Dolby

1st Trailer (June 19, 1992-2011?)
Nicknames: "Train", "Ghost Train"

Trailer: On a smoky background, we see the wheels of a train fade into picture and the train starts to move. Once it's out of the picture, a gold Dolby Digital logo (the 1965-2007 Dolby logo with "D I G I T A L" below the logo) fades in and the smoky background fades out.

Variants:
 * During the logo's early days, from around 1992-1995, a silver Dolby Stereo Digital logo (which contains "DOLBY STEREO" in the rectangle, and "DIGITAL" underneath the rectangle) appeared (Dolby Digital's former name).
 * There is also a longer version.
 * The trailer exists in 1.85:1 and 2.35:1 widescreen, and in rare cases 4:3.
 * When used on TV channels prior to their broadcasts of films with Dolby soundtracks, the text "where available" would be shown below the Dolby logo at the end.

FX/SFX: Excellent CGI animation by Xaos.

Music/Sounds: We start with a mysterious wind tune that fades with a high-pitched descending shriek of some sort (long version only). Following is some ringing sounds of bells, another wind tune (long version only), the metallic sounds of the train gears along with a train whistle and the rails clattering. An eerie synth drone/hum is heard throughout starting with the bells. "Sound design and mix by Academy Award® Winner Randy Thom, Skywalker Sound" according to the Dolby Digital Demo Disc DVD Explore Our World.

Availability: Rare.
 * This trailer debuted on the theatrical release of Batman Returns.
 * Can be seen in some theaters that use the Dolby Digital technology.
 * On home releases of movies, this was used on the Japanese Laserdisc of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (in Surround EX) and the 1997 THX-certified DVD of Platoon from Live Entertainment.
 * The Dolby Stereo version is seen on some Laserdisc releases such as Stargate, True Lies, Speed, and Immortal Beloved.
 * The 4:3 version appears on the 1998 THX-certified Laserdisc of Singin' in the Rain.
 * Can also be seen on the Dolby Digital Demo Disc Explore Our World and some Roadshow Entertainment DVDs such as Happy Feet.
 * The "Where available" variant was seen on Starz in the late 90s and early 2000s when they began broadcasting films with Dolby Digital audio.

Editor's Note: The overall dark atmosphere and its sounds and creepy music may be unsettling, which is probably intentional.

2nd Trailer (July 19, 1995-2019)
Nicknames: "Dolby City", "Helicopter", "The Sound of the Future"

Trailer: On a stormy city background, there are lightning flashes as we follow a helicopter. We move over the buildings to see a theater with a huge pylon with the Double-D symbol and neon letters spelling "DOLBY". The neon letters flash one by one as we go to ground level. The theater has a Dolby Digital logo which the words "NOW PLAYING" and "THE SOUND OF THE FUTURE" under it. We quickly zoom through the doors to a Dolby logo with a light shining across the top of it.

Variants:
 * On some Laserdisc releases, the logo ends with the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital logo instead ("DOLBY SURROUND" in the rectangle, AC-3 below the "Double-D", and "DIGITAL" underneath the rectangle).
 * On some Interplay Entertainment games, such as Descent 3 and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, after the animation finishes it cuts to a black background with the "DOLBY SURROUND" logo in gold, and shines a little bit.
 * In later years, the Dolby Digital logo re-designs (with a bigger Dolby Digital inside the box, not exactly the '04 version).
 * The logo exists in matted widescreen but is usually 4:3.
 * Sometimes, the logo is short and sometimes the Dolby Surround logo appears instead in this variant.
 * As with the previous two trailers, the 2008 logo replaces the old one.

FX/SFX: The zooming through the city, the lighting up of the letters, the quick zoom into the theater and the shining of the Dolby Digital logo. Perfect CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: A thunderclap followed by a quick-paced drum solo ending with a cymbal hit, a helicopter and an ascending electric guitar strum that fades into a choir. Drum and cymbal hits and electrical sounds are heard as "DOLBY" is spelled out. A synth-like moan (or the helicopter) and 2 long, quiet flute notes with a sustained background string-section are heard during the zooming into the theater and finally a moaning sound and a descending piano tune. Mixed at Pacific Ocean Post Studios and Re-mixed by Terry Porter at Walt Disney Studios.

