THX

Background: THX is a motion picture quality certification system (despite being branded as a "sound system" until 1997) founded by Tomlinson Holman and George Lucas in 1982 (in turn was then-owned by Lucasfilm Ltd. until 2002, when spun-off in its present day company - THX Ltd.), named after the first film Lucas directed,THX 1138. The first THX film was 1983's hit movie Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. THX officially stands for "Tomlinson Holman's crossover". THX certifies fine-tuned home theater equipment, TiVo DVRs and some PCs. They have previously certified physical media such as VHS, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray (and HD-DVD; Brave Story only) films from major studios, as well as video games. Previously owned by sound card manufacturer Creative Labs, THX was acquired by gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer (which acquired the developers of the Ouya game console) on October 17, 2016.

===1st Trailer (May 25, 1983)===

Nickname: "Tex"

Trailer: The THX logo fades in as it usually would. All of a sudden, the logo sputters and then breaks down as if due to an electrical failure. A light is switched on as a robot named Tex rolls in from off-camera. Tex opens a panel on the "X", grabs a rocket pack, and flies off screen, pulling out a hammer just before he goes off screen, muttering "Oh, George..." (referring to George Lucas.) Tex hammers at something on the right side of the screen, drills at something on the left side and then flies over to the T and moves a large switch. The switch causes the logo to re-activate and complete its usual sequence with the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text. Tex realizes the door in the "X" is still open and kicks the logo, which shuts the door, causing a black screen to fall reading "The Audience Is Listening".

Trivia: John Lasseter, CEO of the animation company Pixar, created Tex who is THX's mascot.

Variants: On DVD or LaserDisc releases, the message from the Laserdisc variant of Broadway (see above) "Mastered and Duplicated for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" appears without the blue rectangle outline. Then, the animation plays as usual. Between 1996 and 1997, the "sound system" title appears under THX (as well as Lucasfilm Ltd. on the top). After 1997 the "sound system" name was removed. There is an extended version in which after Tex drills something, he starts to saw and then hits a hard object and yells "Ow", muttering afterward. The rest of the trailer plays like normal. This only appears on Fox Demo Disc #1, disc 2 of the North American DVD release of Finding Nemoand the Candian exclusive "Lucasfilm THX Surround EX DVD". On the THX Vimeo page and DVD releases such as Toy Story 2 Special Edition, the black screen that reads "The Audience is Listening." is replaced with the THX website URL. The "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text are absent. On the Toy Story CAV laserdisc, the only LD release to use this trailer, [ LASER I/ DISC ] from the Broadway Laserdisc trailer shines under THX. The "Mastered and Duplicated" message appears prior to THX appearing. The DTS and standard Dolby Laserdiscs of Toy Story just use the "Broadway" trailer. A "Dell PC" version exists. A full matte verison appeared on the 1997 FOX documentary for "Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery", along with a brief apperance of Cimmaron.

FX/SFX: Nice CGI for 1996, which was done at Pixar Animation Studios.

Music/Sounds: The Deep Note in -1.5 lower pitch (from the Broadway DVD variant), Tex's dialogue, and sounds corresponding to the animation. The sound design is by Gary Rydstrom, according to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc. See "Trailer" for the rest.

Availability: Might have been common in THX theaters during its heyday, such as it's debut on Independence Day, but it can be found on some Pixar movies on DVD such as Cars (the last THX-Certified Disney DVD so far; Blu-ray of Cars doesn't use THX, and don’t expect it on the original DVD release of The Incredibles, it uses the “Cavalcade” trailer), and some THX demo DVDs. Seen online as well. The "DELL PC" version is exclusive to the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc. The home video ("Mastered and Duplicated" tagline variant) appears in the Pixar employees only "Made in Point Richmond" DVD.

Editor's Note: This logo boasts very nice CGI for the time as well as a humorous and friendly atmosphere compared to other THX logos.

