Background[]
THX is a motion picture quality certification system (despite being branded as a "sound system" until 1997) founded by Tomlinson Holman and George Lucas in 1983 (in turn was then-owned by Lucasfilm Ltd. until June 2002, when spun-off as its present-day company - THX Ltd.), named after the first film Lucas directed, THX 1138. The first THX film was 1983's hit movie Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. THX officially stands for "Tomlinson Holman's eXperiment". THX certifies fine-tuned home theater equipment, TiVo DVRs, and some PCs. They have previously certified physical media such as VHS, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray (and HD-DVD; Brave Story in Japan and Pan's Labyrinth in France only) until around late 2012, as well as video games until 2010. Previously owned by sound card manufacturer Creative Technology, THX was acquired by gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer on October 17, 2016.
Logos[]
1st logo (1983)[]
The first element shown with a black screen before the following white text fades in:
motion picture loudspeaker
systems have not changed...
Later it fades out, and more white text appears reading:
are pleased to introduce a new
motion picture sound system.
That text fades out, and after a few seconds, the letters "THX", underlined and which have the slightly taller "T" stem extend over the other two letters, appear in a glassy sky blue color. "THX" has a shining effect that stays still throughout the duration of the trailer. Above the logo is "LUCASFILM LTD", and "SOUND SYSTEM" below, both in small, spaced-out text. The logo stays on screen for about 10 seconds, then slowly fades out with the text above and below the logo.
2nd logo (1984-2008)[]
On a black background is a blue outline of a rectangle. The gray text "The Audience is Listening" (in the Archive Modern II Open font) fades inside the outline, then fades out. A few seconds later, the THX logo in silver appears, The blue rectangle outline fades out, and the Lucasfilm Ltd. tagline from before (now in Futura) appears in their respective positions above and below. The THX logo shines.
Variants[]
Throughout the years, this trailer had many different variants:
- 1994: The audio was remixed digitally in Dolby Digital, DTS (believed to be the first format for which this was remixed), and SDDS with new technology (with the latter two systems even having a special end card).
- For SDDS, the end card reads:
This THX Trailer , with the SDDS logo below.
Recorded and Presented
in - For DTS, there is a card also at the beginning reading "dts Digital Sound In A THX Theatre" (with "dts" in its respective font). The rectangle then fades in, but with the "The Audience Is Listening" text now moved up to the center and in Times New Roman. After the THX logo fades out, an end card appears, containing the text "Recorded in", and the DTS Digital sound logo below.
- For SDDS, the end card reads:
- 1995 A: As arguably the most recognizable Broadway variant, this was exclusive to home video releases. "The Audience Is Listening" text now reads:
Digitally mastered in a rounded Arial Light font in white and arranged in the center of the outline. That text appears longer than the regular version, and "DIGITALLY" appears above the THX logo and "MASTERED" appears below that logo. Those texts fade in with the THX logo instead of appearing after the blue outline disappears, and they sparkle while the THX logo shines.
for optimal video
and audio performance - 1995 B: Both the audio and the trailer is shorter than the standard 1984-1997 theatrical version. The audio (in this, and both 1994 & 1995 A variants) is also in +2 higher (on VHS & LD; +3 on PAL releases), or -1.5 lower on DVDs.
- On LaserDisc releases from THX, the blue rectangle appears as usual, but with a difference: the message reads:
Mastered and duplicated in the Univers Light Condensed font (stretched a bit outwards). When the THX logo appears, [LASER I/ DISC], in a Copperplate font, appears under THX. The logo shines after the blue rectangle fades out. The pitch is +2 pitches higher (an E note) on analog tracks, like the VHS variant; though on AC-3 tracks, various pitches are used (see below).
for optimal video
and audio performance - From 1997-2003, an alternate version appeared where the original text above (and above only) the THX logo was "LUCASFILM LTD". This appeared only on Buena Vista releases until it was officially replaced with the "DIGITALLY MASTERED" (as described above) text when Lucasfilm Ltd. spun off THX into its present-day company.
- For the Dell PC's THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, "The Audience is Listening" tagline is replaced with "Your DELL PC is THX Certified.", with "DELL" being in its corporate logo font. "SOUND SYSTEM" is replaced with "BEST PICTURE. BEST SOUND." Afterward, the URL "www.thx.com" is seen with a trademark disclaimer at the bottom.
- 2010: The trailer was remastered in high definition. The blue rectangle is wider and glows, "The Audience Is Listening" text is in a white Imprint Shadow font and the THX logo glows and shines slowly. Below is a THX Ltd. copyright notice.
- 2010 A: "The Audience Is Listening" text is replaced with
Digitally mastered in the same Arial font (à la 1995 A). It debuted on home entertainment releases starting with Star Wars: The Original Trilogy Blu-ray.
for superior sound
and picture quality - On the 1997 Mexican VHS releases of the Star Wars films A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the "Digitally mastered for optimal video and audio performance" text is translated in Spanish, reading:
Masterizada digitalmente para una The latter two films have slight differences, with The Empire Strikes Back having the words "óptima" and "reproducción" switched, and Return of the Jedi having a period at the end of the sentence.
óptima reproducción de audio y video - On the Apollo 13 DTS LaserDisc, the Deep Note on the THX LaserDisc logo is the -1.5 pitch Deep Note like the DVD and Tex.
- On some LaserDisc prints of the Stargate Widescreen AC-3 and Species, the Deep Note on the THX LaserDisc logo is a short version of the 1983 Deep Note (blending in with the fade out of Dolby Digital Train), though other prints use the +2 pitch Deep Note.
- On the 1994 LaserDisc of Night of the Living Dead, the Elite Entertainment logo fades to the THX LaserDisc logo.
- The 2000 UK DVD of Aliens (1986) has the +1 PAL pitch version of the -1.5 DVD Deep Note. It was recently spotted.
3rd logo (1988-2002)[]
On a black background, a small, white-outlined box containing a gray gradient background appears in the center of the screen. Then, the hand of a conductor, holding a baton, moves up in the box. The hand flicks the baton, blasting out a blue "hyperspace" far larger than the box that slowly turns red. Once the screen zooms through the other end of the wormhole, a silver THX logo slowly zooms towards the camera, against a dark red abyss. After a cooldown for a few seconds, the text reading "The Audience is Listening" fades in, in the same font and color used in "Broadway"; followed by a subtitle reading "Lucasfilm Ltd. Sound System", along with a copyright notice at the bottom right of the screen, and what appears to be the Dolby "Spectral Recording" logo at the bottom left.
Variants[]
- This trailer was remixed in Dolby Digital in 1995. This variant had slight changes. At the start is the Dolby logo, alongside the text "Dolby Digital Sound In A THX Theatre" (in Caslon Open Face font). Later, in the end, the "Recorded in Dolby Digital" logo was added at the left-bottom of the screen (similar to the "Recorded in DTS" end card from Broadway).
- On THX WOW!, the logo starts at the hyperspeed boost, and the Dolby logo at the end is blacked out.
