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===Background=== | ===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 1982 (in turn was then-owned by [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]] until June 2002, when spun-off in 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 "'''T'''omlinson '''H'''olman's e'''X'''periment". 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 [[THX (France)|France]] only) until around late 2012, as well as [[THX Certified Games|video games]] until 2009. In 2006, THX ran a contest for fans of the logos to create their own. You can see the winners of that contest [[THX "Make Your Own Trailer" Contest Entries|here]]. Previously owned by sound card manufacturer Creative Technology, THX was acquired by gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer (which acquired the developers of the Ouya game console) on October 17, 2016. | 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 1982 (in turn was then-owned by [[Lucasfilm Ltd.]] until June 2002, when spun-off in 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 "'''T'''omlinson '''H'''olman's e'''X'''periment". 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; [https://closinglogosgroup.miraheze.org/w/index.php?title=THX#14th Trailer (June 9-November 23, 2006) ''Brave Story''] in Japan and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp2Ov3TDzBs ''Pan's Labyrinth']' in [[THX (France)|France]] only) until around late 2012, as well as [[THX Certified Games|video games]] until 2009. In 2006, THX ran a contest for fans of the logos to create their own. You can see the winners of that contest [[THX "Make Your Own Trailer" Contest Entries|here]]. Previously owned by sound card manufacturer Creative Technology, THX was acquired by gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer (which acquired the developers of the Ouya game console) on October 17, 2016. | ||
===1st Trailer (May 25, 1983)=== | ===1st Trailer (May 25, 1983)=== | ||
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*2010: The trailer is remastered, or recreated, 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: The trailer is remastered, or recreated, 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 for superior sound and picture quality," in the same Arial font (a la 1995 B). Debuted on home entertainment releases starting with ''Star Wars: The Original Trilogy'' Blu-ray. | *2010 A: "The Audience is Listening" text is replaced with "Digitally mastered for superior sound and picture quality," in the same Arial font (a la 1995 B). Debuted on home entertainment releases starting with ''Star Wars: The Original Trilogy'' Blu-ray. | ||
*On the ''Apollo 13'' DTS LaserDisc as well as the Japanese LaserDisc of ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' (Japanese release) and the LaserDisc release of ''Con Air'' (in their respective AC-3 soundtracks), the Deep Note on the THX LaserDisc logo is the -1.5 pitch Deep Note like the DVD/Tex. | *On the ''Apollo 13'' DTS LaserDisc as well as the Japanese LaserDisc of ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' (Japanese release) and the LaserDisc release of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnPBr09EVBw ''Con Air''] (in their respective AC-3 soundtracks), the Deep Note on the THX LaserDisc logo is the -1.5 pitch Deep Note like the DVD/Tex. | ||
*On ''The Lion King'' Deluxe CAV Letterbox Edition, ''Clear and Present Danger'', ''Strange Days'', ''Die Hard 2'' and ''True Lies'' (in their respective AC-3 soundtracks), some LaserDisc prints of the ''Stargate'' widescreen AC-3 release 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 Ghost Train), though other prints use the +2 pitch Deep Note. (likely corrected copies as the early prints for the former were infamous for audio mixing issues). | *On [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fU8TKbPq1sY ''The Lion King'' Deluxe CAV Letterbox Edition], ''Clear and Present Danger'', ''Strange Days'', ''Die Hard 2'' and ''True Lies'' (in their respective AC-3 soundtracks), some LaserDisc prints of the ''Stargate'' widescreen AC-3 release 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 Ghost Train), though other prints use the +2 pitch Deep Note. (likely corrected copies as the early prints for the former were infamous for audio mixing issues). | ||
*On the 1994 LaserDisc of ''Night of the Living Dead'', the Elite Entertainment logo fades to the THX LaserDisc logo. | *On the 1994 LaserDisc of ''Night of the Living Dead'', the Elite Entertainment logo fades to the THX LaserDisc logo. | ||
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*On international prints of the 2000 DVD of ''Alien'', there are some unique sound variants: | *On international prints of the 2000 DVD of ''Alien'', there are some unique sound variants: | ||
