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'''Visuals:''' On a black background, a small, white-outlined box containing a {{color|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 {{color|#77c3ec|blue}} "hyperspace" far larger than the box that slowly turns {{color|#89170d|red}}. Once the screen zooms through the other end of the wormhole, there is a {{color|silver}} THX logo slowly zoom towards the camera, against a {{color|#412021|dark red}} abyss. After a cooldown for a few seconds, text reading "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''The Audience is Listening'''}}" fades in, in the same font and color used in "Broadway"; followed by a subtitle reading "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''Lucasfilm Ltd. Sound System'''}}", along with a copyright notice at the bottom right of the screen. | '''Visuals:''' On a black background, a small, white-outlined box containing a {{color|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 {{color|#77c3ec|blue}} "hyperspace" far larger than the box that slowly turns {{color|#89170d|red}}. Once the screen zooms through the other end of the wormhole, there is a {{color|silver}} THX logo slowly zoom towards the camera, against a {{color|#412021|dark red}} abyss. After a cooldown for a few seconds, text reading "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''The Audience is Listening'''}}" fades in, in the same font and color used in "Broadway"; followed by a subtitle reading "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''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. | ||
'''Trivia:''' The copyright notice has a 1987 date on it, indicating it was completed by then. | |||
'''Variants:''' | '''Variants:''' | ||
* This trailer was <u>remixed in Dolby Digital in 1995</u>. This variant had slight changes. At the start is the Dolby logo, alongside the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''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). | * This trailer was <u>remixed in Dolby Digital in 1995</u>. This variant had slight changes. At the start is the Dolby logo, alongside the text "{{Font|Times New Roman|'''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 ''<u>THX WOW!</u>'', the logo starts at the hyperspeed boost, and the Dolby logo at the end is blacked out. | |||
* On <u>LaserDisc releases starting with [https://youtu.be/8dSIcaKa5Ek?t=74 ''Highlander: Director's Cut'']</u>, the hyperspeed boost is removed. The text "{{Font|Arial|Mastered and duplicated for optimal video and audio performance}}" fades in on the {{color|#412021|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 {{color|silver}} outlined rectangle. The THX LaserDisc logo and the {{color|silver}} outlined rectangle shine. This was used until 1999. | * On <u>LaserDisc releases starting with [https://youtu.be/8dSIcaKa5Ek?t=74 ''Highlander: Director's Cut'']</u>, the hyperspeed boost is removed. The text "{{Font|Arial|Mastered and duplicated for optimal video and audio performance}}" fades in on the {{color|#412021|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 {{color|silver}} outlined rectangle. The THX LaserDisc logo and the {{color|silver}} outlined rectangle shine. This was used until 1999. | ||
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'''Availability:''' This is the first alternate THX trailer, introduced in 1988 with the original theatrical release of ''Willow'' in THX certified theaters. | '''Availability:''' This is the first alternate THX trailer, introduced in 1988 with the original theatrical release of ''Willow'' in THX certified theaters. | ||
* The original version only survives in the hands of a few home projectionists. Footage of the logo in action, seen before a British theatrical showing of ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' at the Empire Leicester Square cinema in London, was discovered in mid-February 2022. | * The original version only survives in the hands of a few home projectionists. Footage of the logo in action, seen before a British theatrical showing of ''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'' at the Empire Leicester Square cinema in London, was discovered in mid-February 2022. | ||
* The Dolby Digital variant was seen in THX-certified theaters from 1995-2000, and is also available on THX demo discs. | |||
* The Dolby Digital variant was seen in THX-certified theaters from 1995-2000. | |||
* The LaserDisc variant can be seen on LaserDiscs from 1996-1999 such as ''The Blues Brothers'', ''Volcano'', ''Independence Day'', and others (namely [[20th Century Studios|Fox]], [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]], and [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] flicks). | * The LaserDisc variant can be seen on LaserDiscs from 1996-1999 such as ''The Blues Brothers'', ''Volcano'', ''Independence Day'', and others (namely [[20th Century Studios|Fox]], [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]], and [[Universal Pictures|Universal]] flicks). | ||
* It was also seen on LaserDiscs from other major film companies, except for Disney's labels, [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]] (except for the 1998 LD release of ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', which uses this logo) and some Fox releases which used the Broadway trailer instead. [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] would also use this logo for LaserDiscs, but only for the ''Twister'' LD release. The last release that used this trailer was ''Tenchi Muyo in Love 2: Distant Thoughts,'' released August 25, 1999. | * It was also seen on LaserDiscs from other major film companies, except for Disney's labels, [[Columbia Pictures|Columbia]] (except for the 1998 LD release of ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', which uses this logo) and some Fox releases which used the Broadway trailer instead. [[Warner Bros. Pictures|Warner Bros.]] would also use this logo for LaserDiscs, but only for the ''Twister'' LD release. The last release that used this trailer was ''Tenchi Muyo in Love 2: Distant Thoughts,'' released August 25, 1999. | ||