- On LaserDisc releases starting with Highlander: Director's Cut, the hyperspeed boost is removed. The text "Mastered and duplicated for optimal video and audio performance" fades in on the dark red abyss, which transitions to the THX logo zooming in. Once the logo moves past the camera, the THX LaserDisc logo from "Broadway" fades and zooms inside the silver outlined rectangle. The THX LaserDisc logo and the silver outlined rectangle shine. This was used until 1999.
4th logo (1989-1999)[]
On a black background is some white text that reads "This auditorium is equipped with a THX sound system." A few seconds later, the background turns into a dark red cloudy background. There are some white text that reads "The Audience Is Listening." After that, the red-black background slowly turns dark blue, somewhat similar to the previous background. Seconds after, a light with lens flares moves upward and a 90° turned THX logo rotates to its front in a blue gradient background, with "LUCASFILM LTD" over and "SOUND SYSTEM" below.
Variants[]
- The 2002 Fox Five-Star Collection DVD of Speed replaces "The Audience Is Listening" text with "Best Picture. Best Sound. You're watching a THX Certified Feature." and "SOUND SYSTEM" with "BEST PICTURE. BEST SOUND." appearing below the logo at the end.
- The Dell PC DVD version replaces "The Audience Is Listening" with "Your Dell PC is THX Certified." and "SOUND SYSTEM" with "BEST PICTURE. BEST SOUND." "Dell" is in its usual font and the www.thx.com URL appears at the end with a copyright notice.
- On The THX Ultimate Demo Disc (the THX Ultra 2 and THX Story featurettes), a digital 4:3 version of this trailer can be spotted.
- A prototype version exists, in which the text is set in a different font written in all capital letters. "The Audience is Listening" is also punctuated with an ellipsis, unlike the final version. The cloudy background appears very choppy and incomplete and the THX logo at the end appears to be the print version of the time in silver, likely a placeholder until the CGI of the logo was complete. This version can also be briefly glimpsed in the THX Story featurette seen on the aforementioned demo disc.
- The logo exists in scope and flat variants.
- A DTS end variant exists where the text "Recorded in dts Digital Sound." appears, with the "Digital Experience" print logo below. This was seen primarily in theaters with DTS systems (including the aforementioned Jurassic Park) for a short time.
5th logo (1990, 1996-1997; 2001-2007)[]
On a black background, the familiar blue rectangle from the Broadway trailer fades in. It then crossfades to the front of the fictional Springfield Aztec Theatre, complete with a film marquee with the text "SISKEL & EBERT: THE MOVIE" on it, with "TWO THUMBS UP" - SISKEL & EBERT" below it (a reference to the show Siskel & Ebert [later At the Movies], hosted by movie critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert). The screen then cuts to many Simpsons characters in theater seats, including Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Abe (Grampa) Simpson. The light dims and then brightens a bit. Then it cuts to the movie screen, then a white screen with "THX" on it (not the same as the other trailers, obviously to avoid any legal trouble) appears, with "SOUND SYSTEM" and "THE AUDIENCE IS LISTENING" under it. The Deep Note shakes the theater/cinema, as several moviegoers show up including Hans Moleman coil back in their seats. Chaos then ensues, with Moleman's glasses breaking, another man having his teeth shatter in a close-up shot, an exit sign exploding, the ceiling beginning to crumble and fall, and a man's head exploding (a reference to the 1981 horror film Scanners). After the chaos, the screen cuts back to the screen as the audience cheers for the logo. The theatre screen fades to black and the screen then cuts to Grampa (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) who, presumably hard of hearing, yells "Turn it up! TURN IT UP!".
6th logo (July 3, 1996-November 7, 2006)[]
The THX logo fades in as it usually would. All of a sudden, the logo sputters and then breaks down as if due to an electrical failure. A light is switched on a light blue background as a red robot named Tex rolls in from off-camera. Tex opens a panel on the "X", grabs a rocket pack, and flies off-screen, pulling out a hammer just before he goes off-screen, muttering "Oh, George..." (referring to George Lucas). Tex hammers at something on the right side of the screen, drills at something on the left side and then flies over to between the "T" and the "H", bumps the "H" out of the way, and opens another panel inside the "T". He moves a large switch inside it, causing the logo to re-activate and complete its usual sequence with the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text as the background fades back to black. Tex notices that the panel in the "X" is still open and kicks the logo, which closes it. A black screen falls, reading "The Audience Is Listening".
Variants[]
- The original film print of the trailer was produced in full matte; however, it would be cropped when projected and is present in digital versions of the trailer. A clip of the full matte version was seen in Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery.
- There is a slightly extended version in which after Tex drills something, he starts to saw and then hits something and yells "Ow!" (implying that he hurt himself), muttering afterward. The rest of the trailer plays like normal. This only appears on Fox Demo Disc #1, side B of the North American DVD release of Alvin & The Chipmunks, disc 2 of the North American DVD release of Finding Nemo, the French-exclusive Les Années Laser THX Trailers DVD, and the Lucasfilm THX Surround EX Demonstration Disc, with these selections implying this was meant for Dolby Digital Surround EX releases.
- On the THX Vimeo page and DVD releases starting in 2005, such as Toy Story 2 Special Edition, the logo was remastered slightly. As a result, the black screen that reads "The Audience is Listening" is replaced with the THX website URL, and the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text are absent.
- This version also appears on Cars & The Family Fun Edition DVD of Home Alone, except here, the screen that reads "The Audience is Listening" is intact. On those same DVDs, bits of the "SOUND SYSTEM" text can be seen as this screen falls.
- On the Toy Story CAV LaserDisc, the only LD release to use this trailer, [ LASER I/ DISC ] from the Broadway LaserDisc trailer shines under THX. The "Mastered and Duplicated for Optimal Video and Audio Performance" message appears prior to the THX logo appearing. The DTS and standard Dolby Laserdiscs of Toy Story just use the "Broadway" trailer. On the DVDs of Toy Story (the 2000/2001 releases), Home Alone (the 2000/2001 releases), A Bug's Life (the 2003 release) and the Pixar employees only Made in Point Richmond DVD, as well as the discs from the second and third editions of DVD Demystified, the version shown is recycled from the LaserDisc version, except the [ LASER I/ DISC ] bit is blacked out.
- On the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, the "SOUND SYSTEM" text isn't present and the "The Audience Is Listening" text is replaced with "Best Picture. Best Sound."
- The logo appeared in Variety magazine as a promotional image, with the lights already on and Tex flying in the air.
7th logo (November 26, 1997-January 20, 2009)[]
The sequence starts with a dark grey, lifeless THX logo on a background with a spotlight that turns on. Tex the robot, from the previous trailer, drops down from the top of the screen, and shows the viewer a cow-in-a-can toy. He flips it over, but the mooing sound is very faint, and he shrugs. He flies to the THX logo in the background, which turns on two smaller spotlights, opens the same panel in the "X" as his previous trailer, and then pulls out a cable from it. He then returns with the can and holds the cable up with his opposite hand, revealing it to have a cord, and plugs it into the can. Tex then flips the can the second time. Tex looks around while more realistic mooing sounds were heard, but then, the spotlights turn blue, the THX logo turns silver, and it starts to rise up from the middle of the screen to its usual position nearly at the top and shines. Tex smiles and nods seemingly in accomplishment when suddenly the THX logo begins to rumble and shake, as if a stampede of cows were heard. Tex sees this, jumps back in surprise, and he nervously flies off with the can and the cord. The cable causes the logo to jolt to its left side for a moment before the cord disconnects from the can, putting the logo back to its normal position. The cable is pulled back into the logo, the panel closes, and like before, a black screen falls, reading "The Audience is Listening", in the same font used in the previous trailer, with a copyright info under it.
