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* An additional LaserDisc-only voiceover was used on ''The Moon Is Blue'', spoken by Voiceover D: "By special arrangement with Otto Preminger and Carlyle Productions, Magnetic Video Corporation is proud to offer the following special video presentation". The music's tempo is approximately 116.3 BPM with 60 beats. | * An additional LaserDisc-only voiceover was used on ''The Moon Is Blue'', spoken by Voiceover D: "By special arrangement with Otto Preminger and Carlyle Productions, Magnetic Video Corporation is proud to offer the following special video presentation". The music's tempo is approximately 116.3 BPM with 60 beats. | ||
'''Availability:''' Magnetic Video's releases have been out of print since the mid-1980s. However, | '''Availability:''' Magnetic Video's releases have been out of print since the mid-1980s. However, they can still be found at used video stores, pawn shops, flea markets, thrift stores and/or Amazon/eBay listings. | ||
* Titles with this logo include ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Longest Day'', ''Last Tango in Paris'', ''Escape to Athena'', ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''The Muppet Movie'', ''Kotch'', ''Patton'', ''Let It Be'', ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1979 television version), ''The Making of Star Wars'', ''The Cassandra Crossing'', ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Conversation Piece'', ''All Screwed Up'', ''Sympathy for the Devil'', ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'', ''They Call Me Trinity'', ''King Creole'', ''Last Train from Gun Hill'', ''Carnal Knowledge'', ''Deadly Hero'', ''The Graduate'', the ''Greatest Sports Legends'' series, ''Intolerance'', ''City Lights'', ''The Great Dictator'', ''The Gold Rush'', ''A Woman of Paris'', ''Cabiria'', ''Dot and the Kangaroo'', ''Mad Monster Party'', ''A Touch of Class'', ''The Birth of a Nation'', ''The Jazz Singer'', ''Casablanca'', ''The Boston Strangler'', ''Hello Dolly!'', ''Alien'', ''Star Wars'', ''The Covered Wagon'', and ''At Long Last Love''. | * Titles with this logo include ''M*A*S*H'', ''The Longest Day'', ''Last Tango in Paris'', ''Escape to Athena'', ''The Magnificent Seven'', ''The Muppet Movie'', ''Kotch'', ''Patton'', ''Let It Be'', ''All Quiet on the Western Front'' (1979 television version), ''The Making of Star Wars'', ''The Cassandra Crossing'', ''The Seduction of Mimi'', ''Conversation Piece'', ''All Screwed Up'', ''Sympathy for the Devil'', ''The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly'', ''They Call Me Trinity'', ''King Creole'', ''Last Train from Gun Hill'', ''Carnal Knowledge'', ''Deadly Hero'', ''The Graduate'', the ''Greatest Sports Legends'' series, ''Intolerance'', ''City Lights'', ''The Great Dictator'', ''The Gold Rush'', ''A Woman of Paris'', ''Cabiria'', ''Dot and the Kangaroo'', ''Mad Monster Party'', ''A Touch of Class'', ''The Birth of a Nation'', ''The Jazz Singer'', ''Casablanca'', ''The Boston Strangler'', ''Hello Dolly!'', ''Alien'', ''Star Wars'', ''The Covered Wagon'', and ''At Long Last Love''. | ||
* The variant without the voiceover can be seen on ''The Sensuous Nurse'', ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', and ''The Moon Is Blue'', and debuted on ''Promise at Dawn''. | * The variant without the voiceover can be seen on ''The Sensuous Nurse'', ''The Man with the Golden Arm'', and ''The Moon Is Blue'', and debuted on ''Promise at Dawn''. | ||
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'''Audio:''' A dramatic synth with whooshing whenever the logo is zooming. | '''Audio:''' A dramatic synth with whooshing whenever the logo is zooming. | ||
'''Audio Trivia:''' The synth heard in the logo is actually taken from the original trailer for the | '''Audio Trivia:''' The synth heard in the logo is actually taken from the original trailer for the 1979 science fiction-horror film ''Alien''. | ||
'''Availability:''' | '''Availability:''' Its only know appearance is in a British trailer tape. | ||
===4th Logo (UK only, 1981-1982)=== | ===4th Logo (UK only, 1981-1982)=== | ||