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'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth-timpani plays throughout. When the sky/grid scene begins to zoom out, a harsh distorted guitar drone begins playing. When the flash of light appears, both the timpani and the guitar stop and a loud, dramatic orchestral sting plays. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A synth-timpani plays throughout. When the sky/grid scene begins to zoom out, a harsh distorted guitar drone begins playing. When the flash of light appears, both the timpani and the guitar stop and a loud, dramatic orchestral sting plays. | ||
'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The guitar drone was also used in the 1991-1993 opening of the Russian news program ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCCuTwqyYvQ Vesti]''. | '''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The guitar drone was also used in the 1991-1993 opening of the Russian news program ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCCuTwqyYvQ Vesti]'', so the music was probably made from several stock sources. | ||
'''Availability:''' Should be available on all tapes with the Castle Vision label from 1987 to 1989, including videos of ''TUGS'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' and ''The Raggy Dolls''. Also appeared on some later releases, including ''You've Been Framed!'' from 1991. | '''Availability:''' Should be available on all tapes with the Castle Vision label from 1987 to 1989, including videos of ''TUGS'', ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' and ''The Raggy Dolls''. Also appeared on some later releases, including ''You've Been Framed!'' from 1991. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The dated effects and the rapidly moving clouds | '''Editor's Note:''' The dated effects and the rapidly moving clouds look really cheap for 1987, but the music is a different problem; there is very little rhyme or reason to the composition, and the droning and instrument choices sound ominous and foreboding. | ||
===2nd Logo (1988-1998?)=== | ===2nd Logo (1988-1998?)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Appeared on the company's titles from the era such as ''Through The Fire'' and ''Vampire Knights''. The variant with "Castle Pictures" is seen on extremely rare UK prints of ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure''. | '''Availability:''' Appeared on the company's titles from the era such as ''Through The Fire'' and ''Vampire Knights''. The variant with "Castle Pictures" is seen on extremely rare UK prints of ''Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' The | '''Editor's Note:''' The animation is an massive improvement from the previous logo, but the music is still bound to unnerve some. At least it doesn't sound like a rush job. | ||
===3rd Logo (1989-1999)=== | ===3rd Logo (1989-1999)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Should be available on most Castle Vision releases from the late 1980s and across the 1990s. | '''Availability:''' Should be available on most Castle Vision releases from the late 1980s and across the 1990s. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===4th Logo (1990-1992)=== | ===4th Logo (1990-1992)=== | ||
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'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as it was short lived. It can be seen on a few releases, like ''Izzy & Moe: Bootleg Busters''. | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as it was short lived. It can be seen on a few releases, like ''Izzy & Moe: Bootleg Busters''. | ||
'''Editor's Note:''' | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===5th Logo (1999-2007)=== | ===5th Logo (1999-2007)=== | ||