Variants[]
- On a few alternate occasions between 1997 and 2008, "LUCASFILM LTD" was seen on top of the THX logo.
- However, on THX-certified home media releases between 2000 and 2008. "The Audience Is Listening" is replaced with "The Best Sound... The Best Picture...", and when the last moo is heard, another text that reads "You're Watching a THX Certified Feature" fades in below it. The "The Best Sound... The Best Picture..." tagline was also seen in the Grand trailer and the T2 variant of the "Cavalcade" trailer.
- In late 2005, this trailer, the previous one, and Cavalcade were remastered and the "LUCASFLIM LTD." text was removed (likely due to these trailers being made before the 2002 spinoff), and the tagline is replaced with "WWW.THX.COM". The disclaimer has been changed, reading "THX is a trademark of THX Ltd. which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All rights reserved." It is currently used on the THX website and their official uploads of the trailer on Vimeo and YouTube.
- In 2009, when Monster Cable joined THX, the trailer became slightly updated. When Tex gets the cord, the camera zooms in to reveal a Monster HDMI cable. When he plugs it in, the graphics on the moo can change itselves into a Monster Moo Can via an electrical lightning transition. "MONSTER", in its corporative 3-D font, fades in and slides up to the top at the same time as the THX logo. When the THX logo rumbles, the Monster Cable logo rumbles, and the black screen shows the Monster THX print logo and the trademark. The disclaimer has been changed.
- On the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, the "The Audience Is Listening" text is replaced with "Best Picture. Best Sound.", like the previous trailer.
- The video game Lair for PS3 uses the same variant from 2005 until the logo finishes, the creatures from the game run under the URL for THX (www.THX.com), and this trailer immediately segues into the Factor 5 logo. During said Factor 5 logo, the last "Moo" sound can still be heard.
- A full-screen version exists (the entire trailer is letterboxed except for the tagline card that reads "The Best Sound... The Best Picture.... You're Watching a THX Certified Feature"); this is only used for both the US and Mexican Spanish VHS's, and the United Kingdom (Region 2) and the Australian (Region 4) rental DVD releases for Monsters, Inc. (rental DVD releases only featuring no copyright text and a PAL tone, with the widescreen version being the only exception) and the discs from the second and third editions of DVD Demystified.
- On the THX Theatrical Trailers: The Audience is Listening and the French-exclusive Les Années Laser THX Trailers DVDs, as the tagline cuts to black, the text "www.thx.com" (set in Futura) appears, fading in and out. It was apparently the same one used in all of the trailers featured in the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, albeit the copyright info being removed.
8th logo (1999-2008)[]
The element shown is a black screen. The phrase "LET'S SEE IT IN" then appears, and zooms in word-by-word at the center of the screen. The THX logo then fades in and shines, followed by "LUCASFILM" (set in Futura) fading in above. The screen then fades out.
9th logo (2000; 2001-2010)[]
In a darkly-lit environment, the screen zooms in toward a glassy light blue sphere, which has clouds rolling and lightning flickering. As the environment illuminates is that the sphere is barely hovering over a textured blue floor. Suddenly, the sphere shatters, and the sky is revealed to contain several rolling gray clouds. The glass then liquefies and gathers in the center. Some lightning strikes it and forms a silver THX logo. If one looks closely while the logo forms, one can see rain pouring down. Then, the environment fades to black as "LUCASFILM", spaced out to fit the width of the THX logo, fades in on top of it and a shimmering blue rectangle (the same one from "Broadway") is drawn clockwise around the logo (like a laser). The logo fades out as the text "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" (à la Broadway) fades in.
Variants[]
- In late 2005, the "LUCASFILM" text was removed due to the 2002 split from Lucasfilm Ltd. as mentioned above. A www.thx.com web address and copyright info now appear at the end of the trailer in place of the Digitally Mastered message. The Lucasfilm Ltd. variant exists until late 2006.
- For the scope version of this trailer, the glass pieces look more stretched out. This variant can be seen on most THX-certified DVDs that uses this trailer.
- The original 16:9 version can be found on three DVDs: The 2003 DVD of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, the 2004 Director's Cut DVD of THX 1138, and the 2005 DVD of Star Wars: Clone Wars (Volume 1).
- On the DVD release of Terminator 2, the environment is darker, and a metallic rectangle with the T2 logo carved out appears from the Time Sphere, zooming towards the viewer. Then, the rectangle gets shot into pieces by the T-800 with the shotgun, as seen on the reflection. The metallic pieces then turn into liquid metal like the T-1000, which gathers from the center and forms the THX logo. There is no lightning. After the rectangle is drawn, the words "DIGITALLY" and "MASTERED" (set in Eurostile) fade in above and below the THX logo, respectively. Then, the logo fades out, and then the white initials that reads "The Best Sound" and "The Best Picture", in a stacked format, fade in and out. Then, after the initials are faded out, another text that reads "You're watching a THX certified feature." fades in and out. Also, the Deep Note in this variant (the Terminator 2 variant) is the same as the one from the Broadway 2000 trailer, with possible audio channel changes. This is also on the Blu-ray releases with some differences: the THX logo fades into the standard logo, the "DIGITALLY" and "MASTERED" (à la Broadway '95) are replaced with "CERTIFIED," and the www.thx.com URL with a copyright notice appears; which served as the basis of Cavalcade. It appears on the Ultimate, eXtreme, initial Blu-ray, and Skynet editions of this film, with the 2015 remastered or 4K Blu-ray releases being the exceptions.
- On the DVDs of The Final Countdown, Fox Demo Disc #1, and The THX Ultimate Demo Disc, the logo fades out before it gets to the "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" text. The THX Ultimate Demo Disc also has the framing of 1.85:1. This is also on the original theatrical version of that trailer.
- On the intro to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc menu, as the rectangle is drawn, the logo moves far away to fit room for the menu options.
- A 4:3 matted version exists, but only for fullscreen DVDs; it has never appeared on VHS.
- A still frame of the bylineless variant is used on the opening of the 2007 PlayStation 3 game flOw.
10th logo (2001-2006)[]
The THX logo starts up like any other, but just as the Deep Note is about to get loud, but the logo accidentally crashes down revealing Shrek and Donkey creating the Deep Note with many instruments. The two look at the screen (with Shrek also nervously saying "Uh-oh!"), before looking at each other and smiling awkwardly as they raise the logo (apparently made out of cardboard) up. The Deep Note starts again (albeit less louder than before) and the logo shimmers in green from left to right. While the Deep Note is playing, Donkey comes out and plays a kazoo over the last few seconds. Shrek yells "Donkey!" at him, and as Donkey mutters "Okay, okay! Chill, Shrek!" the two walk off-screen. The screen fades to black as the words "illuminate your senses" fades in on the top and shines, a smaller THX logo in the middle, and copyright info on the bottom.