Availability: Common.
 * Debuted on the theatrical release of Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home.
 * It was later used mainly on later Laserdiscs from that time including early DVDs, such as Cats Don't Dance and the 1997 MGM DVD of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
 * Still used on some DVDs from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Roadshow Entertainment, like the region 4 DVD releases of Charlie's Angels, Fly Away Home, A Knight's Tale, Spider-Man, the first two Stuart Little and Men in Black films, Jumanji and Bad Boys, as well as the American DVD of Advertising Rules!, Re-Animator, among others.
 * Can also be seen on some Nutech Digital DVDs if you select Dolby Digital, such as Tom Sawyer, Peter Pan, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Wind in the Willows, The Odyssey, Treasure Island, among others.
 * The AC-3 Digital version can be found on the DVD of Tenchi Muyo: The Movie, the Laserdiscs of The Mask, Die Hard With a Vengeance, and Broken Arrow, the U.S. AC-3 Laserdiscs of Terminator 2: Judgment Day and The Great Train Robbery, and the letterboxed edition of The Indian and the Cupboard.
 * The Dolby Surround variant appeared on some Interplay Entertainment computer games, starting with Descent 3.
 * The short version appeared on some late 1990s-early 2000s CBS Video DVD releases of the time, starting with The Twilight Zone, as well as the 1997 MGM/UA AC-3 Laserdisc of Blown Away.
 * The medium-length variant can be found on the 1996 Deluxe Widescreen Collector's Edition Laserdisc of Highlander: Director's Cut.
 * The "Where available" variant was seen on Starz in the late 90s and early 2000s when they began broadcasting films with Dolby Digital audio.
 * This was retained on the Australian 2014 DVD reprint of Stuart Little.
 * It also makes a surprise appearance on the 1999 BBC DVD release of The Black Adder.

3rd Trailer (October 1996-)
Nickname: "Canyon"

Trailer: We travel through a narrow canyon with steep walls either side. We pass an opening in the canyon where on top of a rock wall we see the Dolby Digital logo. An eagle's shadow is seen over the Dolby Digital logo. The canyon fades away, leaving the gold Dolby Digital logo which shines.

FX/SFX: Basically the ride through the canyon and then the camera pans up to the Dolby logo which shines. Amazing CGI animation.

Variant: See the previous two trailers.

Music/Sounds: Rock falling sounds and a wolf howl are heard followed by a tribal desert theme. The famous sound sample of an eagle is heard as its shadow appears over the Dolby Digital logo. Sound Elements from Project One Audio; Mixed by David Parker at The Saul Zaentz Film Center.

Availability: Common.
 * First seen in cinemas and was used on Laserdiscs (like Contact and The Lost World: Jurassic Park) and early DVDs (like Universal Soldier) from the era, including the DVDs that came with the first-edition, second-edition and third-edition copies of the book DVD Demystified, and on the Dolby Digital Experience and Explore Our World demo discs.
 * Can still be seen on some current DVD releases from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Roadshow Entertainment like The Cell, The Man from Snowy River and Miss Congeniality.
 * The "Where available" variant was seen on Starz in the late 90s and early 2000s when they began broadcasting films with Dolby Digital audio.

4th Trailer (December 13, 1996-)
Nickname: "Egypt"

Trailer: In a temple in Egypt, we see a light shine, and the camera moves to reveal that it's coming from a wall. In front of the light, we see the Dolby Digital logo in gold. The light shines bright twice as the camera zooms into the logo. When we finally get close enough to the logo, the light shines behind the logo very brightly, causing the logo to shine brightly, and the scene changes to a black screen with the logo, which shines.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, after the light shines behind the logo, the screen fades to black, and then the logo fades in seconds after.
 * ACT III Theaters would show THX logo (w/Lucasfilm Ltd. byline above) in place of Dolby Digital logo, which is engraved on the floor with "PRESENTED IN" above. Then it fades out to show the ACT III logo with "FEATURE PRESENTATION" below. The trailers exist filmed or digital and in normal widescreen and scope widescreen.
 * Like the previous logo, the 2008 logo replaces the old one.

