United Artists: Difference between revisions

*A 20th anniversary variant was seen on ''Of Mice and Men'', as well as on Laurel & Hardy's ''A Chump at Oxford'' (filmed and completed in 1939, released in 1940). This is also nicknamed "The Hal Roach Studios Variant".

'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent for most of the time; however, sometimes it uses the opening of the film.

* A color version of this logo exists.

'''Music/Sounds:''' The film's opening theme.

*Depending on the film, the placement of the logo would vary slightly.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent, or the opening theme or audio of the film.

*On some full screen prints, including the RCA VideoDisc release of ''Fiddler on the Roof'', the logo is squeezed to fit the 4:3 aspect ratio. On the cancelled VHD print of the film, the logo is cropped/zoomed in so that the "United Artists" text appears to be in the center of the screen, resulting in the "T" being cut off at the right side.

'''Music/Sounds:''' An ascending musical scale of 6 groovy bass guitar notes accompanying each of the 6 {{color|blue}} lines, followed by a sharp drum roll, and concluded by a fanfare of horns and drums composed by Doug Goodwin, a staff composer at DePatie-Freleng also known for writing the theme song for ''The Pink Panther Show''.

* On European releases, such as the Italian release of ''Cannibal Holocaust'', it would say "United Artists Europa Inc.", in the 5th logo's font. This can be seen on the Shameless UK DVD & Blu-ray release. This logo is not on American releases, as the Grindhouse DVD plasters it with the [[Grindhouse Releasing]] logo, and even if the cancelled Mogul Video release were to turn up it might not have had any logo. This logo was also seen on ''Primo Amore''.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent, or the film's opening cue/theme.

*A short version seen on trailers starts with the logo already revealed and the sparkles on the "UNITED ARTISTS" text.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Silent or the film's opening theme. On the 2001 Special Edition DVD release of ''Rocky'', however, it uses the 1994 music, due to a reverse plastering error (the previous 1998 DVD had the 1994 logo).

*On European releases, it would say "United Artists Europa Inc."

'''Music/Sounds:''' Usually silent.

*A still version appears on the CBS/Fox release of ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly''.

*A rare variant is seen on Columbian VHS releases from Kyron Home Video. The logo is in black & white and zooms in from the left.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A low sonic tone plays in the background as the line fades in, then a soft "ping" is heard and a slow, somewhat somber five-note piano tune plays when the line begins rotating; a long "whoosh" is also heard throughout this section. When the "UA" is revealed and the words "United Artists" appear, they are accompanied by a short, swelling progression of violins immediately leading to an uplifting, dramatic 5-note orchestral conclusion. This theme was composed by Joe Harnell.

'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a {{color|blue}} "UA," similar-looking to the previous logo but more uniformed in structure and with three cross-indentations on the "A." Once it reaches a comfortable distance, the "UA" stops zooming, and "United Artists" in a white thin sans-serif font fades in below it.

'''Music/Sounds:''' None.

*Some reissues in the early to mid '90s had the 1989 version without the byline.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A low bass sound, followed by a jet engine-like "swoosh" and a single chord timed with the logo shining. Other times, it's silent or even the opening soundtrack to the film.

*There is a print closing version where the words "UNITED ARTISTS" are stacked and the shine is intact.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Some tingling sounds followed by an orchestral tune with a dramatic, trip hop-esque backbeat, ending with a rhythmic twinkling sound, sometimes extended. Composed by Starr Parodi and Jeff Eden Fair. On some films such as ''The Birdcage'' and ''Man in the Iron Mask'' (1998), it has the opening theme.

'''Variant:''' There is a variant where the logo is zooming out from 1.78:1 to 2.35:1 scope. This was because the film was in scope but the MGM lion preceding was in "flat" aspect.

'''Music/Sounds:''' A short synth instrumental bed consisting of a drum beat, a synth harmony, and sounds of synth wind, with a short 4-note synth piano stinger at the end.

* On newer prints of ''Heaven's Gate'' on Starz Encore Westerns, the logo has a slightly enhanced look. The streaks are brighter, the logo is formed a little faster. The words "UNITED" and "ARTISTS" show their streaks a little more before they converge, the "UA" logo shines a little more, and the logo fades out a little faster instead of slowly.

'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as above. On some films such as ''Valkyrie'' and ''Hot Tub Time Machine'', it's silent or has the movie's opening theme playing over it.