11th logo (2003-2006)[]
On a black background is out-of-focus movie clips on a THX logo. Some of these clips include Star Wars: Episode I, Alien and Jurassic Park. The logo then starts to shine as the blue outline from the Broadway trailer appears around the screen and the words "CERTIFIED CINEMA" appear under the THX logo. Everything except the blue outline fades out and is replaced by the THX website URL on the top, copyright notices on the bottom and the phrase "20 Years of Making Great Movies Come Alive."
12th logo (2005-early 2010s)[]
The first element shown is a pitch-black screen, but then there is the words "THE SCIENCE OF SENSATION" (in capital letters) coming at the viewer each two words at a time (like the "Broadway 2000" trailer) and as a purple flare appears under the 'O', the words suddenly fade out by spreading apart. Then, the THX logo and the text "CERTIFIED CINEMA" appears, with a faint shine where the 'O' used to be. The logo shines with a flare coming down on the "T". "WWW.THX.COM" and the copyright at the bottom appear.
Variants[]
- A 4:3 version is used on full-screen DVDs and on the international VHS releases of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, which simply shows "CERTIFIED" under THX.
- Certified DVDs show "CERTIFIED DVD" under THX.
- On some select certified games, the trailer is abridged, and "GAME" replaces "CINEMA".
- Despite this trailer's objective, a 35mm version was still created, as the digital cinematic transition was still underway at the time of the logo.
13th logo (2006-2008)[]
On a black background, the metallic outlines of the THX logo fades in. Then, the shiny silver color fades inside the THX logo. The THX logo glows and makes a big shine with some sparkles. Then, below the THX logo is the disclaimer: "THX and the THX logo are trademarks of THX Ltd., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All Rights Reserved."
14th logo (2006)[]
On a gray background, a clapperboard is seen on screen. It claps and then disappears off-screen. The camera then zooms out and turns, revealing the background to be a gray BMW car with the iconic "kidney grille". Tex flies on-screen and stops in front of the car, giving a "stop" signal. Tex mutters "Uh oh..." then tries to fly away but ends up getting sucked into the car. He gets flung around the car's engine uncontrollably and is eventually able to stop and regain his balance. He then looks up and sees part of the engine spraying. After spraying for a few seconds, it explodes, and Tex gets covered in black ash. Another part of the engine then pushes Tex up, and he gets chased by another explosion. He manages to escape from the car just in time, but then he loses control and hits the THX logo off-screen. He then stands back up, shakes his arms and foot, looks back at the THX logo, and does a "Ta-dah!" pose. A copyright notice fades in and out on the bottom right.
15th logo (2007-2012)[]
The sequence starts out with an octagon shape figure rising out of a silver surface (à la a ripple effect), and forms into another figure, which looks like petals from a flower (it in fact is a blue passion flower) because the viewers are looking from the top. Inside the "flower" is a crown shape figure that has wings on top of it, slowly spinning around, producing the held organ note sound, as the screen zooms in on it. Then, the scene changes. Following this is another set of wings that also spin around, but faster. A ring is spinning around with it and goes down towards the bottom of the screen, producing the buzzer. And the scene changes again. The same set of wings from the first scene is shown, once again spinning slowly, with shades seen on the left side of the screen. As the scene changes again, a tulip is seen zooming in towards the camera as it opens up its front, producing the deep brass sound. Then the screen zooms in on a mushroom as it bumps up a bit and makes drum beats. Then a set of butterflies fly by (with some stopping in the front center of the screen), producing some flapping sound is the flowerhead-like plant with dragonfly wings as petals, it pushes one-by-one clockwise, making dolphin chirping sounds, then there is a lotus seed head opening and closing its holes as it makes a melody played on a glockenspiel. Intact with the drumbeats of the jingle, a variety of mushrooms are seen as they "beat" and bump up the drumbeats, and then the scene changes to swirly-like circles that vibrate, as the screen zooms from one to another, making the bass horn stab. The screen zooms into another tulip, making another deep brass sound, and suddenly, the camera flies over all of the above-mentioned items. As the camera tilts toward the front and zooms back is that the plant-covered structure is actually the THX logo. The plants then retract back, revealing the silver color of the logo; this version looks slightly (but also noticeably) different than the other trailers of the past. The logo zooms back as the copyright info fades in on the bottom.
16th logo (2008)[]
On a black background is this odd speck that talks in a familiar voice to Horton (from Horton Hears a Who; voiced by Jim Carrey). It turns out to be Mayor Ned McDodd (voiced by Steve Carell), the mayor of Whoville, trying to hear him.
Horton: "Come in, Mr. Mayor. Can you hear me?"
Mayor: "Uh, not quite!"
Horton: "How about now? Is this better?"
Mayor: "Ye-yeah... Yeah, sort of."
Horton: "Hello? Am I getting through?"
Then, the mayor says, "Kinda losing you...", causing Horton to drop the THX logo, and he appears while shouting "How about this?! If I get up real close, can you read me?!" knocking the mayor off-screen, then followed by the Deep Note. Horton then turns to the audience laughing, winks, and then goes off-screen. The THX logo shines as usual. Then the screen transitions to a message reading "THE AUDIENCE IS HEARING" (spoofing the "The Audience is Listening" motto, with "HEAR" in the same font as the movie). On the side of the screen is the mayor peek out of the side of the screen, with his clothes blowing.
17th logo (2010-2012)[]
On a deep cloudy background, there is a light tunnel of many colors as well as a shadow in the distance. The shadow then emerges to reveal a silver and shining THX logo as well as a crystal blue rectangle outline from the Broadway trailers, which zoom slowly at us. A small copyright notice is seen below the THX logo.
18th logo (2012)[]
On a black background, a blue trail of light flies around. It flies to an atmosphere with a purple hue. A pink, blue, purple and green trail of light follows the blue trail and flies around with it. A closeup shot of the two trails of light flying is then seen. The rainbow trail of light makes some shapes with its light, while the blue trail flies around the shapes and makes some mini shockwaves. The screen then cuts to a white background but is revealed to be the back of the blue trail of light in the purple atmosphere. The rainbow trail of light joins the blue trail and the two trails fly towards the THX logo, which is seen in the distance. Everything is in slow motion for a split-second, and then the two trails quickly charge towards the THX logo and reveal it. This version looks noticeably different from the other trailers of the past, due to the THX logo being noticeably thinner than normal. The THX logo shines as the two trails of light into the bottom line of the logo and causes a bright light to appear. This bright light takes up the entire screen.
