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Topic: How long will Dolby Atmos last?
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Robert Harrison
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From: Harwood Heights, Illinois, USA
Registered: Jun 2005
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posted 04-15-2016 05:02 PM
I noticed this afternoon that there was a FANTASOUND logo to the right of the DOLBY ATMOS logo on the end credits of "The Jungle Book." I found an article about the movie from Forbes (April 7). Here is an excerpt:
Another fascinating moment during the press conference came when Favreau talked about his love of the film Fantasia, and how Walt Disney's desire to put the audience in the middle of the orchestra sound led to installing multiple speakers all around theaters in a few select locations. That concept and the impact it had on Favreau personally led to a specific decision in how to approach The Jungle Book. Favreau explained, “I remember when I was talking to my sound people and to my composer John Debney, I said, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to explore what Fantasound [as the original Disney stereophonic sound was named] would be now?”
The Jungle Book credits actually refer to the film as using Fantasound, because it turns out the filmmaker’s desire to bring back the concept was far more doable than he might’ve first imagined it would be. “The sound engineer said, ‘Well, [Dolby] Atmos sound has that many speakers all around the theater. You use it for sound effects, there’s no reason you couldn’t use it for music,’ ” Favreau said. “ [John Demney is] a Disney guy. He grew up on the Disney lot. He knew Walt, and he hung out with the [songwriting team] Sherman Brothers when he was a little kid. So he breathes Disney, he knows the culture, and he really leapt at the opportunity. So when we were mic’ing the orchestra, we isolated instruments when we could. And in the sound mix, Lora Hirschberg — who’s our music mixer — we tasked her in the Atmos mix with creating a Fantasound mix.”
So in Dolby Atmos, Favreau adds, “[Y]ou will feel there are instruments that move around the theater, especially isolated instruments, like the flute as Mowgli’s running. So if you see it in a Dolby Cinema, you’ll experience a version of what we were trying to channel, which was Walt’s vision for this.”
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Bobby Henderson
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From: Lawton, OK, USA
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posted 04-17-2016 03:59 PM
quote: Forbes Article
So in Dolby Atmos, Favreau adds, “[Y]ou will feel there are instruments that move around the theater, especially isolated instruments, like the flute as Mowgli’s running. So if you see it in a Dolby Cinema, you’ll experience a version of what we were trying to channel, which was Walt’s vision for this.
Aside from the "Fantasound" nonsense, I can say The Jungle Book does have a pretty good Dolby Atmos mix. I didn't really notice lots of individual instruments of the score being positioned in different areas of the theater, but the score was often shifted into the surrounds. One of the best Atmos-specific surround effects in the movie is the dialog from the snake, Kaa (voiced by Scarlett Johansson). Her voice tracks around the room and over the ceiling as she hypnotizes Mowgli.
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