Skip to main content

My Favorite Music in Dolby Atmos

  • September 14, 2023
  • 5 replies
  • 3731 views
G

Dolby Atmos music has completely changed the way I listen to music. But as most of us know, music mixed in Atmos can be hit or miss. But when you discover a great Atmos mix, it can be a pretty incredible and immersive audio experience. So here are some of my favorites:

"Riders on the Storm" - The Doors
"Take On Me" - a-ha
“Space Oddity” - David Bowie
“Into the Mystic” - Van Morrison
“On the Run” - Pink Floyd
“Impossible Tightrope” - Steven Wilson
“Harridan” - Porcupine Tree
“Exotic Contents” - Max Cooper
“Chasing Utopia” - xPropaganda
“End of Night” - Tears for Fears
"Rocket Man" - Elton John
“Drive” - R.E.M.
“Come Away With Me” - Norah Jones
"You Are the Frequency" - Orbital
“Tour de France / Prologue / Etape 1 / Chrono / Etape 2” - Kraftwerk
 

I play these songs from the Apple Music app on my Apple TV 4K through my Arc + Sub + Era 300s setup.
 

I look forward to discovering other great Dolby Atmos mixes from this group. Enjoy!

"Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
    This topic has been closed for further comments. You can use the search bar to find a similar topic, or create a new one by clicking Create Topic at the top of the page.

    5 replies

    ratty
    • ratty
    • September 14, 2023

    Do they come through losslessly via the ATV then? Atmos directly on Sonos is of course lossy compressed.

    G
    • GuitarSuperstar
    • Author
    • Lead Maestro
    • September 14, 2023

    Do they come through losslessly via the ATV then? Atmos directly on Sonos is of course lossy compressed.

    I am not certain. Even though the Apple TV 4K uses Dolby MAT which outputs lossless PCM audio, I’m pretty sure Apple Music still streams Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos music using the Dolby Digital Plus JOC codec. Regardless, I think Dolby Atmos music sounds really great on the Apple TV, and the audio quality has actually improved over time. I remember hearing a dramatic improvement after a tvOS update earlier this year. I have also compared the same music on Blu-ray disc, and on some albums/songs I actually prefer the Apple Music stream over the lossless Dolby TrueHD/Atmos version on Blu-ray.

    "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
      K
      Forum|alt.badge.img+2
      • koberlin1
      • September 29, 2023

      Add these albums to the great list above:

      Rush “Moving Pictures” 50th Anniversary

      Megadeth “Rust in Peace” Remaster 

      Yes “Mirror the Sky”

      Love Steven Wilson’s Atmos works. And enjoy watching rolling credits at the end of Atmos films with scores mixed discretely in Atmos!

      I too use the AplpeTV Apple Music app.

      I have noticed a lot of Atmos album mixes with very little bass, including all three mentioned albums above (not so much Steven Wilson’s stuff). Mirror the Sky has like nothing below ~150 Hz.

      Have to add about 10-15 dB gain to my subs but even then it is just exaggerating what little sub 80 hz information is available. So I guess more accurately it is ~60-125 Hz zone that feels empty on a lot of these Atmos album mixes.

      And it’s not my room or setup, which has been acoustically treated, decoupled from the rest of the house, and sonically calibrated. All else sounds amazing.

      G

      Love Steven Wilson’s Atmos works.

      Have you listened to Steven Wilson’s new album, The Harmony Codex in Dolby Atmos yet? It is definitely one the best Atmos mixes ever created.

      https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-harmony-codex/1694731770

      "Receive with simplicity everything that happens to you." - Rashi
      K
      Forum|alt.badge.img+2
      • koberlin1
      • October 3, 2023

      No I haven't listened to it! Already putting together a listening party with some fellow SWilson nerds will report back.

        Terms & ConditionsCookie settingsAccessibility statement