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'''Availability''': Rare. This became the first alternate THX trailer to be used in 1988, beginning with the original theatrical release of ''Willow'' in THX theaters. | '''Availability''': Rare. This became the first alternate THX trailer to be used in 1988, beginning with the original theatrical release of ''Willow'' in THX theaters. | ||
* The original version is | * The original version is virtually extinct as it was recalled due to complaints of the soundtrack breaking speaker drivers from theater owners, and only survives in the hands of a few home projectionists. Luckily, footage of the logo in action was discovered in mid-February 2022. | ||
* The second version is only available on THX | * The second version is only available on THX demo discs. | ||
* The Dolby Digital variant was seen in THX theaters from 1995-2000. | * The Dolby Digital variant was seen in THX theaters from 1995-2000. | ||
* The LaserDisc variant can be seen on LaserDiscs from 1996-1999 such as ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''Volcano'', ''Independence Day'', and others (namely Fox flicks). | * The LaserDisc variant can be seen on LaserDiscs from 1996-1999 such as ''Saving Private Ryan'', ''Volcano'', ''Independence Day'', and others (namely Fox flicks). | ||
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'''Editor's Note''': This is one of two logos that used a theme other than the original Deep Note (At least speculated to be the case for the 1990 revision only), the other being "Grand" (the 4th logo). It proved to be unpopular among viewers. Andy Moorer, in an interview with Twenty Thousand Hertz, recalled that "Nobody liked [the sounds], nobody remembered them".<ref>Twenty Thousand Hertz, June 2018 (part 1 and part 2)</ref> | '''Editor's Note''': This is one of two logos that used a theme other than the original Deep Note (At least speculated to be the case for the 1990 revision only), the other being "Grand" (the 4th logo). It proved to be unpopular among viewers. Andy Moorer, in an interview with Twenty Thousand Hertz, recalled that "Nobody liked [the sounds], nobody remembered them".<ref>Twenty Thousand Hertz, June 2018 (part 1 and part 2)</ref> | ||
The original version is infamous for both the reason it was recalled for physically breaking speakers and its extreme rarity. Various reconstructions have been made, and some audio had resurfaced, but no one was exactly sure what the original version sounded like beyond a general idea until | The original version is infamous for both the reason it was recalled for physically breaking speakers and its extreme rarity. Various reconstructions have been made, and some audio had resurfaced, but no one was exactly sure what the original version sounded like beyond a general idea until video footage of a projection of the logo was uploaded in mid-February 2022. Nonetheless, this logo boasts some very impressive CGI for the time, and it's otherwise a very nicely-done effort. | ||
===4th Trailer (June 11, 1993-1997, 2001)=== | ===4th Trailer (June 11, 1993-1997, 2001)=== | ||