7th Trailer (November 27, 1997- )
Nicknames: "Tex 2: Moo Can", "Tex 2", "Moo Can", "Cow", "Tex Strikes Again"

Trailer: We see Tex the robot from the previous trailer, as he appears out of nowhere right in front of us. He has a can in his hand which has a picture of a cow on a field and says "moo" (which is in a bubble cloud, as if the cow were saying it), and the only way we see it is that Tex zooms it up towards us closer. He takes it back, and turns it upside down, and dips it, realizing the can is empty. After flipping it right side up again, Tex gives us a "one minute" signal. He flies to a lifeless THX logo, opens a hatch, and then pulls some sort of cable from it. He then returns with the "moo can". This time, however, the cable is revealed to be a power plug in his opposite hand, and plugs it into the can. After that, we hear the sound of cows mooing, and, beside that, the THX logo appears sliding up from the middle of the screen to nearly the top. Tex points to the text, but suddenly the THX logo begins to rumble and shake. Tex sees this, and he nervously flies off with the can and the plug. The THX logo jolts to the left side for a moment before going back to it's normal position, and the cable is pulled back into the logo, the hatch closes, and, like the last trailer, the black screen with the text "The Audience is Listening" falls to the screen.

Variants: Most of the time, the THX logo is already seen at the very beginning of the trailer before the animation begins, which means that, in this variant, Tex is basically doing all of his animation right in front of the logo. On a few alternate occasions between 1997 and 2005, the Lucasfilm Ltd. name was seen on top of THX; then the screen falls as usual, but replaces "The Audience Is Listening" with "The Best Sound, The Best Picture. You're Watching a THX Certified Feature." (as seen in the "Cavalcade" trailer). Around the year 2005 and 2006, this trailer and Cavalade were remastered and removed any mention of the Lucasfilm name (due to these trailers being made before the 2001 spinoff), the tagline is replaced with "WWW.THX.COM". This is the most common one as it is currently used on the THX website and Vimeo. In 2009, when Monster joined THX, the trailer became slightly updated. When Tex gets the cord, the camera zooms in to reveal a Monster HDMI cable. When he plugs it in, the graphics on the moo can change it into a Monster Moo Can. "Monster" in 3-D font fades and slides up to the top at the same time as the THX logo. When the THX logo rumbles, the Monster logo rumbles and the black screen shows the THX Monster logo in white and the THX Monster trademark in white. A "Dell PC" version exists. The video game Lair for PS3 uses the same variant from 2005 until the logo finishes, the creatures from the game run under the URL for THX (www.THX.com). The last "Moo" sound can still be heard. A full screen verison exists (the entire trailer is letterboxed expection for the tagline card "The Best Sound, The Best Picture. You're Watching a THX Certified Feature." is in fullscreen, this is only used for both US VHS and United Kingdom (Region 2) DVD release for Monsters, Inc.

FX/SFX: More great animation from Pixar.

Music/Sounds: Same as the previous trailer, except the Deep Note is replaced by cows mooing it (if you really listen carefully, a high pitched voice is heard towards the end of the mooing, which sounds like someone yelling "STOP!" before the sound of rumbling and cracking). The sound design is by Gary Rydstrom and Marco d'Ambrosio (who did the cow chord) according to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc. A variant of the Monster THX logo (website intro only) uses some electrical sounds from the Terminator 2 THX trailer, of which Gary Rydstrom also did the sound design.

Music/Sound Variant: On some releases, the logo is slightly louder, and more mooing sounds are added in, and the moo noise heard at the end is heard later.

Availability: While unconfirmed, this is maybe still seen in theaters. Can be seen on Pixar DVDs (such as Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 10th Anniversary Edition, and Finding Nemo disc 1), Fox films (such as Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume 2, Speed 2, and The Day The Earth Stood Still), THX Demo discs, and even the VHS of Monsters, Inc. although Disney Channel's original print of the film plastered this with the VHS version of Broadway for time. A variant is also on the Lair video game for PS3. Seen online as well. The "DELL PC" version is exclusive to the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc. This trailer also appears in the Pixar employee's only "Made in Rich Pointmond" DVD along with the Tex logo.

Editor's Note: Like the last logo, this is another funny and nicely-animated THX effort.