19th logo (2015)[]
The sequence starts in a shooting starfield. Then, a large black eclipse fades in, glows, and spins. Then, many shiny white/black sticks and veins appear all over the eclipse, representing the iris of the human eye, and the screen zooms further into it as the sticks and veins move around and form in different ways. Suddenly, a large shock wave appears in the middle and the screen zooms through it, revealing the THX logo, which is black and has a dark shine on it. The text "see you on the other side" wipes in underneath the THX logo.
Variants[]
- There is also a longer 45-second version in which some of the sticks and veins move around slower, and the screen zooms through the large ring faster. It can be seen here.
- There's an even longer 60-second version, which is preceded by a "Warren Cinemas presents" card. It is similar to the 45-second version, except much slower.
- A 4K resolution version exists.
- With Razer's acquisition of THX, a few modifications were made to this trailer. First is the text "THX IS EVOLVING" fade in at the beginning of the logo. A few seconds later the text fades out. Another line of text fades in, this time saying "HELLO". Below is Razer's print logo. After the text fades out the trailer continues as normal until the THX logo zooms in to the screen. The text "CERTIFIED BY" wipes in above the logo. The "see you on the other side" slogan is omitted, and the copyright notice fades in during the logo and not after the logo.
- A variant of the "CERTIFIED BY" version was spotted before every show of Beyoncé's "Formation World Tour".
20th logo (2015)[]
On a black background, the phrase "The Audience is Listening" fades in. It disappears by sliding to the right. The background becomes a bluish green gradient. A black line with light blue marks slides to the right of the screen and starts to gently shake. It becomes liquid and breaks up into small circles. The screen zooms through the liquid. Multiple grouped lines start swirling around in a circular motion, then forms into a 4-layered sphere. A light blue glow surrounds the sphere. It becomes liquid and opens up, revealing blue electric lines. It later explodes to fill the background with black, then zooms out in the form of the THX logo. It later fills up with metallic material, making it look normal. Some of the light blue lines remain, then later disappear completely. Finally, two copyright notices appear:
- THX and the Deep Note sound are trademarks of THX Ltd. registered in certain jurisdictions. All rights reserved.
- This THX trailer is the property of THX Ltd. All rights reserved.
Variants[]
- 4K releases show the THX 4K logo instead of the "Audience is Listening" phrase.
- One version seen during a behind-the-scenes making of the trailer shows the words "see you on the other side" in place of the copyright notice.
21st logo (2019-)[]
A large purple smoke cloud explodes on the screen, and the camera zooms out to reveal a nebula. The sequence continues to zoom out through the space-like background as a mountain range appears below. The mountains then appear reflected in a waterdrop on a dragonfly's wings. The dragonfly beats its wings in slow-motion clearing the waterdrops, and flies through a new background, featuring some plants that appeared in the "Amazing Life" trailer. The camera dips down into a pool of water and emerges to reveal a city at night, as a helicopter flies past. The city is revealed to be inside a snowglobe on a table of various items. The camera pans back to reveal two similar tables with blue holographic domes on them. Then, Tex appears from the left and flies to a table in the front and loads up a similar holographic dome over the table and flies off. The camera continues to zoom out, revealing that Tex is aboard a star cruiser of some sort. The ship makes a light-speed jump, and the camera pans through the space station the ship was docked at. It is then revealed that the space station is in the shape of the THX logo, which becomes a more traditional silver color. The space background fades to blue, and then everything gradually fades out.
22nd logo (2020-)[]
In a glassy room in the same spaceship from the "Genesis" trailer, Tex and a drone named Bob attempt to place an orb in a socket, in front of a window with a floating THX logo in the background. When Tex tries inserting the orb the first time, the THX logo flashes a little, and the orb pops out of the socket. When Tex is distracted trying to fix a small door that has somehow opened, Bob starts playing with the orb like a basketball right before Tex tries to grab it. Bob finally loses the orb as it rolls towards the screen, while he follows it off, hitting the camera in the process. The camera then topples and various things fall off-screen, such as a ladder, while Tex is noticeably shocked. Tex flies over and fixes the camera as what appears to be a fire extinguisher-like object flies over him and hits the floor. The orb then rolls towards him as Bob then falls to the floor beside him and loses power. Tex flies over and fixes Bob back up. Tex is about to place the orb into the socket, but notices Bob is visibly sad. They compromise and Tex lets the drone slam dunk the orb into the socket, which causes the THX logo to power up and light up. Both robots move to the side as the camera zooms up to the THX logo. They then fist pump. the screen fades to the THX print logo, the text "SPATIAL AUDIO" fades underneath it.
Audio[]
1st logo[]
A synthesized crescendo sound effect known as the "Deep Note", coded by James Andy Moorer. It starts off with a group of 30 descending synthesized voices reminiscent of the sound of an airplane flying. Each voice moves slowly and randomly in a frequency sweep between 200hz and 400hz. This part of the Deep Note then repeats, and eventually, the voices proceed to their target notes, a drastic change of three octaves. The lower notes grow deeper, and the higher voices grow more shrill, becoming an ascending dramatic sound until the sounds stop in one pitch. Three voices are heard per note, slightly detuned, and two more voices are heard in the bass.
2nd logo[]
- The theatrical version uses a louder version of the Deep Note which excludes the looped portion of the beginning.
- The DVD/VHS/LaserDisc version has a shorter and quicker version of the Deep Note that starts at the rapid pitch change. The VHS versions have a +2/higher-pitched (E note) Deep Note. The DVD version has a -1.5/lower-pitched (C♯ note) version that is often re-used in some of the future logos listed below.
- LaserDisc releases sometimes contain multiple pitches on discs, depending on the audio channel and equipment used:
- Almost all analog and digital stereo tracks feature the +2 pitch VHS variation of the Deep Note.
- Dolby Digital AC-3 tracks, meanwhile, contain one of two different variations: they either contain the C#/-1.5 pitch DVD/Tex version, or a truncated theatrical Deep Note variation in D.
- Some copies of Stargate and Species contain the theatrical Deep Note even on the analog tracks, though others use the +2 pitch versions instead.
- The Japanese LaserDisc of Species uses the theatrical Deep Note even on the analog tracks.
- Discs 1, 4, 5 and 8 of the LaserDisc release of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-oh-ki use the C#/-1.5 pitch DVD/Tex version of the Deep Note even on the analog tracks.
- DTS-encoded THX-certified LaserDiscs normally default to the +2 pitch versions as well, though the DTS release of Apollo 13 instead uses the -1.5 pitch DVD/Tex version. (On the 1998 Japanese DTS LaserDisc of said film, the analog stereo track uses the E note)
- PAL THX-certified releases normally have the +2 pitch Deep Note; however, a couple of PAL releases (mentioned below) have it at a higher pitch (+2.68, at an F note).
- The HD version, or "Broadway Classic (Restored)", has the remastered Deep Note used in the "Science of Sensation" trailer.
- On international prints of the 2000 DVD of Alien, there are some unique sound variants:
- The PAL discs feature a +0.68 PAL pitch of the -1.5 (DVD/Tex) Deep Note.
- On the Japanese disc, two audio tracks are present, each containing different pitches:
- The English surround track features the same audio from the PAL releases.
- However, the Japanese audio track features the VHS pitch of the Deep Note (E key).
