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** The third fanfare still omits the first three horn notes and does not have the whoosh sound this time, but reinstates the harp at the beginning and also has a bass drop just like the first prototype fanfare. | ** The third fanfare still omits the first three horn notes and does not have the whoosh sound this time, but reinstates the harp at the beginning and also has a bass drop just like the first prototype fanfare. | ||
* Some films such as ''Three Thousand Years of Longing'' and ''Creed III'' have the opening theme heard without the roaring. | * Some films such as ''Three Thousand Years of Longing'' and ''Creed III'' have the opening theme heard without the roaring. | ||
* On the 60 Years of Bond variant, the iconic James Bond intro sound (based on the remastered version of the James Bond theme from ''Dr. No'', composed by Monty Norman and performed by the John Barry Orchestra) plays over Leo's | * On the 60 Years of Bond variant, the iconic James Bond intro sound (based on the remastered version of the James Bond theme from ''Dr. No'', composed by Monty Norman and performed by the John Barry Orchestra) plays over Leo's second roar after the fanfare and Leo's first roar. The whoosh sound effects in the fanfare are also removed. | ||
** On ''Thirteen Lives'', only the roaring is heard alongside the movie's opening theme. | |||
** On ''The Sound of 007'', the whoosh sound in the fanfare was added back and the last note of the Bond intro sound was re-arranged and extended, along with a drum hit alongside the guitar strum. | |||
* On a Screenpix print of the end of ''Space Probe Taurus'' (1965), the first half of the 1982 roar is heard. | * On a Screenpix print of the end of ''Space Probe Taurus'' (1965), the first half of the 1982 roar is heard. | ||
* On ''Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles'', the logo is higher pitched likely due to PAL speedup since this film is Australian. | * On ''Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles'', the logo is higher pitched likely due to PAL speedup since this film is Australian. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Seen on almost every MGM film beginning with ''Respect''. | ||
* The version with the byline first appeared on the teaser trailer for ''Saltburn'', and later appeared on ''Sitting in Bars with Cake'', released on September 8, 2023. | * The version with the byline first appeared on the teaser trailer for ''Saltburn'', and later appeared on ''Sitting in Bars with Cake'', released on September 8, 2023. | ||
* It later | * It was later seen at the beginning of 2021's ''Candyman'' (as a variant) while the previous logo is used at the end, and on some select prints of ''No Time to Die'' (other theatrical prints as well as a Spanish print and an Asian print use the previous logo). | ||
* It has also begun to plaster some older logos up to the 2001 URL variant on new prints of older releases, such as on the Screenpix On Demand print of ''A Day to Remember'', albeit cutting off after the first roar. | * It has also begun to plaster some older logos up to the 2001 URL variant on new prints of older releases, such as on the Screenpix On Demand print of ''A Day to Remember'', albeit cutting off after the first roar. | ||
* Furthermore, MGM posted a brand evolution video, showcasing the evolution of the three unique elements of the logo: the lion, the "ARS GRATA ARTIS" filmstrip, and the company's name style, mask, and "TRADEMARK" wording along with the registered trademark from later versions of the logo, from Slats from the first MGM logo in 1924 to the CGI Leo from the current logo, with the CGI Leo footage being sped up until it freezes on the same frame used in the print logo, before showing its logo, after each of the logo's elements are deformed, one by one, when it zooms in, which can be shown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=escZ4PZX8BE here]. | * Furthermore, MGM posted a brand evolution video, showcasing the evolution of the three unique elements of the logo: the lion, the "ARS GRATA ARTIS" filmstrip, and the company's name style, mask, and "TRADEMARK" wording along with the registered trademark from later versions of the logo, from Slats from the first MGM logo in 1924 to the CGI Leo from the current logo, with the CGI Leo footage being sped up until it freezes on the same frame used in the print logo, before showing its logo, after each of the logo's elements are deformed, one by one, when it zooms in, which can be shown [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=escZ4PZX8BE here]. | ||
* The "60 Years of Bond" variant was first posted online on January 19, 2022, with it later appearing on the limited IMAX re-release of ''No Time To Die'' two days later. | * The "60 Years of Bond" variant was first posted online on January 19, 2022, with it later appearing on the limited IMAX re-release of ''No Time To Die'' two days later. | ||
** It also made appearances on ''Thirteen Lives'' and ''The Sound of 007'', two [[Amazon Originals|Prime Video]] originals. | ** It also made appearances on ''Thirteen Lives'' and ''The Sound of 007'', two [[Amazon Originals|Prime Video]] originals. | ||
* Other plastered appearances include the Screenpix print of ''Space Probe Taurus'' (1965) along with the 1997 Orion Pictures logo, international remastered prints of ''The Addams Family'' (1991), where it precedes the 1990 version of the 1986 Paramount logo at the beginning and follows it at the end; Paramount+'s print of ''Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal'' (1982) | * Other plastered appearances include the Screenpix print of ''Space Probe Taurus'' (1965) along with the 1997 Orion Pictures logo, international remastered prints of ''The Addams Family'' (1991), where it precedes the 1990 version of the 1986 Paramount logo at the beginning and also follows it at the end; Paramount+'s print of ''Lois Gibbs and the Love Canal'' (1982), a later print of ''The Aeronauts'' on iTunes UK, the end of the Capelight Pictures Blu-ray release of ''Red River'' (1948), and at the start and end of a Tubi streaming print of ''The Heavenly Kid'' (1985). | ||
* The 100th anniversary variant made its debut on the Amazon Original film ''Road House''. | * The 100th anniversary variant made its debut on the Amazon Original film ''Road House''. | ||