8th Trailer (May 19, 1999-October 21, 2003)
Nicknames: "Broadway 2000", "Let's See It In THX"

Trailer: We see a pitch black screen (a la the 1983 "Broadway" trailer), then we see the text "Let's see it in" appearing in separate words zooming in the center of the screen. Then we see the THX logo with the Lucasfilm Ltd. notice at the top of THX. The logo shines and we fade-out.

FX/SFX: The words zooming-in at the screen.

Music/Sounds: A shorter version of the Deep Note that begins right before the rapid pitch change. However, new voices are added to the Deep Note and drown out most of the original voices except for the lower ones.

Availability: Seen in THX theaters of the time. Appears onThe Adventures of Indiana Jones (2003 box set),The THX Ultimate Demo Disc and the Candian exclusive "Lucasfilm THX Surround EX DVD".Debuted on Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (with Dolby Digital's "Aurora") in theaters. Don't expect this to be seen on any Disney DVDs however.

Editor's Note: A somewhat simple and bland effort compared to the other logos on this page.

9th Trailer (2001-)
Nicknames: "Cavalcade", "T-1000-HX", "Sphere of Doom"

Trailer: In a darkly-lit environment, we zoom in toward a glassy blue sphere, which has clouds rolling and lightning flickering. As the environment illuminates, we see that the sphere is barely hovering over a textured blue floor. Suddenly, the sphere shatters, and the sky is revealed to contain several rolling gray clouds. The glass then liquefies and gathers in the center. Some lightning strikes it and forms a silver THX logo. Then, the environment fades to black as a shimmering blue rectangle is drawn clockwise around it (like a laser). The logo fades out as the URL www.thx.com fades in.

Variants: There is an early variant where the THX web address is absent. On some releases, after the THX logo fades out, the text "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" (from the Broadway trailer) appears in the blue line. At one point from 2001 (when Lucasfilm still owned it), "Lucasfilm Ltd." was seen (exactly the way it was in the 1995 Broadway variant) above the THX logo. On the DVD release of Terminator 2, the metallic rectangle with the T2 logo carved out appears, zooming toward us. Then, the rectangle gets blown by T-800 with the shotgun, as seen on the reflection. Pieces turn into T-1000 liquid metal and forms the THX logo. After that, the THX logo fades out, and then it contains a message reading "The Best Sound, The Best Picture. You're Watching a THX Certified Feature" appears one by one as each text fades out before the other. Also, the Deep Note in this variant (the Terminator 2 variant) is the same as Broadway 2000 version. This is also on the Blu-ray release with some differences: the THX logo fades into the standard logo, the "DIGITALLY" and "MASTERED" (a la Broadway '95) are replaced with "CERTIFIED," and the www.thx.com URL with a copyright notice appears. This is the basis of Cavlacade. It appears on the Ultimate, eXtreme and Skynet editions of this film. On the DVDs of The Final Countdown, Fox Demo Disc #1, and The THX Ultimate Demo Disc, the logo fades out before we get to the "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" text.

FX/SFX: The sphere, as well as it shattering, the thunder, the shards liquifying and merging, the blue box being drawn, and the text fading. Just top-notch CGI all around.

Music/Sounds: Thunderclaps/electric shocking sounds, followed by glass shattering, then the Deep Note. A laser-like sound is heard as the rectangle is formed. It also can be heard in PAL pitch if you have a PAL DVD with this logo.

Music/Sounds Variant: In the T2 variant, music from Terminator 2 is heard which fades into the Deep Note used in Broadway 2000; the sound design and mix is by Gary Rydstrom at Skywalker Sound according to the credits of the T2 Ultimate Edition DVD.

Availability: Seen on several THX DVDs such as Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace (debut), Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume One, The Incredibles, Bayside Shakedown 2, THX 1138 (fittingly enough), the Star Wars Trilogy 2004 DVDs, Fox Demo Disc #1, and X-Men 1.5; in THX theaters, and on the video game MLB 09: The Show. It's also the intro to the menu of The THX Ultimate Demo Disc.

Editor's Note: This logo has a dark atmosphere, but also has very incredible CGI all around.