FX/SFX: The camera moving and the shine. Great CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: We start with Egyptian percussion. Crickets, birds and a lion roar can be heard during the logo. We hear a rattlesnake-like sound before the we see the light. Then we hear Egyptian music with wood instruments; at the end are drums. Sound Elements from Project One Audio; Mixed by David Parker at The Saul Zaentz Film Center.

Availability: Common.
 * Debuted on the theatrical release of Mars Attacks!.
 * It was later used mainly on later Laserdiscs (like Saving Private Ryan and Volcano) from that time, and it was also on DVDs such as The Stunt Man, Maniac, and the original Trimark release of La Femme Nikita. Can also be seen on Roadshow Entertainment DVDs such as The Wedding Singer and Hoodwinked!.

5th Trailer (1997?-Early 2000s?)
Nickname: "Game"

Trailer: A ton of code is seen on a scene of a military base with a helicopter exploding. It changes to a racing scene with a car and a motorcycle. Another car crashes into it and then switches to a man (looking a lot like Duke Nukem) with the Dolby symbol on his suit on a spaceship walking away from an alien in which 5 sound speakers and a TV set zoom out and shards form the gold Dolby logo as the background fades to black.

FX/SFX: Standard 1990s CGI animation using Alias Wavefront PowerAnimator.

Music/Sounds: Sounds to correspond with the various scenes with a synth chord at the end.

Availability: Technically, it's unknown.
 * It was said that it appeared on Need For Speed: High Stakes, but it is unknown what version of the game this logo appeared on, but it is safe to say that it is probably from the PC version.
 * This appears on the DVDs that came with the second-edition and third-edition copies of the book DVD Demystified.

Editor's Note: Quite dated now, but at the very least, it was serviceable for its time, that is if we even knew what game (if at all) this logo came from.

6th Trailer (December 18, 1998-2015)


Nickname: "Rain"

Trailer: We start with bronze-ish colored water which appear to reflect the Double-D symbol; then we flash and see a splash of water with it drops hitting each other. It fades to rain falling toward us. We then see it hit water reflecting the Dolby Digital logo, then fade to the Dolby Digital logo, a 3-D object, in water. We fade to a smoky bronze background with "www.dolby.com".

Variant:
 * A short version exists starting with the appearance of the Dolby Digital logo. The URL is removed as well.
 * In 2008, the logo was replaced with its then new redesign.

FX/SFX: 90% "organic," less than 10% yU+Co.

Music/Sounds: Water gurgling and an ominous sounder cutting to a flash sound, some quite tings and ominous harp strokes, and an intense orchestra which becomes more whimsical and ends with a 5-note sounder along with some strange flourishing sounds. Mixed by Gary A. Rizzo at Skywalker Sound; Sound design and mixed by Marco D'Ambrosio at MarcoCo; music by San Francisco Ballet, Opera and Symphony.

Availability: Common.
 * The long version appeared in theaters starting with the theatrical release of Star Trek: Insurrection, as well as DVDs.
 * The short version, on the other hand, can be seen on some Australian DVDs such as the Roadshow Entertainment DVDs of The Notebook, Elf, Snakes on a Plane and TV airings of movies, as well as many different TV shows.

7th Trailer (May 19, 1999-2009)


Nickname: "Aurora"

Trailer: We see a starfield in space. Suddenly, lights appear from the left of the screen (which resemble the Northern Lights). The lights then move around into the Double-D symbol of Dolby. The Dolby Digital logo begins to zoom out from the top right of the screen, shining a bit before centering itself in front of a nebula formed from the lights. The website URL "www.dolby.com" fades in below.

