TOP 10 BEST Sounding Dolby Atmos 4K Movies Of 2024

[@troyn8269]

Godzilla minus one was the best I heard all year. So much activity and pop in all my speakers

[@MattyDaddy14]

Great list!! 🎉 really appreciate the detailed descriptions!! Boy kills world, loved it!! Alien movie, awesome bass at the end of the movie when the hybrid comes out of.. … there is a solid bass line, that just gets louder and heavier throughout the scene!! 🎉 Start the movie at 1:38 to hear the craziest bass I’ve heard this year!! 🎉🎉

[@kasperoso7999]

Thanks for the list buddy. Just finished building my 7.1.4 setup and Alien Romulus was one of the first movies I watched. When the facehugger runs towards the characters while the camera rotates was awesome, the details and sound positioning throughout were diamond perfection 👍

[@averagestudent4358]

Can you list out your set-up details? Like which AVR and speakers are used and also the screen , projector or video device and about acoustics too...

[@HelveticaBold1]

Wicked came out on VOD yesterday, it sounds incredible. Thats definitely on my list. Looking forward to your review.

[@ThommyGunnGaming]

Shane, very good list and So glad you mentioned "Twisters" at the end, because we watched Twister and it sounded SO GREAT, i loved every moment, especially the opening tornado. Then we watched Twisters and it seemed like the sound was lacking compared to the first. Visuals looked better, but sound seemed lower. I did not turn it up beyond my reference, but I might now and see if it gives it the oomph it needs. Again great list, Alien Romulus is also on top of mine!

[@stevea6054]

Great list Shane! Would also love a top ten for video quality only

[@jeremyj.]

Great list! I personally felt that Dune 2 was my favourite this year, in my theatre. I just watched Alien Romulus a week ago and was impressed, but not as much as with Dune. Great reviews buddy!

[@MarcReed90]

Alien Romulus hands down best mix of the year. Put a smile on my face when you put it at the number spot. Great list Shane!

[@CSOCSO]

Not sure what's up with alien romulus, but the center channel is super weak, :( It sounded extremely good in the theater. Actually, I ended up upgrading my in a box home theater to a full Klipsh rp series sound system with svs sub. And i still have issues hearing the center channel. I have to boost the center by like 5-8db. Before you say, what would be the issue; other movies are fine! It's this movie! Also when the ship hits the hangar there is a low pulsing lfe sound but sounds nothing like in the theater. Yeah yeah... cant compare 1 sub to a theater but my svs is more than capable to shake my room and my couch yet that scene sounds NOTHING like in the movie theater. The whole theater was shaking like crazy at that scene! Btw, I have two subwoofers. svs sb2000pro and an 8" klipsch c308swi as near field lfe. I usually have to back them down because the bass is too much. Yet again.. even if I sound like a broken record: that scene just doesn't hit the same :/ So I am certain that the blue ray audio mix is funky.

[@ballstadt]

SPOILER ALERT

[@CycleCalm]

@@CSOCSO Check if the other films you are comparing to have different soundtrack encoding, perhaps you've inadvertently got different settings/presets enabled to come on for Atmos vs TrueHD vs Digital Plus vs DTS? I used to think DTS soundtracks were better than Dolby, till I realised it's because only Dolby has Dynamic Range Compression (DRC), once turning that off in my blu-ray player settings they match.

[@AeroDude73]

Number spot 🤔

[@ryanm2084]

​@@CSOCSOThose issues could depend on what receiver you have. Could be the way your AVR does the auto calibration

[@unixsuperuser]

Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Happy New Year 🎉🎉🎉

[@SwirlingDragonMist]

Fun topic, thanks for the list!

[@craigosterberg5045]

Thanks for list

[@iansteventon4221]

Civil war not in the top 10 ? ? ? Wow ! Probably the best I've heard this year, maybe furiosa just pips it due to more action. Other than that , excellent list .

[@88detour]

Yeah, Civil War did have a bombastic sound mix.

[@irish7460]

Cant believe I haven't seen it yet, sound aside, how is it as a movie?

[@iansteventon4221]

@@irish7460 it's a good film , 7/10 for me. Best pq and audio you could ask for. Reference disc.

[@wumingkkk]

@@irish7460 I am using upfiring Atmos and it was already rocking the ceiling with sound. But don't expect it to be a soldier story ... the movie title is kind of misleading. I too rate this movie 6.5 to 7 out of 10.

[@markh351]

@@irish7460 For me the movie was a 5 out of 10. Audio was good though when things did happen, which wasn't often enough unfortunately.

[@GameSack]

I recently picked up Gozilla -1.0 4K Blu-ray, the US release. I don't think there's any discrete subwoofer at all, at least on the Japanese Atmos track... haven't listened to the English TrueHD track.. The only sub you'll get is if you're bass-managing your main channels there. I guess the -1.0 means the subwoofer.