10th Trailer (2003-Late 2000s)
Nickname: "Shrek"

Trailer: The THX logo starts up like any other, but just as the Deep Note is about to get loud, the logo suddenly crashes down revealing Shrek and Donkey creating the Deep Note with many instruments. The two look at the screen (with Shrek also nervously saying "Uh-oh..."), before looking at each other and smiling awkwardly as they raise the logo (apparently made out of cardboard) up. The Deep Note starts again (albeit less louder than before) and the logo shimmers in green from left to right. While the Deep Note is playing, Donkey comes out and plays a kazoo over the last few seconds. Shrek yells "Donkey!" at him, and as Donkey mutters "Okay, okay! Chill, Shrek..." the two walk off-screen. The screen fades to black as the words "illuminate your senses" fades in on the top and shines, a smaller THX logo in the middle, and copyright info on the bottom.

FX/SFX: The trailer itself, and the animation involving Shrek and Donkey. Animated at Pacific Data Images/DreamWorks Animation, of course.

Music/Sounds: The Deep Note (the descending part at first with it falling over), the instruments, and the dialogue.

Availability: Extinct. It was not seen on the original theatrical release of Shrek because of the feud between DreamWorks and Disney at the time, but it eventually debuted in 2003. It was seen on an original international DVD release of Shrek and is also available on the THX website.

Editor's Note: Another humorous effort from THX.

11th Trailer (2003)
Nickname: "Bounty"

Trailer: On a black background we see out-of-focus movie clips on a THX logo. Some of these clips include Star Wars: Episode I, Alien and Jurassic Park. The logo then starts to shine as the blue outline from the Broadway trailer appears around the screen and the words "CERTIFIED CINEMA" appear under the THX logo. Everything except the blue outline fades out and is replaced by the THX website URL on the top, copyright notices on the bottom and the phase "20 Years of Making Great Movies Come Alive."

FX/SFX: The clips playing on the THX logo, and the shining at the end.

Music/Sounds: In this order, sound/dialogue clips from the following movies are heard: Apocalypse Now Redux Jurassic Park *1 *2 Die Hard *2 Jurassic Park(again) *1 *2 Nightmare on Elm Street *2 (LD) Star Wars: Episode I *1 *2 Fight Club *1 *2 Alien *2 Star Wars: Episode I(again) *1 *2 Pulp Fiction *2 (LD) Back To The Future trilogy Lord of The Rings trilogy *1 The Fast and the Furious Speed *1 *2 After this the THX Deep Note starts playing as the final sound clips play from: Alien(again) *2 Ghost The Mask *2 (LD) Sound Design was by Gary Rydstrom and Steve Boeddeker of Skywalker Sound. *1 denotes Skysound title *2 denotes THX-certified title

Availability: Extinct. This was only seen in THX theaters in 2003; licensing issues have probably prevented this trailer from being used again, as THX doesn't own the rights to the clips featured. Physical 35mm copies of this logo frequently appear on eBay.

Editor's Note: TBA

=== 12th Trailer (2005-) === Nickname: "The Science of Sensation"

Trailer: We first see a pitch black screen, but then we see the words "THE SCIENCE OF SENSATION" (in capital letters) coming at us each two words at a time (like the "Broadway 2000" trailer) and as a faint shine appears on the 'O', the words suddenly fade out by spreading apart. Then, the THX logo and the text "CERTIFIED CINEMA" appears, with a faint shine where the 'O' used to be. The logo shines with a "shinemark" coming down on the "T". WWW.THX.COM and the copyright at the bottom appear.

Variants: A 4:3 version is used on full-screen DVDs and the UK VHS of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith. The UK VHS of the above simply shows "CERTIFIED" under THX. Certified DVDs show "CERTIFIED DVD" under THX.

FX/SFX: "THE SCIENCE OF SENSATION" text spreading out, the shinemark, and the THX logo shining.

Music/Sounds: A remastered Deep Note, some shining sounds, and whooshes. In this remastered Deep Note, some voices are reminiscent of the newer ones from the Broadway 2000 version, and some of the voices reach their final pitches before the others do.

