Sound effects are louder than voices on movies

When streaming a movie from my macbook pro to my apple tv (2nd gen) the background sound is always louder than the voice dialogue. I don't know how to adjust it or change it. It is very frustrating to hear the music and clicking and clanging so much louder than the speaking.
Any help would be appreciated.

I have a mulit-channel connection via monster cables.
It is on nearly all of the movies that I stream.
The same audio set up is used when I am watching regular tv shows. Meaning the audio is coming from the tv to the surround system via the same cables. The only cable difference is the hdmi cable carrying audio and video from the apple tv to the tv.
I am guessing its just the files, and/or the apple tv, because I want to say when we watch a netflix movie directly off of the apple tv it tends to do the same as a streaming movie does from my mac.
I have looked into the setting on my mac in itunes to try to adjust some things, but nothing seems to really alter anything.
I can test other files and systems in greater detail later today, can give better information then. (have to get home from work)
Thanks for your continued help with this.

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- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
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