25 Oct 2012

The sound of Middle Earth

From Afternoons, 2:10 pm on 25 October 2012

When 'The Hobbit' makes its journey into theatres in December, Peter Jackson doesn't want it to just look like Middle Earth, he wants it to sound like Middle Earth too. 'The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey' will be released in Dolby Atmos, which is a new immersive sound system. Dolby Laboratories has come up with the new system which features two extra arrays of overhead speakers.

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