FX/SFX: The lights morphing into the Dolby logo, the camera zooms out followed by the shining of the logo and the movement of the stars.

Music/Sounds: A brass piece which rises in sound and intensity as the lights begin to appear. As the logo zooms out, a choir is heard overlapping with the brass piece before reaching a crescendo. At the end, a five-note sounder is heard (the same one that was heard at the end of the "Rain" trailer). The score was performed by the Skywalker Symphony Orchestra. Sound designed by Macro D'Ambrosio at MarcoCo; Mixed in Dolby Digital by David Parker at The Saul Zaentz Film Center and in Dolby Digital Surround EX by Gary A. Rizzo at Skywalker Sound.

Availability: Rare in the US, despite having lasted almost 10 years, but more common overseas.
 * The logo made its theatrical debut on Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace, and later made appearances on the original releases of Terminator 2: Ultimate Edition (Artisan Entertainment) if the Dolby Digital sound option is selected, and Akira: Special Edition (Pioneer / Geneon) before the DVD menu.
 * The logo was used more frequently on international releases; it appears on the Japanese DVD of Card Captor Sakura the Movie: Enchanted Cards, as well as some Region 4 Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Roadshow Entertainment DVDs including Monster House, Open Season, Lord of War, Matilda, Spider-Man 2, The Adventures of Sharkboy & Lavagirl, 50 First Dates and Bad Boys II.

Editor's Note: An incredible logo with live-action CGI effects that continue to hold up to this day. Shame this logo wasn’t used more often in the US; many DVD releases opted to use the Egypt trailer described later on this page.

8th Trailer (2002-2005)
Nickname: "Dolby At Dusk"

Trailer: A dark, cloudy background fades in. The right half of the familiar Dolby symbol slides in from the right, meeting its opposite half on the left of the screen (the screen shakes slightly when the halves meet). As the right half slides in a golden bar with the Dolby text appears in golden light. The "DIGITAL" text then plasters itself letter by letter beneath that symbol and bar. The finished logo shines briefly before fading out.

FX/SFX: Quick, yet decent animation. Presumably, whoever was responsible for the 2002 Starz rebrand was also responsible for this trailer.

Music/Sounds: A bunch of whooshing and slamming noises.

Availability: Extinct. This was a custom trailer only used on the Starz premium cable channel from 2002 to 2005 (prior to this they had used the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd trailers with "where available" shown below the Dolby logo). When Starz and Encore received a unified rebrand in 2005, Dolby soundtracks were solely identified in the ratings bumpers from then on.

Editor's Note: TBA

9th Trailer (May 2003-2015)


Nicknames: "The Garbage Cans", "Stomp - Perspectives"

Trailer: On a black background, a hand snaps its fingers three times. On the third snap, the background changes to white with gray Dolby logos as we see several members of the performance group Stomp make music with garbage cans, brooms, trash can lids and keys. We pan to the left throughout the duration of the logo and see a man walking with his feet strapped to large garbage cans. The camera cuts to him stomping on it from ground view, then cutting to a shiny gray Dolby logo appearing. A Dolby byline and the Stomp logo appear below it. Starting in 2008, the 2008 logo replaces the old one.

Variants: A variant exists where the text 'DIGITAL' is absent.

FX/SFX: Live-action except for the Dolby logo appearing and the Stomp logo and byline fading in. The Dolby logo can be seen below some of the cast members.

Music/Sounds: The Stomp crew, well, stomping around and making noise with the aforementioned. Drums are in the background. The crew laughs then applauds at the end.

Music/Sounds Variant: On the Dolby Digital variant, no crew laughs at the end.

Availability: Uncommon. It was seen in theaters as well as certain DVDs, such as the Japanese DVD of Swing Girls.

Editor's Note: A unique logo for a Dolby logo, given that it doesn't prominently feature any sort of actual animation until the end. This is the first trailer to use the 2003 redesign Dolby Digital logo.