** The UK disc features a +1 PAL pitch of the -1.5 (DVD/Tex) Deep Note in a D key. | ** The UK disc features a +1 PAL pitch of the -1.5 (DVD/Tex) Deep Note in a D key. | ||
** On the Japanese disc, two audio tracks are present, each containing different pitches: | ** On the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=601Bgss38hI Japanese disc], two audio tracks are present, each containing different pitches: | ||
*** The English surround track features the same audio from the UK release. | *** The English surround track features the same audio from the UK release. | ||
*** However, the Japanese audio track features the VHS pitch of the Deep Note (E key). | *** However, the Japanese audio track features the VHS pitch of the Deep Note (E key). | ||
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*This trailer was remixed in Dolby Digital in 1995. This variant had slight changes. At the start, the Dolby logo and the text fade in reading "'''Dolby Digital sound in a THX Theatre'''," and in the end the Recorded in Dolby Digital logo was added at the left-bottom of the screen. | *This trailer was remixed in Dolby Digital in 1995. This variant had slight changes. At the start, the Dolby logo and the text fade in reading "'''Dolby Digital sound in a THX Theatre'''," and in the end the Recorded in Dolby Digital logo was added at the left-bottom of the screen. | ||
*On LaserDisc releases starting with '' | *On LaserDisc releases starting with [https://youtu.be/8dSIcaKa5Ek?t=74 ''Highlander: Director's Cut''], the words "Mastered and duplicated for optimal video and audio performance" fades with the red dots. Then, it fades to the 3D THX logo. Once it's finished zooming, 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. | ||
'''FX/SFX''': A conductor flicks a baton which triggers a hyperspeed boost, finishing in an abyss with the THX logo moving past the screen. This is CGI, mixed with live-action with the hand, done by Industrial Light and Magic. | '''FX/SFX''': A conductor flicks a baton which triggers a hyperspeed boost, finishing in an abyss with the THX logo moving past the screen. This is CGI, mixed with live-action with the hand, done by Industrial Light and Magic. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds 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. | '''Music/Sounds 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. | ||
'''Availability''': First seen in theaters in June 2001 - with the exact film it debuted on unknown. Seen on several THX DVDs such as ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,'' ''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones,'' ''Alien Quadrilogy'', ''From Hell'', ''The Incredibles'', ''Bayside Shakedown 2'', ''THX 1138'' (fittingly enough), the ''Star Wars Trilogy'' 2004 DVDs, and ''X-Men 1.5''; in THX theaters, and on the video games NBA 09: The Inside, MLB 08: The Show and ''MLB 09: The Show''. It's also the intro to the menu of ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''. The final appearance of the Lucasfilm byline variant was ''Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume One'', released on March 22, 2005, and the remastered variant with the THX website URL but no Lucasfilm byline appears on the French DVD releases of ''Ghost Rider'', ''Abandonnée'' (along with the 13th trailer), ''Rec'', ''Boxers'' and ''Pan's Labyrinth''. | '''Availability''': First seen in theaters in June 2001 - with the exact film it debuted on unknown. Seen on several THX DVDs such as ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace,'' ''Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones,'' ''Alien Quadrilogy'', ''From Hell'', ''The Incredibles'', ''Bayside Shakedown 2'', ''THX 1138'' (fittingly enough), the ''Star Wars Trilogy'' 2004 DVDs, and ''X-Men 1.5''; in THX theaters, and on the video games NBA 09: The Inside, MLB 08: The Show and ''MLB 09: The Show''. It's also the intro to the menu of ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''. The final appearance of the Lucasfilm byline variant was ''Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume One'', released on March 22, 2005, and the remastered variant with the THX website URL but no Lucasfilm byline appears on the French DVD releases of ''Ghost Rider'', ''Abandonnée'' (along with the 13th trailer), ''Rec'', ''Boxers'' and ''Pan's Labyrinth'' (including the HD-DVD). | ||
'''Editor's Note''': This logo has a dark atmosphere, but also has very incredible CGI all around. | '''Editor's Note''': This logo has a dark atmosphere, but also has very incredible CGI all around. | ||
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'''Trailer''': On a gray background, we see a clapperboard on screen. The clapperboard 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 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. | '''Trailer''': On a gray background, we see a clapperboard on screen. The clapperboard 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 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. | ||
'''Variant''': On the 2006 DVD and HD-DVD of ''Brave Story'', this logo is formatted in 1.77:1, whereas the Blu-ray is 1.85:1, as compared to the version in ''District B13'' and ''THX Demo Disc II'', which is 2.35:1. | '''Variant''': On the 2006 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05keBvsO-iY DVD] and HD-DVD of ''Brave Story'', this logo is formatted in 1.77:1, whereas the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B12froHkp1Y Blu-ray] is 1.85:1, as compared to the version in ''District B13'' and ''THX Demo Disc II'', which is 2.35:1. | ||
'''FX/SFX''': More great animation from Pixar. | '''FX/SFX''': More great animation from Pixar. | ||