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File:Vlcsnap-2022-04-05-01h48m41s229.png|The logo as it appears on The THX Ultimate Demo Disc, the THX website from 2003-2009 and the official THX YouTube channel | File:Vlcsnap-2022-04-05-01h48m41s229.png|The logo as it appears on The THX Ultimate Demo Disc, the THX website from 2003-2009 and the official THX YouTube channel | ||
File:Movie Television - THX Sound System 10th Anniversary - 1993 0-27 screenshot.png|Enhanced variant from 1993 | File:Movie Television - THX Sound System 10th Anniversary - 1993 0-27 screenshot.png|"Enhanced" variant from 1993 | ||
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'''Trivia:''' The nicknames for some of the early THX trailers given by Lucasfilm, Ltd. derive from the earliest Oscar-winning pictures, like ''Wings'', ''Cavalcade'', and ''Cimarron''. | '''Trivia:''' The nicknames for some of the early THX trailers given by Lucasfilm, Ltd. derive from the earliest Oscar-winning pictures, like ''Wings'', ''Cavalcade'', and ''Cimarron''. | ||
'''Variant:''' The logo was slightly enhanced for THX's 10th anniversary, with the | '''Variant:''' The logo was slightly "enhanced" for THX's 10th anniversary, with the logo being desaturated. | ||
'''FX/SFX:''' The text and THX logo fading-in and out. | '''FX/SFX:''' The text and THX logo fading-in and out. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesized crescendo sound effect known as "Deep Note". It starts off with a group of 30 descending synthesized voices reminiscent of the sound of an airplane flying. Each voice moves slowly and randomly in a frequency sweep between 200hz and 400hz. This part of the Deep Note then repeats, and eventually, the voices proceed to their target notes, a drastic change of three octaves. The lower notes grow deeper, and the higher voices grow more shrill, becoming an ascending dramatic sound until the sounds stop in one pitch. Three voices are heard per note, slightly detuned. Two more voices are heard in the bass. It was coded by James Andy Moorer. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A synthesized crescendo sound effect known as "Deep Note". It starts off with a group of 30 descending synthesized voices reminiscent of the sound of an airplane flying. Each voice moves slowly and randomly in a frequency sweep between 200hz and 400hz. This part of the Deep Note then repeats, and eventually, the voices proceed to their target notes, a drastic change of three octaves. The lower notes grow deeper, and the higher voices grow more shrill, becoming an ascending dramatic sound until the sounds stop in one pitch. Three voices are heard per note, slightly detuned. Two more voices are heard in the bass. It was coded by James Andy Moorer. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was only used on the theatrical premiere of ''Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi'' in theaters located in Dallas and Hollywood, and was never used on THX-certified video releases. That said, it can be seen on select Demo DVDs and at THX's official website (plus their official Vimeo and YouTube). | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. This was only used on the theatrical premiere of ''Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi'' in theaters located in Dallas and Hollywood, and was never used on THX-certified video releases. That said, it can be seen on select Demo DVDs and at THX's official website (plus their official Vimeo and YouTube). The "enhanced" variant would most likely appear on one of the ''Return of the Jedi'' featurettes created exclusively for the ''Star Wars Trilogy: The Definitive Collection'' laserdisc set, considering that all three films in it have the same washed out colors like the variant, especially the fact that it came out the same year as THX's 10th Anniversary. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The introduction of the infamous THX logo. It's a simple effort, but nonetheless a very effective one as well, mostly thanks to its musical soundtrack, the Deep Note. It is probably one of the most infamous movie sound marks in history, thanks to its often frightening nature for younger viewers. | '''Editor's Note:''' The introduction of the infamous THX logo. It's a simple effort, but nonetheless a very effective one as well, mostly thanks to its musical soundtrack, the Deep Note. It is probably one of the most infamous movie sound marks in history, thanks to its often frightening nature for younger viewers. | ||