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===1st Logo (April 5, 1987-January 25, 2009)=== | ===1st Logo (April 5, 1987-January 25, 2009)=== | ||
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* ''The Simpsons'' has featured many alternate variations of the logo over the years, with different music, sound effects, and/or dialogue. One recurring variation is on Halloween episodes, where a woman screaming is heard followed by a creepy pipe organ playing the theme. For a full comprehensive list of variations, see The Simpsons Archive's Alternate Credits Guide or our variations page on this company. | * ''The Simpsons'' has featured many alternate variations of the logo over the years, with different music, sound effects, and/or dialogue. One recurring variation is on Halloween episodes, where a woman screaming is heard followed by a creepy pipe organ playing the theme. For a full comprehensive list of variations, see The Simpsons Archive's Alternate Credits Guide or our variations page on this company. | ||
* Another famous example of a variant is on ''The Simpsons'' Season 4 episode "Kamp Krusty", where a mariachi band plays the jingle, and after that, a bunch of people yell "Ole!" | * Another famous example of a variant is on ''The Simpsons'' Season 4 episode "Kamp Krusty", where a mariachi band plays the jingle, and after that, a bunch of people yell "Ole!" | ||
* The first visual variation of this logo on a ''Simpsons'' episode was in the episode "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" (which can be shown on this page). | * The first visual variation of this logo on a ''Simpsons'' episode was in the episode "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" (which can be shown on this page). | ||
* On the webisodes of ''The Critic'', the logo is in the center of the screen, is brighter and blue, and is still. This variant uses the end theme of the show. | * On the webisodes of ''The Critic'', the logo is in the center of the screen, is brighter and blue, and is still. This variant uses the end theme of the show. | ||
*On the first episode of ''The Tracey Ullman Show,'' the IN ASSOCIATION WITH text was in a different font and it stays there a bit longer. | |||
'''FX/SFX''': The hand raising, the lights dimming, and the company name fading in. | '''FX/SFX''': The hand raising, the lights dimming, and the company name fading in. | ||
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*The music in this logo appears at the end of the Neil Cicierega song "Alanis", from his mixtape ''Mouth Sounds''. | *The music in this logo appears at the end of the Neil Cicierega song "Alanis", from his mixtape ''Mouth Sounds''. | ||
*The music here was done on a tiny Korg 05R/W rack with a custom preset. | *The music here was done on a tiny Korg 05R/W rack with a custom preset. | ||
*The "Shh" sound effect was | *The "Shh" sound effect was provided by British comedian Tracey Ullman. | ||
*The sound of the audience was actually recorded by 2 people and were double tracked to sound like more than two. This was | *The sound of the audience was actually recorded by 2 people and were double tracked to sound like more than two. This was provided by former Fox CEO Garth Anchier and Townsend himself. | ||
*Originally, there were 2 music tracks that were not able to make the cut. One was a George Winston inspired track, and the other one was inspired by Phillip Glass. So the third one is the | *Originally, there were 2 music tracks that were not able to make the cut. One was a George Winston inspired track, and the other one was inspired by Phillip Glass. So the third one (which is the 9 note electric piano jngle) was added in the logo and was used for 30+ years. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variants''': | '''Music/Sounds Variants''': | ||
* On the first three seasons of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' (1987-89), the theme is pitched slightly higher | * On the first three seasons of ''The Tracey Ullman Show'' (1987-89), the theme is pitched slightly higher, but the very first episode of that said tv show have the last note of the jingle extended. | ||
* On Halloween episodes of ''The Simpsons'', starting with the ''Treehouse Of Horror'' episodes, a woman screaming very cowardly replaces "Shhhh!" and that same tune played on a creepy organ that basically matches Halloween very much. Numerous other alternate versions of the theme have been used over the years (see "Variants" above). Earlier Halloween shows lack some parts of the audio. | * On Halloween episodes of ''The Simpsons'', starting with the ''Treehouse Of Horror'' episodes, a woman screaming very cowardly replaces "Shhhh!" and that same tune played on a creepy organ that basically matches Halloween very much. Numerous other alternate versions of the theme have been used over the years (see "Variants" above). Earlier Halloween shows lack some parts of the audio. | ||
* Some episodes might use a soundbite from the episode, or use a voiceover from a character in that episode that plays alongside the jingle. Others have sound effects and/or voiceovers completely replacing the jingle.<br /> | * Some episodes might use a soundbite from the episode, or use a voiceover from a character in that episode that plays alongside the jingle. Others have sound effects and/or voiceovers completely replacing the jingle.<br /> | ||
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===2nd Logo (September 16, 2003, July 27, 2007, February 15, 2009- )=== | ===2nd Logo (September 16, 2003, July 27, 2007, February 15, 2009- )=== | ||
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