10th Trailer (2003-2004)
Nickname: "Enlighten" "Game II"

Logo: The silver Dolby logo rotates on the screen, emitting lights while it rotates.

FX/SFX: The lights.

Music/Sounds: A synth flourish.

Availability: It was only known to appear on the Explore Our World demo disc. On said product, this trailer is listed as a "Game Trailer", but it is unknown what games it was used in or if it was used at all.

11th Trailer (2004-2008)
Nickname: "Argon" "Xenon" "Game III"

Trailer: We see lines of light coming from the sides of the screen. When they meet we see the Dolby Digital logo.

FX/SFX: The logo forming.

Variant: On some games, the Dolby Pro Logic II logo is featured.

Music/Sounds: Just the sounds when the light makes.

Availability: Seen mainly on games from this era, such as Godzilla: Save the Earth, Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and Project Gotham Racing 3.

12th Trailer (2004-2013)
Nicknames: "Symbolon"

Logo: Many symbols and lines form as we move up. Snowflake-like symbols shoot out and the vines form the Dolby symbol and the rest of the logo zooms out, forming the Dolby Digital logo.

FX/SFX: The symbols, and the logo.

Variant: Like the first trailer, the 2008 logo replaces the old one.

Music/Sounds: A bunch of indescribable sounds with some synths.

Availability: Rare. Appeared on video games of the time, such as Crash of the Titans and Project Gotham Racing 4.

Editor's Note: Such a fast-paced logo, but it works regardless of its length and simplicity.

13th Trailer (2006-2010)
Nicknames: "City Redux", "Flying Car", "Dolby City Revisited", "Dolby City 2.0","The Sound of the Future 2.0"

Logo: A futuristic city appears during sunrise, and a hovercar flies past the right side of the screen. The camera then quickly starts moving to the bottom left, and we zoom past a bunch of close up buildings before zooms downwards. The camera pans down as we rush through a circuit-board type hole with lots of hovercars darting past us, left and right. Eventually, we pan up, ending up in a New York-esque town, following a singular road before stopping outside a theater with a neon Dolby logo on it. We stop for a few seconds, before zooms forwards, into the cinema doors. They open, blasting a white light at us. The flash fades away, reveals the Dolby logo.

Variants:
 * In some cases, "DIGITAL" will appear below "DOLBY", making the Dolby Digital logo.
 * Like the first trailer, the 2008 logo replaces the old one.

FX/SFX: Amazing CGI by Reel FX, somewhat similar to the Helicopter trailer from 1995, it gave a more updated and photorealistic use of CGI.

Music/Sounds: Sci-fi sounds, general conversation around the theater entrance, and an orchestral hit (the Dolby end sounder).

Availability: Seen on a DVD of Free Jimmy. Also shown on theatres and DVDs, plus Blu-rays as well.

14th Trailer (November 2, 2007, March 11-May 20, 2008)


Nickname: "Dolbee"

Trailer: In a sound studio, we have a sketch where Barry B. Benson (the main character from Bee Movie) is collecting sound data for Dolby but the sound guys (one of them being Ken) want to finish recording the sounds ("...so we can get out of here!"). Barry asks what the Dolby people want from them when Ken gets annoyed and just tells him to flap his wings. Barry flaps his wings while Ken turns up the Dolby lever. This causes the sound to become so loud that Ken floats up into the air and break the wall behind him (which happens to be the ladies bathroom where a woman is screaming and running). Barry considers the name "Dolbee?" and then asks where the cupcakes are. It then cuts to a black background with the Dolby logo in gold and says "DOLBEE" for a second before turning to normal.

Trivia: The animation for this logo comes from DreamWorks Animation and the voice of Barry B. Benson is done by Seinfeld star Jerry Seinfeld.

FX/SFX: The CGI animation, and the text changing at the end.

Music/Sounds: The dialogue and sound effects corresponding to the animation; the Dolby end sounder for the logo. It's possible that Randy Thom & Will Files are the sound designers here since they were such on the film.

