Lots of surprises in this thread but this one really caught me off guard. I’ll give them a spin this weekend but I’m curious anyone’s takes in the meantime.
Bloviation alert. Consider yourselves warned.
I’m not much into soundtracks anymore but these were my gateway to audio back when buying a soundtrack and a book/comic adaptation was as close as you could get to home viewing. As a result, I care more about the music far more than the films themselves. So news about these these always .
I’m most curious about Empire. It’s pretty heavily discussed that the remaster a few years ago which corresponds with this album cover was fairly botched.
According to this this
deep dive into the recording history of the original and prequel trilogies by someone named Chris Malone, the Imperial March (and Battle in the Snow) may be sourced from subsequent tapes. If so, these seem like upmix candidates. A real shame since that song is probably what everyone would be excited about. i seem to recall, the film is generally considered superior.
I do highly recommend the linked document. I haven’t read it in years (I think Vidiot or Hoffman got it to my attention). I’m attaching a sample page but here’s an excerpt of that page which may give a sense of why this could potentially be a unexpectedly cool release:
We all know these ATMOS mixes are a mixed bag and that vintage mixes present challenges. It does seem that at least some of these have very strong potential. On the other hand, screwing up Empire (maybe it was a phase issue?) is a reminder that these have a problematic history. Muddy mixes, tinny DSD (not my opinion, just in’nernet chatter), different released takes, track inclusions/exclusions, etc. that are as “controversial” as maklunkey and Han shot first.
Okay. That’s all. And just for the record, I’m neither a virgin nor do I live in my parents’ basement. I won’t say I’ve never had to tape my glasses together, though.
Edit: in hindsight, this may be more appropriate in the classical thread.
And since we are wishing for more atmos from Madonna, I certainly wish the great sounding Madame X album will be remixed.
Great selection of hits... 
Sadly I don't think these new Atmos mixes do the soundtrack fully justice - in terms of great surround, but they do ok - it's interesting... And I've only sampled a small section... I was just hoping for something a little bit more adventurous...
