Newmarket Films

Background : Newmarket Films was an American film distributor and producer formed in 1994 as a subsidiary of the Newmarket Capital Group. It was acquired in 2009 by and later folded into Exclusive Films. The studio didn't use a logo until 2000.

1st Logo (2000-2002)

Nickname : "Newmarket Splash"

Logo : A bright light flash occurs and the word "NEWMARKET" appears in a shiny white font (sometimes with orange glimpse). There is a dim, full width line right below the word.

FX/SFX : The splash.

Music/Sounds : An ascending piano string theme with a spark sound, the opening theme or none. On A Better Way to Die, a whooshing sound is heard.

Availability : Seen on the company's early films, like A Better Way to Die, Stark Raving Mad (the 2002 film, not the TV show) Memento, The Skulls II, Cruel Intentions 2 or Donnie Darko (the director's cut uses the next logo).

Editor's Note : None.

2nd Logo (2002-2010)

Nickname : "Newmarket Piano"

Logo : On white blocks, several orange plates appear like in a vertical piano board, then they zoom out and rotate 90 degrees clockwise. Other letters glow up, and we can read NEWMARKET FILMS, with T and F connected. The three blocks appeared first are now horizontal up to F. The logo then fades out.

Variant : A later version has a black background, and a byline "AN EXCLUSIVE MEDIA GROUP COMPANY" is shown on the bottom right of the logo.

FX/SFX : The blocks lighting up.

Music/Sounds : Electronic beeping with whooshes and it ends with a piano theme. Sometiles silent or the opening theme of the movie.

Availability : Seen on later films from the company such as Whale Rider, the director's cut of Donnie Darko, Cruel Intentions 3, The Skulls 3, The Prestige and Prom Night.

Editor's Note : None.