Availability: Only seen on the DVD and Blu-ray release of Bee Movie.

Editor's Note: This is a funny promotional tool.

15th Trailer (2009-2018?)


Nickname: "Catalyst"

Trailer: We see a trail of blue particles from the left, vanishing in the center. Another trail proceeds from the right, then both sides and from the viewer, forming the bubble. Suddenly, the bubble explodes in the center and the Dolby TrueHD logo pops up.

Variants:
 * Sometimes, it's just the Dolby logo.
 * Sometimes, the Dolby Digital logo is featured instead.

FX/SFX: The light trails and logo forming.

Music/Sounds: The whizzing sounds, ending with a synth tune.

Availability: Seen on newer video games, like Crysis 2.

16th Trailer (2010-2019)
Nickname: "Spheres"

Trailer: Several spheres are thrown to the ground, made from various materials, one even from glass. They fly forth into a dim space. Then four other spheres fly in slow motion, leaving rich colored tails, and explode in the sky. Two streams of yellow-ish green and blue bubbles proceed, forming the "7.1" and other part of the stream condense into the Dolby Surround logo.

Variants:
 * There is a variant with just the Dolby logo.
 * Sometimes, the Dolby Digital logo is featured instead.

FX/SFX: The spheres landing on the ground, the spheres flying, the explosion. Great CGI.

Music/Sounds: Sounds of spheres hitting the ground and other sounds, such as bubbling and squeak-like sound. At the end, there is a woman's voice softly saying "All...around...you."

Availability: Common. Was seen on The Art of Flight and in most Dolby theaters, as well as DVD and Blu-ray releases.

17th Trailer (2019-)
TBA

1st Trailer (July 14, 2000-March 2006)
Nickname: "Waterfall"

Trailer: On a black background, sounds of puddles being splashed are heard. The words "This following film is presented in" fades in and fades out to black. A large amount of water is pouring over the screen in very little slow-motion as the Dolby Digital Surround EX logo fades in. Under that the words "The latest Development in surround sound technology" appear. The water pouring then fades to black with the Dolby sign still appearing over the black background as a small trademark byline appears under.

Variants: FX/SFX: The water pouring over the screen.
 * On one variant it's just the Dolby Digital logo.
 * Another variant contains a different intro text card, this time stating: "Introducing the newest development in sound technology...". This variant also is presented in a 2:35:1 ratio.

Music/Sounds: The sounds of puddles splashing, and chimes, similar to the "Rain" logo. Sound Designed by Marco D'Ambrosio; Mixed by David Parker at The Saul Zaentz Film Center.

Availability: Rare. It was first used on the theatrical release of X-Men, and may have been seen in more theaters.

Editor's Note: The dark atmosphere and the dark sounds may be frightening, but it's a cool logo.

2nd Trailer (2005)
Trailer: It's just the Dolby Digital Surround EX print logo fading in over a black background; this may not count as it's probably part of the credits.

FX/SFX: None if you don't count the fading.

Music/Sounds: TBA; probably the opening/closing music of the film.

Availability: Seen on the 2005 Malay movie Pontianak Menjerit.

1st Trailer (1975-2008)
Logo: Superimposed in the closing credits of a movie or a show is PRESENTED IN in Arial Italic font. Below it is the "DD" Dolby symbol and next to it is "DOLBY SURROUND" in a box. This may not count as it's just part of the credits, whereas the ones below aren't.

Variants:


 * On Druid, the logo is revealed by light and the shield appears to be gray, but the next second it opens at full view and becomes golden with "SURROUND" below.
 * The same logo with a white background appeared on the first Burnout game.
 * Need for Speed 2 has the same logo, but it moves into the screen with engine sounds, and the floor has several lighted circles it passes by.
 * On the original Chicken Invaders for the PC, the logo is on a black background and has "presented in" above it in a script font. The Dolby Surround logo is golden and has a shine on the top left.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: The closing/opening theme of a movie or show.


