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What movies & tv shows use Dolby Atmos really well?

Most shows that have Dolby Atmos don’t really do a great job of leveraging its capabilities but some do an amazing job.

Which movies/shows do you think have scenes where Dolby Atmos really adds to your viewing experience?

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I was really impressed with Dune pt 1.

The throat singing scenes were nuts.

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lemmy.world

The show Barry seemed to me to have excellent audio engineering.

For example, there was a scene where he's driving by cars on a motorcycle that had their windows open and each song was like going by on the surround as he passed.

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Also, just a fantastic show. Feels like time to do a re-watch, being reminded of it, and though I don't have fancy speakers, I'll have to pay extra attention to the audio.

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lemmy.world

The opening scene of Kong Skull Island is my go to for showing off sound gear. It starts with silence, then a plane going overhead and a fist fight, then a big bassy monkey.

Oddly the TV show Bodkin on Netflix really used the surrounds. I don't know if it's Atmos but whoever did the mix really loved to utilize all the sound channels.

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Bodkin was a great show!

I can't remember if this was Bodkin or another one, but pretty sure it was bodkin, there was a water scene where they had water coming from all around the room, and it really sounded like you were there water wise.

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The movie 1917 is my go to for sound.

Apple TV+’s nature show Earthsounds blew me away (though try to ignore how many times they say the word “acoustic” in each episode).

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Avengers endgame (especially the final battle) is really great

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lemm.ee

Yeah I have a discreet Atmos setup and most times I can’t tell if the speakers are being used (receiver correctly shows Atmos) but a sound test works.

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Same. That’s why I asked the question here lol. Gonna try out some of these recommendations over the weekend.

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lemm.ee

Not a film, but if you have a Galaxy phone, it has Atmos most likely

It can do a hearing test to find out which frequencies you struggle to hear, and boost them

What a bloody difference it makes!

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