[@therealshanelee]

Well you made me go check. I can see the active meters in the trinnov that there is a dedicated LFE track on the Japanese version.

[@GameSack]

@@therealshanelee Yeah it's so weird!

[@3184Patrick]

i just watched Dune 2 for the first time the other day on 4k UHD on my 7.4.4 and omg... so so good!!!

[@Spawn005]

Such a good list! I'm only missing Gravity as im patiently waiting for the UHD to come out.

[@JWickyJr13]

Been waiting for this!

[@jeffleonard343]

Sooo happy they released Twister in UHD with an Atmos mix. Absolutely worth the upgrade if you’re a fan

[@garygray3834]

Great Job Shane Thx 👍

[@flamemon11]

Great list Shane. Now i know what to pick up lol.

[@harisjaved1379]

It’s sad that people will watch these movies on streaming services and won’t understand what you are talking about. The best audio and video is experienced with Blu-ray / UHD or kaleidoscope, no streaming comes close.

[@CycleCalm]

Godzilla minus one on Netflix, at least in the UK, is surprisingly good actually, it still has a big dynamic range and I didn't notice any limiting, unlike their version of Dune which suffered horribly from that.

[@KASmonkeys]

Great point! Maybe mention this Shane as a disclaimer - "It will not be the same streaming it folks!" lol

[@markh351]

While I think audio and video is good on streaming services, for sure physical disc is next level. Plus quite often, streaming services will often give you regular 5.1 as opposed to Atmos or DTS:X.

[@steelerrodney]

@@harisjaved1379 well said

[@che9218]

Believe it or not, most people don't care enough to have a Hi-Fi set up.

[@tonyesquire5308]

Hello Shane. I'm hype for Kill Bill in 4K and hope Abigail also arrives in 4K. Boy Kills World is my top Dolby Atmos film of 2024. Happy New Year and I'll be on the lookout for your live content. 👍

[@PIPERBOYWILLIAMS]

Been waiting for this

[@coreymarotta]

Thanks for this, appreciate the time it takes to put these together 🍻

[@ulflarsson9693]

Great list. I have ordered alien romulus on 4k br and have it soon then. 😃🔈👍

[@peppersmith]

Yeah, i thought Twisters was going to blow me away. But it didn't.. To me, i thought Dune 2 & Minus One was tied for number 1. The Best Atmos i heard all year.. Aliens Romulus was good but i'll make that #2.. This year the Slate of movies looks like we gonna hav some serious Demo sound. Can't wait. Keep it Loud without earplugs - lol...

[@chiefputty]

Thanks Shane!

[@herefordian70]

Curious as to how you watched Abigail in Atmos? Got the Blu-ray recently and it's only 7.1. Similarly Smile 2? Didn't think it was yet for home viewing.

[@herefordian70]

I answered my own question as I found the Abigail review! Curious as to how that platform gets full audio and visual releases so easily though?

[@myhometheater7029]

Great list brother. I agree

[@therealshanelee]

🍻

[@MarquezDaniel]

Just got Twister on 4K can't wait to try out the audio mix. Also "Elvis' house" lol that got me 😂

[@TheTerminator118]

Good list

[@arisio58]

😮 Happy New year for you and Family

[@therealshanelee]

🍻

[@mehdihassan7960]

Please, inform us, sound testing time, which receiver & speakers you use?

[@therealshanelee]

Check the video description.

[@mehdihassan7960]

@therealshanelee , please, provide links.

[@therealshanelee]

Check the video description.

[@kennethlui2268]

I like the 1996 Twister Atmos way better than 2024 Twisters

[@Petric2016]

Alien Romulus?? Yo la adquirí y no sentí que fuera tan buena.

[@FotisandStuff]

Thanks for this great list, Shane! I did expect Transformers One to get an honorable mention as well.

[@therealshanelee]

That would be in the disappointing list.

[@cafiveohsrockbandremix9254]

Great list, Shane! Glad to see Alien Romulus getting some much deserved love. Honorable mentions for me would be: 1) Bad Boys: Ride or Die. 2) The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. 3) Godzilla x Kong (though not nearly as good a mix as Godzilla vs Kong)

[@shawnblackmur7887]

I looked for Gravity 3D with Atmos but none are showing the back of the DVD box for verification… is there a UPC number that we should look for?

[@billingy]

@@shawnblackmur7887 there is no 3D with Atmos mix

[@CSOCSO]

Twisters audio mix is a joke. People outwhisper the tornado. Original was awesome. Hail hitting the car. the debris, the wind levels. Perfect!!!

[@PIPERBOYWILLIAMS]

I wonder why you didn't give Godzilla minus one a 10 in audio.