 * Music/Sounds Variant: On Chicken Invaders, "Also Sprach Zarathustra - Op. 30" from 2001: A Space Odyssey can be heard. This theme also plays over the other logos (Ultra VGA Engine, Decól Sound Effects, Particle Flux Technology)

Availability: Common. Appears on some video games, too. (for example - the still version was seen on Krazy Ivan)

2nd Trailer (1989-1999)
Nickname: "Dolby in Space"

Logo: On a space picture, we see the "DD" doors closed on the whole screen as they open wide and "SURROUND" floats by, then returns in opposite direction through the doors' holes. After this, "DOLBY" flies through the same door holes and two words meet in distance. The doors close and move to the left, while the name is taken inside the rectangle. "PRESENTED IN" appears above, in different languages (depending on the country).

Variants: FX/SFX: TBA
 * A shortened version exists where the "DD" doors open right to when the "DOLBY" and "SURROUND" words meet in distance before the "DD" flies.
 * On the Philips demo video for Dolby Surround TVs, it was combinated with the 3rd trailer, where the guy switches to this logo instead of the black background, the text "PRESENTED IN" is removed, leaving the Dolby logo. A closing version exists, where the Millenium Falcon-like rocket flies through the "DD" doors, then the logo plays, and the Philips logo, in its corporate font zooms in to the top of the Dolby Surround logo. This can be seen here.

Music/Sounds: A quiet synth drone and bell toll to start, and a quiet 4-note string-section and synth jingle. Whooshing sounds are heard as the words and the rectangle fly around. The jingle ends with a synth chime fade out.

Availability: Rare. It appears on many Paramount, Universal, and Warner Home Video Laserdisc releases (before the Pioneer logo), as well at the beginning of Spunky's First Christmas, Spunky's Circus Adventure and Spunky's Camping Adventure. It also appears on foreign VHS tapes in the UK and France, as well as the game Armored Fist 2. The shortened version, on the other hand, was only seen at the beginning of the Dolby Consumer Guide to Home Theater VHS from 1991 before the 3rd trailer. The Philips variants can be seen on Philips demo video for Dolby Surround TVs circa 1992.

3rd Trailer (1988-1989?)
Nickname: "The Best Sound All 'Round!"

Logo: We start in a room with a sleeping cat and a goldfish. Then some guy crashes in the front door carrying a box with the Dolby logo on it. The camera zooms into the Dolby "Double-D" on the box and out of the Dolby button on his remote, which he then presses, resulting in sound waves striking toward his speakers around him. His room turns into a movie theater and he eats popcorn, then the ocean. He changes this into a rock concert where the cat is being thrown around. The two then change to outer space floating under a shooting spaceship. Finally, he switches to a blank background, where he and the cat suddenly fall out of the shot. The Dolby Surround logo appears with the text "The Best Sound All Round!" in red drawn text that shakes. The cat walks from the right to the left with a sack. "Produced by Capstone Films and Wibbly Wobbly Films" (the animation companies) appears below.

FX/SFX: The jiggly cartoon animation, produced by the aforementioned companies.

Music/Sounds: A calm, weird synth cartoon ditty plays throughout which turns into rousing orchestral music, a rock version of the ditty, which resumes near the end. Strange synth or cartoon sounds correspond to the animation. These sounds are placed on certain sides or pan around to demonstrate surround sound.

Availability: TBA. It might've been a promotional featurette or test on one of their demo discs.

1st Trailer (2002-2003)
Nickname: "Optimizer"

Logo: The Dolby logo and text fades in sky blue, which then fades to a optimizer test with "Optimizing this disc for playback" above it. A copyright appears below.

FX/SFX: TBA

Music/Sounds: The signature sounder, reminiscent of the Rain trailer.

Availability: Rare. Most likely appeared on some DVD players with Dolby sound.

