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===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
'''Cinergi''' was a production company formed by Andrew G. Vajna in 1989, after he left [[Carolco Pictures]]. It produced only four notable films and many duds, eventually closing in 1998. Most of Cinergi's library assets were acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] through [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution|Buena Vista]], which distributed almost all of Cinergi's productions (most under the [[Hollywood Pictures]] label, though two of their films were under the [[Touchstone Pictures]] label) except for ''Die Hard: With a Vengeance'', which [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] owned the rights to until 2019 when it was acquired by Disney after its merger with Fox (though they had already acquired select international distribution rights for that film). The other assets were to be merged into CPEI Acquisition, Inc., a joint venture between Vajna and the Valdina Corporation, while Vajna himself went on to form [[C2 Pictures]]. | '''Cinergi''' was a production company formed by Andrew G. Vajna in 1989, after he left [[Carolco Pictures]]. It produced only four notable films and many duds, eventually closing in 1998. | ||
Most of Cinergi's library assets were acquired by [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]] through [[Buena Vista Pictures Distribution|Buena Vista]], which distributed almost all of Cinergi's productions domestically (most under the [[Hollywood Pictures]] label, though two of their films were under the [[Touchstone Pictures]] label) except for ''Die Hard: With a Vengeance'', which [[20th Century Studios|20th Century Fox]] owned the rights to until 2019 when it was acquired by Disney after its merger with Fox (though they had already acquired select international distribution rights for that film). The other assets were to be merged into CPEI Acquisition, Inc., a joint venture between Vajna and the Valdina Corporation, while Vajna himself went on to form [[C2 Pictures]]. | |||
While Disney handled distribution of the company's movies in North America, Cinergi handled their own distribution of their titles elsewhere through subsidiary Cinergi Productions N.V. Inc., with [[Summit Entertainment]] handling international sales. | |||
In 2003, Cinergi would make a revival when Vajna bought video game company Games Unlimited and renamed it Cinergi Interactive. The company would operate until 2007. | |||
===(December 25, 1993-February 20, 1998)=== | ===(December 25, 1993-February 20, 1998)=== | ||
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | '''Music/Sounds Variants:''' | ||
* The fanfare was reportedly conducted by Bruce Broughton, as stated on the expanded score release of the ''Tombstone'' soundtrack as "Logo". Jerry Goldsmith provided the music for the logo but had a scheduling conflict on Tombstone and recommended Broughton to score the film. | * The fanfare was reportedly conducted by Bruce Broughton, as stated on the expanded score release of the ''Tombstone'' soundtrack as "Logo". Jerry Goldsmith provided the music for the logo but had a scheduling conflict on Tombstone and recommended Broughton to score the film. | ||
* There's a low-pitched version. | * There's a low-pitched version. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Appears on most of the company's movies. | ||
* It first appeared on ''Tombstone'' (debut) and went onto appear on ''Evita'', ''Renaissance Man'', ''Shadow Conspiracy'', ''Color of Night'', ''The Scarlet Letter'', ''Judge Dredd'', ''Die Hard With a Vengeance'', and ''An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn'' (the last release from the company). | |||
* Cinergi's first release was ''Medicine Man'' on February 7, 1992, which had the print logo on the poster and trailers, though no logo was used in the film itself. | |||
* Also seen on the ''Scud'' games. | |||
* It also appears on the international versions of ''Deep Rising'' and ''Up Close & Personal'' (domestic releases of said films have the Hollywood Pictures and Touchstone Pictures logos respectively). | |||
* The closing credits logo is only seen on international prints of films. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' A great logo all around, with another classic theme courtesy of Jerry Goldsmith, and CGI that is incredibly advanced for the early 1990s. | '''Editor's Note:''' A great logo all around, with another classic theme courtesy of Jerry Goldsmith, and CGI that is incredibly advanced for the early 1990s. | ||