3rd logo[]
- 1988-1990: The appearance of the box is accompanied by the sound of an orchestra warming up, which fades out as the conductor's hand appears. Once it flicks the baton, a booming, descending synth note accompanies the hyperspeed boost, overlapped by an orchestra crescendo as it reaches its peak. When the THX logo appears in the abyss, the descending synth is played again, but this time at a slower speed and with less distortion. As the THX logo gets closer to the camera, the synth note gets more intense, and an ascending string crescendo slowly becomes prominent before replacing the synth entirely. Once the THX logo completely moves past, the strings reach its highest point, culminating in a majestic chord representing the Deep Note. The strings get quieter, and twinkling sounds play as the "The Audience is Listening" text appears, and echo until a few seconds after the visuals fade out.
- 1990-2002: The trailer still begins with an orchestra warming up, but the loud descending note following the conductor flicking his baton is replaced with a rousing orchestral cue composed by James Horner; whistling sounds accompany the hyperspeed boost as the cue reaches a crescendo before abruptly fading out. As the THX logo appears, a slightly quieter series of ascending string notes is heard, representing the Deep Note; twinkling sounds were also heard as well as a loud whoosh accompanying the THX logo zooming in. Afterwards, there is a low-pitched bell, segueing into an ending consisting of quiet strings/twinkling sounds (not unlike the original mix's ending), to accompany the appearance of the "The Audience is Listening" text.
- This music variant debuted on the LaserDisc, THX WOW!. The music on this release seems to be unfinished, as the whistling sounds at the start are absent, as is the "whoosh" that accompanies the THX logo zooming in.
- The LaserDisc variant also starts with a thunderclap, transitioning into the ascending string notes from the 1990 music variant. The theme is condensed and slightly shorter (particularly after the THX logo zooms past the camera).
4th logo[]
Some chimes and wind howling. When the background opens, wind whistles, then various ascending notes and sounds, until a Star Wars laser-gun sound and a whooshing sound occurs as the THX logo appears and ends with a choir-like version of the Deep Note. The sound for this trailer was apparently created at Skywalker Sound and, according to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc, designed by David Slusser and Marco d'Ambrosio.
5th logo[]
The atmosphere, Grampa's dialogue, and the Deep Note. In the original scene, car horns are heard during the establishing shot of the theatre.
6th logo[]
The Deep Note in -1.5 lower pitch (from the Broadway DVD variant), Tex's dialogue, and the sounds corresponding to the animation. According to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc, the sound design was done by Gary Rydstrom.
7th logo[]
Same as the previous trailer, except the Deep Note is replaced by cows mooing it (if one listens carefully, a high-pitched voice is heard towards the end of the mooing, which sounds like someone yelling "STOP!" before the sound of rumbling and cracking). The sound design is by Gary Rydstrom and Marco d'Ambrosio (who did the cow chord) according to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc. A variant of the Monster THX logo (website intro only) uses some electrical sounds from the Terminator 2 THX trailer, of which Rydstrom also did the sound design. Like the previous two logos, prints existed in all three digital sound formats.
Audio Variant[]
On some earlier home video releases that feature this trailer (like the aforementioned Monsters, Inc. VHS, Toy Story 2 Ultimate Toy Box DVD, Side B of the 2001 DVD of 2 Home Alone Movies In 1! and the version on the Made in Point Richmond DVD, as well as both versions on the discs from the second and third editions of DVD Demystified), the logo is slightly louder, and more mooing sounds are added in, and the moo noise heard at the end is heard later.
8th logo[]
A shorter version of the Deep Note that begins right before the rapid pitch change. However, new voices are added to the Deep Note and drown out most of the original voices except for the lower ones.
9th logo[]
First, there is the sounds of rainfall, and then thunderclaps/electric shocking sounds, followed by glass shattering, then the Deep Note. A laser-like sound is heard as the rectangle is formed.
Audio Trivia[]
- The sound of the thunderclap (taken from The Hollywood Edge's "Peter Michael Sullivan Signature Series" sound effect library) heard before the pieces turn into liquid is the same one from the Dolby Digital "City" trailer.
- Also, if one listens closely just as the Deep Note starts playing up to when the logo is formed, one can almost hear the Deep Note used in the "Broadway 2000" trailer being mixed together, meaning that this version of it was originally going to be included in this trailer, similar to the Terminator 2 variant.
Audio Variant[]
In the T2 variant, music from Terminator 2 is heard which fades into the Deep Note used in Broadway 2000; the sound design and mix are by Gary Rydstrom at Skywalker Sound according to the credits of the T2 Ultimate Edition DVD.
10th logo[]
The Deep Note (the descending part at first with it falling over), the instruments, and the dialogue. Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy reprise their respective roles as Shrek and Donkey from the film.
11th logo[]
In this order, sound/dialogue clips from the following movies are heard:
- Apocalypse Now Redux
- Jurassic Park*1 *2
- Die Hard*2 (John McClane (Bruce Willis): "Well, well, well.")
- Jurassic Park (again)*1 *2 (the T-Rex's roar)
- Nightmare on Elm Street*2 (LD)
- Star Wars: Episode I*1 *2 (Sebulba's podracer)
- Fight Club*1 *2
- Alien*2
- Star Wars: Episode I (again) *1 *2 (the clashing of lightsabers)
- Pulp Fiction *2 (LD) (Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson): "And I will strike down upon thee with...")
- Back To The Future trilogy (Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd): "1.21 gigawatts!")
- Lord of the Rings trilogy *1 (the Nazgul's screech)
- The Fast and the Furious
- Speed *1 *2
After this, the -1.5/low-pitched Deep Note from the "Tex" and "Broadway" (DVD variant) trailers starts playing as the final sound clips play from:
- Alien (again)*2
- Ghost (Molly Jensen (Demi Moore): "Now, just let the clay slide between your fingers.")
- The Mask*2 (LD) (The Mask (Jim Carrey): "Sssssssssmokin'!")
The sound design was done by Gary Rydstrom and Steve Boeddeker of Skywalker Sound.
*1 denotes Skywalker Sound title *2 denotes THX-certified title
12th logo[]
A remastered Deep Note, some shining sounds, and whooshes. In this remastered Deep Note, some voices are reminiscent of the newer ones from the Broadway 2000 version, and some of the voices reach their final pitches before the others do.
Audio Variant[]
- The Deep Note is abridged on the game variant.
- Additionally, on Scarface: The World is Yours, the Deep Note starts after the sound of a chainsaw is played. This same version appears on MAG for PlayStation 3, but without the chainsaw sound.
13th logo[]
The -1.5/low-pitched Deep Note from the "Tex" and "Broadway" (DVD variant) trailers. None for the still variant.
14th logo[]
A man saying "And...action!" when the clapperboard is on-screen, Tex's voice, some car sounds, and other sound effects, and the -1.5/low-pitched Deep Note from before.
15th logo[]
A variety of instruments playing in sync with each plant, performed by Low in the Sky. This ends with a less noisy version of the 2005 Deep Note, accompanied by the swoosh. Unlike the previous THX trailers, the music starts at the ending note (blended into the background instrumentation at first) and comes to a quick end rather than fading out smoothly. Mixed by Gary A. Rizzo at Skywalker Sound.
