THX

THX Ltd. (which officially stands for "Tomlinson Holman's eXperiment") is an American company known for its namesake motion picture quality certification system (despite it being branded as a "sound system" until 1997), founded in 1983 by Tomlinson Holman and George Lucas to ensure the sound quality of the third Star Wars film Return of the Jedi. Named after Lucas's first film THX 1138 (1971), it was owned by Lucasfilm Ltd. from its inception until 2002, when it was spun off as its own company and sold to sound card manufacturer Creative Technology. In 2016, it was acquired by gaming peripheral manufacturer Razer.

THX certifies fine-tuned home theater equipment, TiVo DVRs, and some PCs; they previously certified physical media such as VHS, LaserDisc, DVD and Blu-ray (and HD-DVD for Brave Story in Japan and Pan's Labyrinth in France only) until around late 2012, as well as video games until 2010, and even in automobiles such as the Lincoln Motor Company's MKZ mid-size luxury sedans.

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Main Trailers

Contents

1st Trailer (Wings) (May 25, 1983, 1993)	2nd Trailer (Broadway) (August 5, 1983-November 12, 2012)	3rd Trailer (Cimarron) (May 20, 1988-December 20, 2002)	4th Trailer (Grand) (June 11, 1993-July 11, 2003)	5th Trailer (Simpsons) (April 14, 1994, July 15, 1994-December 10, 2004)	6th Trailer (Tex) (July 3, 1996-November 24, 2006)	7th Trailer (Tex 2: Moo Can) (November 26, 1997-August 31, 2007)


8th Trailer (Broadway 2000) (May 19, 1999-October 26, 2007)	9th Trailer (Cavalcade) (August 29, 2000, May 25, 2001-December 25, 2009)	10th Trailer (Bounty/20th anniversary variant) (October 7, 2003-2004)	11th Trailer (Shrek) (May 2004, May 19, 2006, May 18, 2007-January 18, 2008)	12th Trailer (Science of Sensation) (May 19, 2005-January 29, 2010)	13th Trailer (Ziegfeld) (May 26, 2006-January 14, 2011, September 11, 2018)	14th Trailer (Tex 3: Action) (June 9, 2006-November 21, 2008)


15th Trailer (Amazing Life) (May 25, 2007-May 22, 2012)	16th Trailer (Horton) (November 2, 2007-April 4, 2008)	17th Trailer (Broadway 3D) (December 17, 2010-December 15, 2017)	18th Trailer (Musical Wisps) (2012)	19th Trailer (Sphere) (December 5, 2014; May 16, 2015-2018?)	20th Trailer (Eclipse) (April 4, 2015-)	21st Trailer (Genesis) (August 20, 2019-)


22nd Trailer (Tex vs. the Robot) (June 25, 2020-)	23rd Trailer (Spark) (April 30, 2026-)

Unused Trailers

Contents

Trailer (1983)

Main Trailers

1st Trailer (Wings) (May 25, 1983, 1993)

1993 variant

Visuals: On a black background, a piece of white text fades in, reading "For the past 35 years, motion picture loudspeaker systems have not changed...". It then fades into another piece of white text reading "Lucasfilm Ltd. and this theatre are pleased to introduce a new motion picture sound system." It then fades into the glossy blue word of "THX", which is underlined and the "T" has a slightly taller stem extend over the other two letters. Above and below the letters are the words "LUCASFILM LTD" and "SOUND SYSTEM" in light blue and are small and spaced-out. A small trademark symbol appears to the right of the letters.

Trivia: The names that were given to some of the early THX trailers are derived from the earliest winners of the Academy Award for Best Picture, such as Wings, Cimarron, and Cavalcade. The only pre-1936 winners to not be a THX trailer namesake are All Quiet on the Western Front and It Happened One Night.

Variant: On a Movie Television report on the company's 10th anniversary, the trailer appears with washed out colors.

Technique: Motion-controlled animation effects.

