Soundtrack for The Hobbit - Deluxe version, DVD-A 5.1?

[tomwrock]

I just ordered this from Amazon.com for $46.66 with a December 18, 2012 release date. Anyone know if this contains DVD-A 5.1? The price is close to what the Lord of the Rings with 5.1 discs sets cost back in 2007.

 

[stormchaser]

This is an excellent question. I haven't heard anything yet from Doug Adams about a "Complete Recordings" DVD-A like we had with the LOTR movies. I remember reading something about the soundtrack being recorded with some sort of new Dolby 360 surround encoding. I suspect that might deflate a move for a separate surround mix. I hope to be proven wrong.