John Williams' Live in Vienna concert gets the Dolby Atmos treatment

John Williams' Live in Vienna concert gets the Dolby Atmos treatment
(Image credit: © Terry Linke / Deutsche Grammophon)

What says 'happy Friday!' better than the release of a brand-new John Williams? A brand-new John Williams release in immersive surround sound, that's what.

From today, John Williams' Live in Vienna 2020 concert is available in Dolby Atmos audio on Amazon Music HD and Blu-ray.

The concert, which marked Williams’ continental Europe conducting debut, features many of the movie soundtrack classics in his catalogue, which has won him no fewer than five Oscars, five Emmys and 25 Grammys. Yes, the iconic themes from Star WarsHarry Potter, Jaws, E. T., Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park are all in there, folks.

Songs specially adapted for Mutter include Hedwig’s Theme from the Harry Potter franchise, Devil’s Dance from The Witches of Eastwick and the Theme from Sabrina.

“I’m delighted that listeners will be able to share that experience through the special technology of Dolby Atmos,” said the movie music maestro himself. 

Us too, John, us too.

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Becky Roberts
Freelance contributor

Becky is a hi-fi, AV and technology journalist, formerly the Managing Editor at What Hi-Fi? and Editor of Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica magazines. With over twelve years of journalism experience in the hi-fi industry, she has reviewed all manner of audio gear, from budget amplifiers to high-end speakers, and particularly specialises in headphones and head-fi devices.

In her spare time, Becky can often be found running, watching Liverpool FC and horror movies, and hunting for gluten-free cake.