Audio: A synthesized crescendo sound effect known as the "Deep Note", coded by James Andy Moorer. It starts off with a group of 30 descending synthesized voices reminiscent of the sound of an airplane flying. Each voice moves slowly and randomly in a frequency sweep between 200hz and 400hz. This part of the Deep Note then repeats, and eventually, the voices proceed to their target notes, a drastic change of three octaves. The lower notes grow deeper, and the higher voices grow more shrill, becoming an ascending dramatic sound until the sounds stop in one pitch. Three voices are heard per note, slightly detuned, and two more voices are heard in the bass.

Audio Trivia: The Deep Note, being introduced in this trailer, is known to be one of the most notorious movie sound marks in history because of its often-frightening nature for younger viewers.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Return of the Jedi OSCA	May 25, 1983	Only appearance

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Media Title	Format	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
Movie Television OSCA	TV	1993	United States	10th anniversary variant
THX Ultimate Demo Disc OSCA	DVD	2002	United States

2nd Trailer (Broadway) (August 5, 1983-November 12, 2012)

The logo as it appears on The THX Ultimate Demo Disc
The logo as it appears on Lucasfilm THX Trailers: The Audience is Listening on DVD and the THX website from 2003-2009
Dell
Digitally Mastered (16:9)
Digitally Mastered (4:3)
Lucasfilm Ltd.
"HIGH DEFINITION" variant
French localized variant
LaserDisc
2010 Remastered

URL (Alternate)

Wayne's World 2 (1993): On the teaser trailer, the logo zooms out to show Wayne Campbell, played by Mike Myers, moving a flashlight and Garth Algar, played by Dana Carvey, pouring confetti out of a cup. The logo is seen rested in a bedroom.
E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1996, VHS): The THX logo is seen without the "LUCASFILM LTD." text and the "SOUND SYSTEM" text and a piece of white text is seen under the logo reading "Digitally remastered for superior picture and sound quality.
Heavy Metal (1996, VHS): The THX logo is seen with a piece of silver piece of text reading "Includes Digital Mastering by".

Visuals: On a black background, a blue rectangular outline fades in. Then, the word "The Audience is Listening" fades in at the bottom, set in Bodoni Open. The text fades out, then the THX logo from before, this time in silver, fades in, followed by the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" words, now set in Futura. Lastly, the logo shines.

Variants:

When the trailer was remixed in Dolby Stereo Digital and Sony Dynamic Digital Sound in the 1990's, a card was added at the end in which it has the text "This THX Trailer Recorded and Presented in" with either the DSD or SDDS logos below.
- A DTS variant exists where it shows an additional piece of text at the beginning reading "dts Digital Sound In A THX Theatre", with "dts" in its respective font. "The Audience Is Listening" is also moved to the center and is set in a Times New Roman font, and the end card has the text "Recorded in", with the DTS logo below.
- Starting in the early 2000s, THX's website link would fade in at the end.
Home media releases have "Digitally mastered for optimal video and audio performance", which is set in Arial, fade in at the beginning, and is shown for a longer period of time. The words above and below read "DIGITALLY MASTERED", and also appear at the same time as the THX logo fades in. More sparking effects are seen when the logo shines.
- From 1997-2003, an alternate version is used where "LUCASFILM LTD." is shown above, without the "SOUND SYSTEM" text below.
  - On the screener DVD release of Point of Contact, "HIGH DEFINITION" slowly fades in below.
- A short variant of this logo exists which is shorter than the standard theatrical version.
- A Spanish variant exists where the text at the beginning is translated to Spanish reading "Masterizada digitalmente para una óptima reproducción de audio y video".
  - On The Empire Strikes Back, the words "óptima" and "reproducción" are switched.
  - On Return of the Jedi, there is a period at the end of the sentence.
- On a French advert for the THX remastered versions of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, the text above and below reads "MASTER DIGITAL".
- On a 1998 South Korean VHS of Alien Resurrection, a purple box with the words in Korean, "판 매용, 대여용으로 곧 출시될니다" is shown below the THX logo.
- On THX-certified Laserdiscs, the text at the beginning reads "Mastered and duplicated for optimal video and audio performance" in the Univers Light Condensed font. When the THX logo appears, a silver box fades in below as well. The box has a cut in the top middle, and a piece of carved Copperplate text reads "LASER DISC".
  - Elite Entertainment releases have the logo crossfading from the Elite Entertainment logo.
- On the 1997 DVD release of Night of the Living Dead, a fusion of the LaserDisc and main home media variants exists, due to it being based off the LaserDisc release from 1994.
On the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc made for Dell computers, the text at the beginning reads "Your DELL PC is THX Certified.", with "DELL" being the company's then-current logo. instead of "SOUND SYSTEM", "BEST PICTURE. BEST SOUND." is shown below. Afterwards, THX's website fades in, alongside a copyright notice.
In 2010, the trailer was remastered in high definition, where the blue outline is wider and glows, the "The Audience Is Listening" text is in a white Imprint Shadow font, and the THX logo is much more shinier. A copyright notice is added below.
- Home media releases have the text at the beginning read "Digitally mastered for superior sound and picture quality" in Arial. Otherwise, it's the same as before.