16th logo[]
The dialogue, sound effects corresponding to the animation, and the 2005 Deep Note (if one listens closely).
17th logo[]
The 2005 Deep Note.
18th logo[]
Sound effects accompanying the atmosphere, followed by the Deep Note.
19th logo[]
A redone version of the Deep Note, also done by James Andy Moorer. It sounds more synthesized than before, and is even louder than before. It starts off with the synths ascending and descending over and over again until they rapidly change their pitches. During the rapid pitch change, the clashing pitches of the lower synths cause a "rumbling" sound as the Deep Note gets louder, and the final pitch gets louder and louder as more and more synths join them at the final chord. The highest synths on the final chord create a synth organ-like sound, while the lowest synths create a deep humming sound. Mixed by Lora Hirschberg (with assistance by Gary Rydstrom) at Skywalker Sound.
Audio Variant[]
In the longer versions, after the synths switch back and forth between ascending and descending, the louder synths are stretched out until the final chord.
20th logo[]
First, the beginning half of the 2005 Deep Note plays, then gets interrupted by whooshes, liquid sound effects, and a low synth note, followed by a choir. During the glow, the Deep Note resumes, followed by another whoosh, and an explosion.
Audio Variant[]
During the "making of" video, there was no Deep Note.
21st logo[]
Sounds accompanying the environments, along with descending sounds invoking the Deep Note. When the sequence starts panning through the space station, there is the Deep Note, with multiple stop-starts during the early stages. The stop-starts get faster and faster until the Deep Note converges into a single sound.
22nd logo[]
Whirring of the flying drones, pinging, balls flying and hitting things, robotic grunts, a slamming noise and then the Deep Note (-1.5/low-pitched).
Scare Factor[]
1st logo[]
Low, because of the dark atmosphere and the Deep Note. But it’s a cool logo.
2nd logo[]
- Theatrical/Dell variants: Low, for the same reasons as the last logo. It’s a great logo, and it is a favorite of many.
- Stargate and Species LaserDisc variant: See above.
- VHS/LaserDisc variants: Low to medium. The louder deep note might scare you, but it is still cool.
- Video CD/UK VHS variants: See above.
- DVD/Apollo 13/LaserDisc variants: Minimal.
- Aliens UK DVD Variant: Minimal to low. Once again, the deep note might scare some, but it’s cool.
3rd logo[]
Depending on the variant:
- Dolby Digital variant: Low to medium. The dark atmosphere and giant THX logo flying towards the screen, along with the thunder sound in the LaserDisc variant, could raise up the scare factor a little, but the incredible animation and music has made this a favorite of many.
- With the original music: See above.
4th logo[]
Low to medium. The sounds can catch you off-guard, and the dated red background can be an eyesore to some, but the Deep Note sounds much more calmer on this trailer. This is also a favorite of many.
5th logo[]
None to low, because of the Deep Note and subject matter (the exploding head doesn't help), but it's a hilarious trailer and a favorite of Simpsons fans.
6th logo[]
Minimal. We still have the Deep Note, but it's intended to be funny, and is a favorite of many, especially among the Pixar crowd.
7th logo[]
None, but it could be higher if you have THX-phobia or are scared of Tex. The actual Deep Note isn't there and it's meant to be funny. It’s yet again a favorite of many, including Pixar’s fanbase.
8th logo[]
Low, because of the dark atmosphere and the Deep Note. But it’s also a great logo.
9th logo[]
Low to medium. The deep note and the sphere shattering can unnerve some, especially those who have Astrophobia (The fear of thunder and lightning), but this is a great logo, and it is a favorite of many. Minimal to Low for the Terminator 2 variant.
10th logo[]
Low. The Deep Note's presence is still ominous, but it's a hilarious trailer, and might also be a favorite among Shrek's parodic "Brogre" fandom.
11th logo[]
Low. The deep note is still there, but it is still cool.
12th logo[]
Depending on the variant.
Low to medium for the original variant. The deep note and the very long dark atmosphere can scare some, but it is cool.
Minimal to medium for the variant used on the Australian DVD of "Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire". The low pitched Deep Note can surprise those who expected the OG one and wind up with this one instead. Otherwise, it is still cool.
13th logo[]
Medium. The flashing atmosphere, Deep Note, and sudden appearance can catch people off-guard, but at least it’s cool!
14th logo[]
Minimal. Like the 6th trailer, it's intended to be funny but it can scare those with "THX-phobia". And again, it may be a favorite among the Pixar crowd.
15th logo[]
Low, due to the Deep Note. The scare factor may range from High to Nightmare for those that have trypophobia (fear of holes), although some with THX-phobia might even like this one for its wonderful animation.
16th logo[]
Low. The "CRASH!" sound and the Deep Note might startle a more than few viewers, but it's intended to be funny.
17th logo[]
Minimal. The deep note can still scare some, but it’s cool.
18th logo[]
Minimal, due to the accompanied sound effects, atmosphere, and Deep Note. However, the colours and wisps make it a lot tamer. It’s also cool.
19th logo[]
Low to medium. The even louder deep note can REALLY unnerve some, but the animation is amazing.
20th logo[]
Low. The animation, sounds and the Deep Note can startle more than a few, but they're wonderful otherwise.
21st logo[]
Low. Even though the deep note can scare some, this is a great trailer by THX, thanks to the CGI and the references to "Amazing Life" and the appearance of Tex.
22nd logo[]
Minimal. Again, the Deep Note is still present, but it's also quite a humorous logo. It's also a good logo for spatial audio.
23rd logo[]
None
Availability[]
1st Logo[]
None, but it did appear at the start of the 1983 premiere of Star Wars Episode VI: Return Of The Jedi.
2nd Logo[]
Appeared on early DVD, VHS, and LaserDisc releases of several movies from various studios such as Disney, Buena Vista, 20th Century Studios, Warner Bros. Pictures, and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
3rd Logo[]
Appeared only on LaserDisc releases of movies.