Availability: Can be seen on the DVDs of Titanic: Special Collector's Edition (debut), Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, and Lorelei: The Witch of The Pacific Ocean. It's also seen in some THX theaters. The VHS version is limited to the rare Revenge of the Sith UK tape.

Editor's Note: TBA

=== 13th Trailer (2006-) === Nickname: "Ziegfeld", "Broadway 2006"

Trailer: On a black background, we see the metallic outlines of the THX logo fade in. Then the shiny silver color fades inside the THX logo. The THX logo glows and makes a big shine with some sparkles. Then below the THX logo is the disclaimer: "THX and the THX logo are trademarks of THX Ltd., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All Rights Reserved."

Variant: At the beginning of an LG video on THX-certified TVs, the metallic outlines fade in quicker, the shiny silver color fades in slower, and the shine of the THX logo isn't as bright.

FX/SFX: The glowing, sparkling, and shining of the THX logo. This was produced by Eyestorm Productions.

Music/Sounds: The -1.5/low-pitched Deep Note from Tex and Broadway (DVD variant) trailers.

Availability: Can be seen on THX Demo Disc II, MLB 07: The Show, Madden NFL 06, and whenever you start up a THX-Certified TiVo.

14th Trailer (2006-)
Nicknames: "Tex 3", "TEX Action", "The Car", "Tex Strikes Yet Again" "The BMW"

Trailer: On a gray background, we see a clapperboard on screen. The clapperboard claps, and then disappears off-screen. The camera then zooms out and turns, revealing the background to be a gray BMW car with the iconic "kidney grille". Tex flies on screen and stops in front of the car, giving a "stop" signal. Tex then tries to fly away, but ends up getting sucked into the car. He gets flung around the car's engine uncontrollably, and is eventually able to stop and regain his balance. He then looks up, and sees part of the engine spraying. After spraying for a few seconds, it explodes, and Tex gets covered in black ash. Another part of the engine then pushes Tex up, and he gets chased by another explosion. He manages to escape from the car just in time, but then he loses control, and hits the THX logo off-screen. He then stands back up, shakes his arms and foot, looks back at the THX logo, and does a "Ta-dah!" pose. A copyright notice fades in and out on the bottom right.

FX/SFX: More great animation from Pixar.

Music/Sounds: A guy saying "And...action!" when the clapperboard is on screen, Tex's voice, some car sounds and other sound effects, and the -1.5/low-pitched Deep Note from before

Availability: Seen on THX-certified DVD players in some cars. Possibly seen in theaters too. This was spotted on the 2006 DVD of District B13.

15th Trailer (2007-)
Nickname: "Amazing Life"

Trailer: We start out with an octagon shape figure rising out of liquid (a la a ripple effect), and forms into another figure, which looks like petals from a flower (in fact is a blue passion flower) because we're looking at it from the top. Inside the "flower" is a crown shape figure that has wings on top of it, slowly spinning around, producing the held organ note sound, as we zoom in on it. Then, the scene changes. We now see another set of wings that also spin around, but faster. A ring is spinning around with it and goes down towards the bottom of the screen, producing the buzzer. And the scene changes again. The same set of wings from the first scene is shown, once again spinning slowly, with shades seen on the left side of the screen. As the scene changes again, a tulip is seen zooming in towards us as it opens up it's front, producing the deep brass sound. Then we zoom in on a mushroom as it bumps up a bit and makes drum beats. Then a set of butterflies fly by (with some stopping in front center of the screen), producing some flapping sound, we see the flowerhead-like plant with dragonfly wings as petals, it pushes one-by-one clockwise, making dolphin chirping sounds, then we a lotus seed head opening and closing its holes as it makes a melody played on glockenspiel. Intact with the drumbeats of the jingle, we see a variety of mushrooms as they "beat" and bump up the the drumbeats, and then the scene changes to swirly-like circles which vibrate, as we zoom from one to another, making the bass horn stab. We zoom into another tulip, making another deep brass sound, and suddenly, we fly over all of the above mentioned items. As the camera tilts toward the front and zooms back, we see the plant-covered structure evolve to the THX logo. This version looks slightly (but also noticeably) different than the other trailers of the past. The text zooms back.