2nd Trailer (2005-2006)
Logo: On a yellow background, Curious George runs in, making monkey noises. Suddenly, various sounds can be heard, such as a whisper, a door being knocked and a train passing by. George begins to look around, opening holes, vents, trapdoors and blinds before eventually he gets tired and centers in the middle of the screen. The phrase 'CURIOUS WHERE GREAT SOUND COMES FROM?' flies in like a helicopter blade. George looks at the text, before turning at the audience and smiling. He jumps at the top-right corner of the screen and peels it away, revealing the shining golden Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic II logo. 'www.dolby.com' and a copyright stamp fade in below.

FX/SFX: All of the animation in the trailer, with the golden Dolby logo slowly zooming in at the end.

Music/Sounds: The various sound effects throughout the trailer, along with George's monkey noises, a helicopter blade sound when the aforementioned phrase flies in, and a twinkly tune at the end when the Dolby logo appears.

Availability: Appears on various DVDs to promote the 2006 Curious George film, such as Madagascar, Kicking and Screaming, and Coal Miner's Daughter: 25th Anniversary Edition.

(2000-2009)
Nicknames: "City in the Theater", "Headphone"

Logo: We zoom out of the City trailer where the Dolby theater is to reveal we're in a theater. We pan through the theater and lights go off at certain angles to illustrate virtual surround sound when listening. The lights shine toward the ceiling to flash, from which comes down a golden Double-D which wears headphones. "DOLBY HEADPHONE" appears in its corporate font by flashing letter. The theater fades out to a black BG and the logo shines.

FX/SFX: The lights and objects moving. Nice CGI animation by Sunset Digital.

Music/Sounds: A cool synth theme with drums and sci-fi sounds that sound like it's coming from certain angles, by Paul Klingberg.

Availability: Appears before in-flight movies since May 2000. Was also seen on DVDs of Pearl Harbor (both the theatrical version and Director's Cut) and Dolby Digital's Explore Our World.

1st Logo (1996-1999)
Nicknames: "Temple"

Logo: We see a shot of stairs at ruins of a temple. We then fly through to see a silver Dolby logo on a pedestal. Everything fades out except the logo, which shines.

FX/SFX: The fly through.

Music/Sounds: A choir harmonizing throughout ending with a slow gong and chimes/string-section. Wind, pigeons and an owl hooting are heard. Sound elements from Project One Audio; Mixed by David Parker at The Saul Zaentz Film Center.

Availability: Said to appear on a DVD of a Rambo film.

1st Trailer (1979-1989)
Nickname: "Our Feature Presentation in Dolby Stereo"

Trailer: On a space background, a bunch of stars shoot from our face when "OUR FEATURE PRESENTATION" zooms from the bottom and shines. After that, we see a blank Dolby Stereo logo zoom from the top with a trail effect until it gets to the center. About before the trail is done, we see the whole logo, and "PRESENTED IN" zooms to the top of it afterwards.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: Rather limited animation.

Music/Sounds: "Zap!" by Derek Scott.

Availability: Likely extinct.

2nd Trailer (1986-1999)
Nickname: "For Your Listening Pleasure"

Trailer: We have a space background. Suddenly, a Dolby logo zooms in fast. Then, it zooms out from the left. When it's done, it flashes and forms the box with "DOLBY STEREO". When that is done, the slogan "FOR YOUR LISTENING PLEASURE" fades in below.

FX/SFX/Cheesy Factor: The early CGI. It's kinda choppy, despite being stunning for the time.

Music/Sounds: Whooshing sounds, ending with a boom.

Availability: Also extinct.

3rd Trailer (November 1990-1999)
Nicknames: "Surround Fantastique", "The Dolby Fanfare"

Trailer: We fly through various terrain and mountains. We then see one mountain and then we fly over it, where we can see a man throwing clothes off it, before we go into the sky to see the Dolby Stereo logo or original Dolby logo float down. "Making Films Sound Better" appears below, along with stuff for Spectral Recording on the Dolby Stereo variant.

FX/SFX: Live-action mostly.

Music/Sounds: A loud, proud, groovy-esque fanfare. The music was composed by Henry Mancini.

Availability: TBA