4th Logo[]
Appeared only on the 2001 DVD release of Speed
5th Logo[]
Appeared on the Simpsons Season 5 episode, "Burns Heir"
6th Logo[]
Appeared on these releases in order of listing:
- Independence Day (Theatrical release, 1996)
- Toy Story (1996 LaserDisc/2001 DVD release)
- Home Alone (2000/2001 DVD releases/2006 Family Fun Edition DVD release)
- A Bug's Life (2003 DVD release)
- Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (2005 2-Disc Special Edition DVD release)
- Toy Story 2 (2005 Special/Woody's Roundup Edition DVD release)
- Cars (2006/2011 DVD release)
- The Secret Of Nimh (2007 Family Fun Edition DVD release)
- The Pebble & The Penguin (2007 Family Fun Edition DVD release)
- Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix (2007 DVD release)
The extended version only appeared on two DVD'S
- Finding Nemo (2003 DVD release) (Disc 2)
- Alvin & The Chipmunks (2008 DVD release) (Side B)
7th Logo[]
This trailer can be found in the following order below:
- Alvin & The Chipmunks (2008 DVD Release) (Side A)
- Finding Nemo (2003 DVD release) (Disc 1)
- Harry Potter & The Half Blood Prince (2009 UK Blu-ray/DVD releases)
- Home Alone (2005 2-Disc Special Edition DVD release)
- Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (2001 2 Home Alone Movies In 1! DVD release)
- Horton Hears A Who! (2008 DVD release) (Side B)
- Igor (2008 DVD release) (Side A)
- Monsters Inc. (2002 DVD/VHS release)
- Speed 2: Cruise Control (2002 DVD release)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Volume 2 (2005 DVD release)
- The Day The Earth Stood Still (2002 DVD release)
- Toy Story (2005 10th Anniversary Edition DVD release)
- Toy Story 2 (2000 Ultimate Toy Box DVD release)
8th Logo[]
The movies that have this trailer are unknown, but it did appear at the start of the 1999 premiere of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
9th Logo[]
The following movies are listed in the order below:
- Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone (2002 DVD release)
- Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets (2003 DVD release)
- Harry Potter & The Prisoner Of Azkaban (2004 DVD release)
- Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire (Original 2006 DVD release)
- Home Alone (2003 DVD release)
- Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (2001 DVD release)
- Star Wars Episode II: The Attack Of The Clones (2002 DVD release)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars Volume 1 (2005 DVD release)
- Star Wars: The Complete Trilogy (2004 DVD Box Set Release)
- THX 1138 (2004 Director's Cut Edition)
- The Incredibles (2005 DVD release)
The T2 trailer can only be found on the Terminator 2: Judgement Day 2000 Ultimate Edition DVD release, the 2003 DVD release, and the 2006 Blu-ray release.
10th Logo[]
None, but was going to be released in theaters with the 2001 premiere of Shrek. It can also be found on the 2003 Special Edition DVD release of Shrek.
12th Logo[]
This THX Trailer can be found on four DVD releases: Cinderella (2005 French DVD), Harry Potter & The Goblet Of Fire (2006 Australian DVD), Star Wars Episode III: The Revenge Of The Sith, and The Wizard Of Oz (2005 DVD)
14th Logo[]
This trailer has premiered in the 2006 Theatrical release of Cars and can only be found on Brave Story and District B13.
15th Logo[]
Here are the DVD releases with this trailer:
- The 2007 Box Set release of the four Indiana Jones movies
- The 2008 Asian & African releases of Harry Potter & The Order Of The Phoenix
- Side B of the 2008 release of Igor
- The 2008 release of Star Wars & The Clone Wars
16th Logo[]
This trailer has premiered in the 2008 Theatrical release of Horton Hears A Who!, and is found on Side A of the 2008 DVD release of Horton Hears A Who!
Trivia[]
- Additionally, the THX logo also has gotten its own nicknames, such as "The loudest noise of your childhood", "The Deep Note", "That One Loud Logo That Appears Before Several of Your Favourite Movies" and "Your Childhood's Worst Nightmare Before the Movie Starts".
- The Deep Note is also supposed to let the audience know that the movie's sound is in the highest quality available, although it can unintentionally scare many people, especially kids and THXphobics.
- It's also well known to have its own parodies, such as from The Simpsons (from the episode Burn's Heir), Tiny Toon Adventures (known as "THUD") and even Bluey (which was named "BRM")
- Adding to that, THX even liked the Simpsons THX gag and made into a real trailer.
- On THX's website, you can see the 21st logo but it's an error with the website because there is a button saying "Sound On" even though the music isn't playing and if you press that button it will say "Sound Off" even though the music is playing. Plus they used a higher resolution quality to make the animation cooler
- In the 23rd logo the picture of Michael Rosen was from Quiet Please from 2008.
Videos[]
CAUTION: Do not watch the Amazing Life logo if you have trypophobia (a fear of holes).
WARNING: Don't watch the Cavalcade logo if you have Astrophobia (The fear of lightning).
Dream variants[]
1st logo
There is a digitally mastered variant with the digitally mastered text in arial, the text on the thx logo can be lucasfilm above only or digitally mastered. after, the best sound best picture text from grand or cavalcade appears. a copyright notice appears below.
there is an DELL version where your dell pc is thx certified appears, then best picture. best sound., then the lucasfilm above logo.
on laserdiscs, the mastered and duplicated text appears, then the [ LASER |/ DISC ] box appears in blue under the thx logo.
on VHS, it uses the digitally mastered version.
There is a remastered version where the text is in arial and the thx logo is the coparated one in blue, shining. a copyright notice appears in blue below.
There is a bluray version where the logo is hd and certified is under the logo. after, the URL appears.
2nd logo
There is a DELL version of the hd version where the text from the old version appears, and the URL fades in along with the copyright notice.
there is a combo version with the 3rd logo.
3rd logo
there is a short version starting with the 3d thx logo. then the broadway thx logo appears in a silver rectangle. then the end text appears on a black background.
the combo version with the 2nd logo starts in space, where the adiorum text from grand appears, then we fly backwards through the vortex, then the conductor puts down his baton. then we zoom in on a box as it turns into a blue outline, then it acts like broadway. the end text appears on a black background.
there is a bluray version that starts like the short version, but the digitally mastered text appears at the begining.
on dvds, the digitally mastered text appears on the 2nd logo.
there is a DELL version where the beginning text is replaced by your dell pc is thx certified. after, the best picture best sound text appears, followed by the URL.
4th logo
there is a digitally mastered version where the adiorum text is replaced by the digitally mastered text.
there is a laserdisc version where the background quickly turns blue, and after the thx logo appears, the background fades to black as the broadway rectangle appears, and [LASER|/DISC] is under the logo.
there is an enhanced version where the real deep note is here, the audience is listening zooms in, and the thx logo appears in the broadway rectangle.
5th Trailer
Trailer: In a starry sky, we zoom out to see Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, and Toad from Nintendo's popular Super Mario franchise. They are enjoying the fireworks outside of Peach's castle, a la the opening to the game Super Mario 3D World. Luigi says, "Mario, look at that one!" and Mario goes "What is it, Luigi?" Peach and Toad look as well, and we see a firework fly into the night sky, exploding into the THX logo made out of firework sparks, which then later fades into the regular one. A blue rectangle is drawn around the logo (a la the "Cavalcade" trailer). The THX logo shines as "The Audience Is Listening" in a Mario-esque font fades in.
Audios: Fireworks banging, the voices, and the Deep Note. The Deep Note can be in many different pitches like the "Broadway" trailer. It can be the original D# note, -1.5 semitones (C), +2 semitones (E), or +3 semitones (F). It can also be any of the other versions of the Deep Note, like the "Amazing Life", "Broadway 2000", or "Eclipse" trailers. In layman's terms, it can be every single version of the Deep Note, including the "Moo Can" version.
Scare Factor: Minimal. It's not scary at all, and boasts very nice CGI. It may give people who aren't fond of fireworks a slight jump, but it is harmless besides that.