Robert Wise Productions until Wise ' s death in 2005 , learning as much as possible from the director . While not bankrupt , Sharpline Arts has become dormant since 2003 , the retrospective documentary " DVD Discoveries " ( in which the two founders look back on their productions while operating their company ) , its last recorded production . Between May 1992 – September 1994 , David Fein concurrently served as columnist and writer for the visual effects magazine " Cinefex " , which served him well as it gained him access to studios , aiding him on subsequent Sharpline Arts projects . As freelance producer , technical and creative consultant , graphic artist and designer , Fein worked , besides his tenure at Robert Wise Productions , between 2001 and 2006 on several projects and for several companies , designing DVD / Bluray packagings , designing and preparing trade adds and promotional materials for several industry magazines , and editing soundtracks for several music productions . In 2006 , he joined La - La Land Records as producer and motion / graphics designer , rejoining his former partner Michael Matessino , and which eventually resulted in his participation on the " The Motion Picture " expanded soundtrack project . " Star Trek " awards . For his work on the " Star Trek " franchise , Fein received the following awards : DVD Exclusive Award . Fein won the following DVD Exclusive Award ( at the time called Video Premiere Award ) as producer in the category Best New , Enhanced or Reconstructed Movie Scenes IFMCA Award . Fein won the following International Film Music Critics Association Award as producer in the category Best Archival Release of an Existing Score