[@KASmonkeys]

Thanks

[@christophervernon1209]

Since i seen the first trailer of Boy Kills World, I was excited to see this movie. I watched your review and others and seen the "lack of HDR" and held off on buying...read on AV forums also stating No HDR. I purchased from amazon for $15 because of the low price. Received today and on the back of the slipcase and case it states HDR. Played the disc on my Panasonic UB820 and 77" Samsung S90D and BAM...BEAUTIFUL HDR. Sitting here thinking "Am I the only one with HDR on this disc?" My tv is running in gamma ST.2084 which is HDR...also if i click quick settings, picture mode has HDR stated...BUT...HERE IS THE KICKER...If you stop the movie, not pause, stop the movie and hit play to go resume...its no longer in HDR...you have to completely restart the movie in order to get HDR to come "back on"!!! My UB820 also says HDR when i restart...so is this release just glitched?!? Because if i do not stop the film I get PHENOMENAL HDR...I can send you video proof of this happening...its crazy! Would love a response!

[@therealshanelee]

There seems to be something in the metadata that'll trigger HDR even though there isn't HDR embedded in the file.

[@christophervernon1209]

@therealshanelee Thank You for the reply and clarification! The disc sends my S90d into HDR mode which looks much better then if i stop it and my tv goes to SDR, does your setup do the same??...keep up the amazing content, your videos, reviews and info is very much appreciated! THANK YOU

[@percybedford6266]

Abigail needs a physical 4k disc release.

[@bryantbowie]

Why is Boy Kills World only released as DTS on the Kaleidescape? Is the Atmos version only on disk?

[@therealshanelee]

Yep

[@bryantbowie]

@@therealshanelee Thanks, Epic fail on Kaleidescape's part.

[@therealshanelee]

@bryantbowie well they've also got Abigail on 4k while there is no disc version. Can't win them all.

[@bryantbowie]

@@therealshanelee Touché

[@ajoash]

Alien Romulus is a solid package

[@CSOCSO]

What is that overlay you using?!?!?

[@therealshanelee]

It's in the video description.

[@ballstadt]

You should create a Kaleidescape script for these videos that users could download.

[@therealshanelee]

There's an idea.

[@mrmotown1004]

I’m surprised u didn’t include Bad Boys ride or die

[@Beingkeith]

Am I missing something, I don’t see Abigail on 4k with Atmos, or streaming with Atmos. Is the audio mix good without Atmos?

[@jin5667]

I would add Deal Pool and Wolverine to Honorable mention too. It is exceptionally satisfying to watch the 3D version with the Atmos track, what an experience. The 3D visual effect is also amazing, easily one of the best.

[@coljj4356]

No Civil War? #3 is rumored to be coming to 4K in May.

[@iansteventon4221]

Civil war is probably the best I've heard this year mate, along with furiosa.

[@coljj4356]

@iansteventon4221 Yeah good shout. Both in Dolby for me.The trailer for 'Warfare' coming later this year looks like it will be even more intense than CW (same director/sound team)

[@Foxhound11]

@@iansteventon4221I watched 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi this year, best sounding movie, it’s really give your subwoofers bass a work

[@MrElchav]

A quiet place: Day one has ine heck of an Atmos track!

[@billingy]

no where near the first two

[@MrElchav]

@@billingy Haven't seen the 1st two.

[@Beingkeith]

@@MrElchav you 100% need to see the first. It’s sound is incredible

[@sickjohnson]

Sad that the less desirable movies spend their money on audio to compensate....but there were a couple surprises at least!

[@johncastellan]

I my opinion Sound Mix in Dune Part Two is better than Alien Romulus

[@badshahmb1281]

Abigail is still not out on 4k physical media

[@Foxhound11]

Its out on Blu-ray though, right now 4k version only available on kaleidescape

[@kovalveli]

Alien Romulus was great ,but I wouldn't put it at nr. 1 ,great mix , still not THE best imo.

[@DarrenKrusi]

I'm really disappointed you haven't reviewed T-Swizzle's concerts and told us which has the best audio. That would get the mouth breathers in a frenzy

[@morozovkirill]

Honorable Mention "Secret World of Sound with David Attenborough" the best documentary i've heard 🐘

[@nyiceone2075]

Puss and boots last wish sounded great on my 990c

[@jojjedokan]

Great list , but Twister isnt new , the Atmos track and also Auro 3D is from Turbine in 2021. But i do agree it is Extremely Good

[@therealshanelee]

It is totally different from the upmixed Turbine version. It's an official Warner remaster.

[@jojjedokan]

Ok il have to watch them both and compare, was impressed with the Atmos on Turbine, last year when saw it. Have you compared them both ?

