Films For Real Cinematic Experience

[Snooker]

I have a sound bar and with the latest James bond films, Jurassic park films and of course the two top gun films, the sound sounds excellent, but other than these is there really many more with the same impact as these films, for instance Drama films don't usually have the same effect or even other Action films, so generally is there not many films which sound this good especially on sound bars

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I doubt that you can usefully categorise by genre, but suspect that action-type of things probably try to be more whizz-bang with sound effects. But for a properly immersive soundtrack you need surround sound, not just a bar.

 

[Minkey1]

Comfort break, so just paused Master and Commander stream (Apple TV+ ). Have to say the 7.1 sound presentation via our Denon/CA Minx 22’s/11’s/301 is amazing.

Just read Adkin’s “Trafalgar” and the two work well together.

Currently reading Beevor’s “Berlin”. Guess which seminal “last days” film is next on the list 😉

 

[R2D2]

Comfort break, so just paused Master and Commander stream (Apple TV+ ). Have to say the 7.1 sound presentation via our Denon/CA Minx 22’s/11’s/301 is amazing.

Just read Adkin’s “Trafalgar” and the two work well together.

Currently reading Beevor’s “Berlin”. Guess which seminal “last days” film is next on the list 😉

Master and Commander on DVD DTS soundtrack rattled the windows and doors of the house!

 

[Snooker]

You would agree though that the impact of the sound effects even in 5.1 actually varies very significantly from film to film, and would be more noticeable on a sound bar ?

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I'd wager differences would be significantly less noticeable on a soundbar than a proper surround setup. A soundbar would beat the TV's own speakers.

And obviously the effect/immersiveness of a surround soundtrack will vary from film to film. One that is primarily dialogue from characters on screen will be using the centre channel almost exclusively. All you need to show what 5.1/7.1 etc can add is an outdoor scene with rain.

 

[Minkey1]

I'd wager differences would be significantly less noticeable on a soundbar than a proper surround setup. A soundbar would beat the TV's own speakers.

And obviously the effect/immersiveness of a surround soundtrack will vary from film to film. One that is primarily dialogue from characters on screen will be using the centre channel almost exclusively. All you need to show what 5.1/7.1 etc can add is an outdoor scene with rain.

An excellent summary 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

An excellent summary 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We aim to please!

 

[Snooker]

Like you said, "And obviously the effect/immersiveness of a surround soundtrack will vary from film to film", its a shame there is not a standard so that all films sound wise in 5.1 are made the same regarding similar sound effects for a particular given situation in a film with explosions, cars crashing etc etc, its like hi fi you need to find a good sounding track which is well recorded

 

[davidf]

A few of David Fincher's films show that ambient noise can be included in predominantly dialogue based dramas. Zodiac and Se7en both include the sound of cars/planes/people shouting outside of the building/room the scene is based in, none of which has anything to do with the itself or any need to be there - other than a few scenes in Se7en where Somerset is in his apartment and uses a metronome to focus on in order to forget the excessive noise outside his apartment, and the "tractor pull" comment by Mills' wife. As an example, you can hear quite loudly a plane flying over when they're both heading towards the house of the scene of the first murder, and continued planes while they're inside. In Zodiac, when Paul Avery is showing Robert Graysmith some evidence in a file room, you can hear cars drag racing outside, and a motorbike, I think. A few times watching Fincher films I've paused them, as it sounds like these noises are outside. For me, it all creates a truly immersive experience.