FX/SFX: This is CGI, also designed and produced by Eyestorm Productions.

Music/Sounds: A variety of instruments playing in sync with each plant, performed by Lost in the Sky. This ends with a less noisy version of the Deep Note, accompanied by the swoosh. Unlike the previous THX trailers, the music starts at the ending note (blended into the background instrumentation at first) and comes to a quick end rather than fading out smoothly. Mixed by Gary A. Rizzo at Skywalker Sound.

Availability: Seen in most THX theaters and new THX DVDs/Blu-rays such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of The Crystal Skull. On Avatar, Red Tails, and Star Wars The Prequel Trilogy (Blu-ray only), it appears at the end. Available online as well.

16th Trailer (March 14, 2008)
Nickname: "Horton"

Trailer: On a black background, we see this odd speck that talks in a familiar voice to Horton (from Horton Hears a Who). It turns out to be the mayor impersonating him. Then, the mayor says "Kinda losing ya", causing Horton to drop the THX logo, and he shouts "How about this? I've got him real close! Can you read me?" knocking the mayor off-screen, then followed by the Deep Note. Horton then turns to the audience, winks and then goes off-screen. The THX logo shines as usual. Then the screen transitions to a message reading "THE AUDIENCE IS HEARING" (spoofing the "The Audience is Listening" motto, with "HEAR" in the same font as the movie). On the side of the screen we see the mayor peek out of the side of the screen, with his clothes blowing.

FX/SFX: The characters moving, and the THX logo dropping. This is animated by Blue Sky Studios.

Music/Sounds: The characters talking, sound effects corresponding to the animation, and the Deep Note.

Availability: Extinct. It was only seen at THX theaters that showed Horton Hears a Who. Also seen on the THX website.

17th Trailer (2010-)
Nickname: "Broadway 3D"

Trailer: On a deep cloudy background, we see a light tunnel of many colors as well as a shadow in the distance. The shadow then emerges to reveal a silver and shining THX logo as well as a crystal blue rectangle outline from the Broadway trailers, which zoom slowly at us. A small copyright notice is seen below the THX logo.

FX/SFX: The colorful light tunnel, the emerging of the logo.

Music/Sounds: The 2005 Deep Note.

Availability: Can be found on the THX Calibrator disc, 3D movies in cinemas and 3D Blu-ray releases, like the 3-disc special edition 3D Blu-ray of Avatar.

18th Trailer (2012)
Nickname: "Musical Wisps"

Logo: On a black background, we see a blue trail of light fly around. It flies to an atmosphere with a purple hue. A pink, blue, purple, and green trail of light follows the blue trail and flies around with it. We then see a closeup shot of the two trails of light flying. The multicolored trail of light makes some shapes with its light, while the blue trail flies around the shapes and makes some mini shockwaves. We then cut to a white background but is revealed to be the back of the blue trail of light in the purple atmosphere. The multicolored trail of light joins the blue trail and the two trails fly towards the THX logo, which is seen in the distance. Everything is in slow motion for a split-second, and then the two trails quickly charge towards the THX logo and reveal it. This version looks noticeably different than the other trailers of the past.The THX logo shines as the two trails of light into the bottom line of the logo and cause a bright light to appear. This bright light takes up the entire screen.

FX/SFX: Incredible CGI.

Music/Sounds: Sound effects accompanying the atmosphere, followed by the Deep Note.

Availability: Extinct. Was a prototype logo that was found on THX's website for a short time.

19th Trailer (April 4, 2015-)
WARNING: As with the second trailer, turn down the volume before watching either of the videos.

Nicknames: "Eclipse", "The Other Side", "Dark THX", "see you on the other side", "Eclipse of Doom"

Trailer: We start off in a shooting starfield. Then, a large black eclipse fades in, glows and spins. Then, many shiny white/black sticks and veins appear all over the eclipse, representing the iris of the human eye, and we zoom further into it as the sticks and veins move around and form in different ways. Suddenly, a large shock wave appears in the middle and we zoom through it, revealing the THX logo, which is black and has dark shines on it. The text "see you on the other side" wipes in underneath the THX logo.