[@jojjedokan]

Is there any difference on Gravity? I have Diamond deluxe edition with Atmos . Thank you Shane for reply.

[@levyrivera8644]

I have to agree Twisters does not compare with Twister in Audio!!! Twister will always be a "CLASSIC"

[@cforkel]

Nothing beats Dune IMO

[@westondiggs4324]

@@cforkel I can agree with you. You could place Dune 2 as number one and Alien Romulus as number 2. But hear me out on this one. I have a high end Home theatre set up and while Dune 2 is a really robust and a finesse room filling mix that’s very clear and dramatic. The Alien Romulus mix overall can be considered better or more entertaining because it seems to be constantly entertaining you throughout the movie with its sound mix. Seldom does it just settle down into a lot of dialogue like Dune 2 does many times throughout the film… The best Atmos mix I’ve ever heard in my system is Denis Villenueve’s Blade Runner 2024. So far nothing beats it. Dune 1 and 2 come close.

[@therealshanelee]

That's exactly why I put Romulus in number 1.

[@bigfil2093]

Minus one was good but 80% of that movie was dialog. About the same amount of action as Civil War but still both great audio when it pops off

[@RickyG512]

I thought Alien wasn't that good I did however think Don't Breath 2 was amazing!

[@charlesgreene9434]

I don't recall if it's Don't Breath 1 or 2 but there is a scene where the bad guys are walking thought the house and only the height channel are active. Very rare do you see only the height active. It's small movies like this that will not make any list that that are better than major releases.

[@Reggaebeatman]

I look Forward to ....GODZILLA Minus -2.

[@patrickwilliams1801]

The best Audio for 2024. Yes!!! I need to get Smile 2, Joker 2, Alien Romulus & Boy Kills World on 4K disc.

[@masterazlan6999]

Its Twilight 6 bra...ha4 new yrs jokes bra.. anyway gd 1...Peace!

[@gina4008]

"The Terminator" 4K and "The Frighteners" 4K (Turbine Media)

[@samirka1292]

DTS sound better on my soundbar q600c for some reason.

[@judedobbelmann859]

Where is a quiet place day one or civil war?

[@therealshanelee]

The list is for best sounding.

[@judedobbelmann859]

@therealshanelee a quiet place day one sounds incredible with the helicopters flying over head and everything

[@therealshanelee]

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[@alim998097]

A great list but also think Civil War should've cracked the top 10.

[@therealshanelee]

Not even close to top 10. Have you actually listened on a proper setup? It's average at best.

[@alim998097]

@@therealshanelee I'm surprised by your take. The directional sounds were really immersive for shooting sequences on my separates 7.1.4 setup. LFE was very good. I thought you reviewed this but did a quick search and don't see it. I don't have an Atmos viewer so I can't visually see the data but from a listening perspective it offered a lot.

[@therealshanelee]

@@alim998097 I recall the bomb at the start had good extension, shootouts at mid and end of the movie had decent panning. The rest of the movie they were on a road trip to Washington. Hardly making the top 10.

[@alim998097]

@@therealshanelee ah makes sense. Thanks for sharing your perspective and always looking forward to the next video.

[@bryanhenn3223]

I would never buy a movie just for the audio mix. That's a waste of money I only buy the stuff I like

[@rogerhalt3991]

Dune 2 and possibly the original Twister movies are worthy of a purchase.

[@vijanrama]

True - for me the minimum is video quality.

[@bigdadd09able]

@@rogerhalt3991 truth . I own both

[@wyldeslash2003]

I assume you watch all movies on your old Apple earphones.

[@saint6563]

LOL It's only about the Atmos mix. If you like the movie, buy it, if not don't. + nothing wrong with demo discs.

[@rumpel.856]

Lol Alien Romulus sounded flst and boring!! Nothing special at all on my home theater

[@therealshanelee]

Upgrade your setup.

[@PIPERBOYWILLIAMS]

Dune 2 seems overrated. What scenes do people like in Dune 2?

[@3184Patrick]

the whole damn movie shakes my house. its epic. What system do you have?

[@jeffreywilliams9220]

😮‍💨🔥🔥🔥🔥gotta atmos sound system coming in tomorrow can’t wait good picks , amazing how a good sound set up can make a bad movie put u in the edge of seat 💺

[@gabrielpanola]

I agree totally!!!! I believe the quality of sound is half (at least) of the fun!!!!!!!!

[@Reggaebeatman]

Good sound is 80% the fun because u feel it. However realise not all Atmos 4ks deliver as promised....not much in the height channels and in LFE lower end. This is why these reviews are important ....ATMOS can kinda be a marketing gimic buzz word since there are also great 7.1 DTS HD and DTSX films that will beat Atmos....one i watched recently "Jack Reacher" tom cruise.