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'''Technique:''' CGI. | '''Technique:''' CGI. | ||
'''Audio:''' A synthesized fanfare with synth "jingles" that play throughout the piece until the JVC byline fades in, composed by James Horner. The "jingles" play seven times before the fanfare switches to a different key for the remainder of the theme. When the JVC byline fades in, the theme ends with what sounds like a synth hum. | '''Audio:''' A synthesized fanfare with synth "jingles" that play throughout the piece until the JVC byline fades in, composed by James Horner. The "jingles" play seven times before the fanfare switches to a different key for the remainder of the theme. When the JVC byline fades in, the theme ends with what sounds like a synth hum. On some films (e.g. ''Vampires''), the opening theme of the movie is heard. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' | ||
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* The "INTERNATIONAL N.V." variant was seen on international prints of ''Malcolm X'' (Largo co-financed and handled the foreign distribution of the film). | * The "INTERNATIONAL N.V." variant was seen on international prints of ''Malcolm X'' (Largo co-financed and handled the foreign distribution of the film). | ||
* The last film to use this logo was ''Grey Owl'', starring Pierce Brosnan; the film also happens to be Largo's final production. | * The last film to use this logo was ''Grey Owl'', starring Pierce Brosnan; the film also happens to be Largo's final production. | ||
* Among the few films that are known to retain this are ''Point Break'' and ''Vampires''; it is retained on at least AMC's print and the now out-of-print [[20th Century Home Entertainment]] Blu-ray release of the former and BBC America's print of the latter. | * Among the few films that are known to retain this are ''Point Break'' and ''Vampires''; it is retained on at least AMC's print and the now out-of-print [[20th Century Studios Home Entertainment]] Blu-ray release of the former and BBC America's print of the latter. | ||
===References=== | ===References=== | ||