No surround sound from ATV while playing music

I have an ATV hooked up to a Yamaha receiver and LG LCD. When I play a TV show or movie, all five speakers + the subwoofer are engaged. But when I play music, it only comes out of the center speaker - not the front or rear speakers or subwoofer.
Any idea why this is happening and what I can do about it?

How are you connected to TV and amp? HDMI to TV optical to amp or HDMI to amp then on to TV?
It seems to sem several things get dictated by what device is or isn't connected/on (TV) when it comes to surround output in general.
Send soem feedback here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/appletv.html
Starting to think we just need complete manual control over audio out separately for HDMI and optica on the ATV.
AC

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