Dolby Laboratories and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) have announced a collaboration to release SPHE titles in Dolby Atmos.
The titles will include SPHE’s first films to be released in the 4K Ultra HD disc format.
Dolby Atmos delivers audio that places and moves specific sounds anywhere in the room, including overhead, with the intention of bringing entertainment alive all around the audience.
The studio’s first films to be released in the new 4K Ultra HD disc format with Dolby Atmos include The Amazing Spider-Man 2,Salt,Hancock,Chappie, Pineapple Express, and The Smurfs 2 in early 2016, with additional titles to be announced throughout 2016 and beyond.
“By adding Dolby Atmos to our home entertainment content, SPHE has the ability to offer audiences a rich, enveloping sound experience on both physical and digital formats, including the new 4K Ultra HD discs,” said SPHE president Man Jit Singh.
There are currently more than 60 AVRs and 25 speaker products supporting the Dolby Atmos format, in addition to Dolby Atmos enabled sound bar products.
“With Sony Pictures leading the expansion of 4K Ultra HD for home entertainment, Dolby is thrilled that they have selected Atmos to deliver a more immersive next-generation audio experience to consumers, including SPHE’s initial slate of 4K Ultra HD discs,” said Curt Behlmer, senior vice president of content solutions and industry relations at Dolby Laboratories.