Variants: There is also a longer 45-second version in which some of the sticks and veins move around slower, and we zoom through the large ring faster. It can be seen here. There's an even longer 60-second version, which is preceded by a "Warren Cinemas presents" card. It is similar to the 45-second version, except much more slower. A 4K resolution version exists. With Razer's acquisition of THX, a few modifications were made to this trailer. First, we see the text "THX IS EVOLVING" fade in at the beginning of the logo. A few seconds later the text fades out. Another line of text fades in, this time saying "HELLO". Below is Razer's print logo. After the text fades out the trailer continues as normal until the THX logo zooms in to the screen. The text "CERTIFIED BY" wipes in above the logo. The "see you on the other side" slogan wordmark is omitted and the copyright notice fades in during the logo and not after the logo.

FX/SFX: The zooming in of the eclipse, done by independent Norwegian design studio Two-Shots Production (now "Vortex Film"). Extraordinary CGI.

Music/Sounds: A redone version of the Deep Note, also done by James Andy Moorer. It sounds more synthesized than before, and is even louder than before. It starts off with the synths ascending and descending over and over again until they rapidly change their pitches. During the rapid pitch change, the clashing pitches of the lower synths cause a "rumbling" sound as the Deep Note gets louder, and the final pitch gets louder and louder as more and more synths join them at the final chord. The highest synths on the final chord create a synth organ-like sound, while the lowest synths create a deep humming sound. Mixed by Lora Hirschberg (w/support from Gary Rydstrom) at Skywalker Sound.

Music/Sounds Variant: In the longer versions, after the synths switch back and forth between ascending and descending, the louder synths are stretched out until the final chord.

Availability: Current. It debuted online. Most likely seen in theaters with newer movies like Furious 7. The normal 30-second variant has been reported to have been seen onTerminator Genisys.This logo was not used on Star Wars: The Force Awakens on DVD and Blu-ray, and in fact has yet to make a confirmed appearance on any home video release, period. It is unknown if this appears on the 4K UHD release of Alien. The Razer variant was only seen as a promotional video on Vimeo titled "THX Is Evolving" (however it could possibly hint at future usage for THX-certified products). The 60-second variant is only used in the Warren chain of cinemas.

Editor's Note: The logo gained notably for the much louder deep note, and thus is sometimes thought to be the scariest THX trailer of them all due to this (specially the Warren Cinemas variant).

=== 20th Trailer (2015-) === Nickname: "Sphere"

Trailer: On a black background, the phrase "The Audience is Listening" fades in. It disappears by sliding to the right. The background becomes black-gray-green gradient. A black line with blue marks slides to the right of the screen and starts to gently shake. It becomes liquid and breaks up into small circles. We zoom through the liquid. Multiple grouped lines start swirling around in a circular motion, then forms into a 4-layered sphere, hence the nickname. A blue glow surrounds the sphere. It becomes liquid and opens up, revealing blue electric lines. It later explodes to fill the background with black, then zooms out in the form of the THX logo. It later fills up with metallic material, making it look normal. Some of the blue lines remain, then later disappear completely. Finally, two copyright notices appear: THX and the Deep Note sound are trademarks of THX Ltd. registered in certain jurisdictions. All rights reserved. This THX trailer is the property of THX Ltd. All rights reserved.

Variants: 4K releases show the THX 4K logo instead of the "Audience is Listening" phrase. One version seen during a behind-the-scenes making of the trailer shows the words "see you on the other side" in place of the copyright notice.

FX/SFX: The liquid and electric lines. CGI animation, done by Human Workshop.

Music/Sounds: First, the beginning half of the original Deep Note plays, then gets interrupted by whooshes, liquid sound effects, and a low synth note, followed by a choir. During the glow, the Deep Note resumes, followed by another whoosh, and an explosion.

Music/Sounds Variant: During the "making of" video, there was no Deep Note.

Availability: First seen on the Human Workshop website. May appear on 4K displays or demo discs.