Blu-ray Disc Releases With Dolby Atmos To Spice Up Your Home Theater (original) (raw)
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Find Blu-ray and Ultra HD Blu-ray discs with this sound technology
Updated on January 4, 2021
Dolby Atmos is a surround-sound technology that provides more sound presentation flexibility in a movie or home theater space. Its immersive sound technology goes beyond the limitations of traditional 5.1 or 7.1 surround sound channels, including adding overhead sound with in-ceiling or vertically firing speakers. Here's a look at products that support this immersive audio format as well as Dolby Atmos Blu-ray Disc titles.
Blu-ray Disc Association and Dolby Labs
Products That Feature Dolby Atmos
Since its introduction in 2014, most mid-range and high-end home theater receivers include Dolby Atmos decoding. Dolby Atmos is also available on select soundbars from Creative Labs, Integra, LG, Onkyo, Pioneer, Samsung, Sony, Yamaha, and Vizio.
LG also includes a built-in Dolby Atmos soundbar with select OLED TVs. Although not quite the same experience as having a multi-speaker Dolby Atmos speaker setup, a Dolby Atmos soundbar brings a taste of its benefits to more consumers.
Most Blu-ray Disc players are compatible with Dolby Atmos, and it's possible to stream Dolby Atmos audio over the internet.
Dolby Atmos Blu-ray Disc Titles
Enjoy Dolby Atmos sound technology on these available Blu-ray discs:
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
- American Sniper (2015)
- A Quiet Place (2018)
- Everest (2016)
- The Fifth Element (2017)
- Fury (2018)
- Gladiator (2018)
- Glass (2019)
- Godzilla King of the Monsters (2019)
- Gravity Diamond Luxe Edition (2015; Gravity is a reissue. It was originally released on Blu-ray Disc in 2014, but not with its well-regarded Dolby Atmos soundtrack.)
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
- IMAX: National Parks Adventure (2018)
- John Wick Chapters 1-3 (2020)
- Kong Skull Island (2017)
- La La Land (2017)
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
- Pineapple Express
- Sicario (2016)
- The Secret Life of Pets
- Wonder Woman (2017)
Dolby Atmos Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc Releases
If you upgraded to the Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc format, you gain improved image quality. Now, many releases feature Dolby Atmos. Here are some to consider:
- Alita Battle Angel (2019)
- Avengers Infinity War (2018)
- Black Panther (2018)
- Blade Runner 2049 (2018)
- Coco (2017)
- Deadpool (2016)
- Dunkirk (2017)
- Ender's Game (2016)
- E.T. The Extraterrestrial (2017)
- Godzilla King of the Monsters (2019)
- Hacksaw Ridge (2017)
- I Am Legend (2016)
- InterStellar (2017)
- Kong Skull Island (2017)
- John Wick (2017)
- Jumanji Welcome to The Jungle (2018)
- Mad Max Fury Road (2016)
- Man of Steel (2016)
- The Martian (2016)
- The Matrix (2018)
- Pacific Rim (2016)
- Ready Player One (2018)
- San Andreas (2016)
- Saving Private Ryan (2018)
- Sicario (2016)
- Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
- Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2019)
- Suicide Squad (2016)
- Thor Ragnarok (2018)
- Top Gun (2020)
- Wonder Woman (2017)
Dolby Atmos Streaming Titles
Dolby Atmos is also on select streaming releases from services including Netflix, Fandango at Home, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus, and Disney Plus. Here's a look at some of the available titles.
Fandango at Home Dolby Atmos titles include:
- Ant-Man and the Wasp
- Avengers: Endgame
- Bad Boys for Life
- Birds of Prey
- Creed II
- Doolittle
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Fantasy Island
- In the Heart of the Sea
- Into the Storm
- The Invisible Man
- Joker
- Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom
- Mad Max Fury Road
- Mission Impossible: Fallout
- Pacific Rim/Pacific Rim Uprising
- San Andreas
- Scoob
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- The Meg
- The Incredibles 2
- Trolls World Tour
- Wonder Woman
Amazon Prime Video titles with Dolby Atmos include:
- The Boys
- Blade Runner 2049
- Carnival Row
- Divergent
- Everest
- Gravity
- Hanna (Season 1)
- Interstellar
- The Living Sea
- Plush
- Red Sea
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
- Transformers: Age of Extinction
- Siberia
- Star Trek: Insurrection
- Star Trek: Picard
- Suspiria
- Altered Carbon
- Bird Box
- Bright
- The Christmas Chronicles
- The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance
- Dolemite Is My Name
- El Camino
- Glow (Season 3)
- The Great Hack
- The Irishman
- Lost in Space
- Raising Dion
- The Ritual
- Roma
- The Two Popes
- Wu Assassins
Final Thoughts
Dolby Atmos elevates the home theater experience, and there's plenty of content available. Still, take these notes into consideration:
- Some films are released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray with a Dolby Atmos sound mix but don't provide a Dolby Atmos mix on the standard Blu-ray version, opting instead for a DTS-HD Master Audio mix. This is a disappointment for those with a strong commitment to Blu-ray but who haven't upgraded to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray.
- Competing technologies like Auro Audio and DTS offer their own immersive surround-sound formats. Studios sometimes must decide between Dolby Atmos or another immersive audio format.
- For 3D fans who view content on 3D Blu-ray discs, Dolby Atmos may be offered on the 2D Blu-ray version of the title but not necessarily on the 3D Blu-ray version. Note the disc specifications on the product packaging.
- The DVD format doesn't support Dolby Atmos.
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