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'''Technique:''' CGI animation. | '''Technique:''' CGI animation. | ||
'''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic synth tune with a synthesized "shining" sound (done with a preset on the Yamaha DX7 known as "E. PIANO 1") and a flourish produced by a string instrument of some sort. There are two different arrangements: an early version with a surround sound emphasis and a later monaural synth rendition. Both arrangments were composed by Alan Oldfield and Michael Linn. Sometimes, it is silent or is accompanied by the film's opening theme. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A dramatic synth tune with a synthesized "shining" sound (done with a preset on the [[w:Yamaha DX7|Yamaha DX7]] known as "E. PIANO 1") and a flourish produced by a string instrument of some sort. There are two different arrangements: an early version with a surround sound emphasis and a later monaural synth rendition. Both arrangments were composed by Alan Oldfield and Michael Linn. Sometimes, it is silent or is accompanied by the film's opening theme. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
* The 1st jingle is adjusted for the short version, fading out before the last flourish. | * The 1st jingle is adjusted for the short version, fading out before the last flourish. | ||
* There is a version with a voice-over saying "The Cannon Group presents a Golan-Globus production.". The voice is Don LaFontaine, who had provided the voiceover for many film trailers in the United States from the 1970s until his death in 2008. | * There is a version with a voice-over saying "The Cannon Group presents a Golan-Globus production.". The voice is [[w:Don LaFontaine|Don LaFontaine]], who had provided the voiceover for many film trailers in the United States from the 1970s until his death in 2008. | ||
* On a Paramount Channel France broadcast of ''King Solomon's Mines'' and the French Blu-Ray release of ''Runaway Train'', there is a low tone version. | * On a Paramount Channel France broadcast of ''King Solomon's Mines'' and the French Blu-Ray release of ''Runaway Train'', there is a low tone version. | ||
* On a Bulgarian release of ''Rescue Me'' (1992), the [[Cannon Video]] music is used. | * On a Bulgarian release of ''Rescue Me'' (1992), the [[Cannon Video]] music is used. | ||
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* It debuted on ''Hot Chili''. | * It debuted on ''Hot Chili''. | ||
* A sped-up version was used as Cannon Video's logo in the UK between 1986 and 1988. | * A sped-up version was used as Cannon Video's logo in the UK between 1986 and 1988. | ||
* Some TV prints of Cannon films may have the logo removed, such as TBS broadcasts of ''Invasion U.S.A.'' in the 1990s, ending with the Viacom "wigga-wigga" logo. | * Some TV prints of Cannon films may have the logo removed, such as [[TBS IDs|TBS]] broadcasts of ''Invasion U.S.A.'' in the 1990s, ending with the [[Viacom Productions]] "[[Viacom Productions#8th Logo (January 1, 1990-May 11, 2000)|wigga-wigga]]" logo. | ||
* It also appears on the [[HBO/Cannon Video|HBO/Cannon]] release of ''The Manhattan Project'' and the Media VHS of ''Mannequin'', both of them [[Gladden Entertainment Corporation|Gladden Entertainment]] productions distributed by [[ | * It also appears on the [[HBO/Cannon Video|HBO/Cannon]] release of ''The Manhattan Project'' and the Media VHS of ''Mannequin'', both of them [[Gladden Entertainment Corporation|Gladden Entertainment]] productions distributed by [[20th Century Fox]] domestically (the U.S. video rights presumably were retained by Cannon, [https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-08-13-fi-17904-story.html the result of a lawsuit filed by Gladden] after Cannon's takeover of Thorn EMI's assets; Thorn EMI had been a financial partner of Gladden's). | ||
* This is also retained on the 2012 [[The Criterion Collection|Criterion]] Blu-ray of ''Powaqqatsi''. | * This is also retained on the 2012 [[The Criterion Collection|Criterion]] Blu-ray of ''Powaqqatsi''. | ||
* The MGM/UA VHS release of ''The Naked Face'', which originally didn't have a logo, adds this at the start. | * The MGM/UA VHS release of ''The Naked Face'', which originally didn't have a logo, adds this at the start. | ||