Technique: Camera-controlled animation. The remastered version uses CGI by Van Ling.

Audio: Multiple versions of the Deep Note have been used throughout the logo's existence:

The original theatrical version uses a louder version of the note that excludes the looped portion of the beginning.
Home media releases use multiple pitches of the note that are shorter and quicker. Depending on the format or the media, the pitch varies using either a -1.5/lower-pitched (C♯ note), a D note (as per the theatrical variant), a +2/high-pitched (E note), and a +2.68/higher-pitched (F note).
- LaserDisc releases sometimes contain multiple pitches on discs, depending on the audio channel and equipment used.
- Some releases uses the Deep Note from the "Tex" trailer. Commonly on DVDs, although some DVDs also use the E note variant.
The high definition variant uses the remastered Deep Note from the "Science of Sensation" trailer.

Audio Trivia: This trailer's rendition of the Deep Note, cited as "the most awesome, powerful, and terrifying audio trademark in the film industry" by No Film School, is frequently referenced and parodied for its capability to be perceived as loud and menacing. This is an aural illusion; the spectrum of frequencies used in the sound, which Gary Rydstrom says makes it "just feel loud", are of sufficient volume for theaters.^[1]^[2]

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Media Title	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
Twice Upon a Time OSCA	August 5, 1983	United States	Debut appearance

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Media Title	Format	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
The Abyss OSCA	LaserDisc	April 7, 1993	United States
Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) OSCA	LaserDisc	September 15, 1993	United States
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back OSCA	LaserDisc	September 15, 1993	United States
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi OSCA	LaserDisc	September 15, 1993	United States
Hoffa: Widescreen Collector's Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	October 6, 1993	United States
The Wizard of Oz OSCA	LaserDisc	November 17, 1993	United States
Terminator 2: Special Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	November 24, 1993	United States
Rising Sun OSCA	LaserDisc	December 22, 1993	United States
Carlito's Way OSCA	LaserDisc	April 20, 1994	United States
Mrs. Doubtfire OSCA	LaserDisc	April 27, 1994	United States
When Harry Met Sally... OSCA	LaserDisc	May 4, 1994	United States
The Three Musketeers OSCA	LaserDisc	May 11, 1994	United States
Beverly Hills Cop OSCA	LaserDisc	May 25, 1994	United States
Beverly Hills Cop II OSCA	LaserDisc	May 25, 1994	United States
City Slickers OSCA	LaserDisc	June 15, 1994	United States
The Silence of the Lambs OSCA	LaserDisc	September 14, 1994	United States
The Crow OSCA	LaserDisc	September 14, 1994	United States
Aladdin OSCA	LaserDisc	September 21, 1994	United States
Schindler's List OSCA	LaserDisc	September 21, 1994	United States
Schindler's List: Collector's Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	October 5, 1994	United States
Jurassic Park OSCA	LaserDisc	October 12, 1994	United States
Jurassic Park: Letterboxed Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	October 12, 1994	United States
Night of the Living Dead OSCA	LaserDisc	October 26, 1994	United States
Oklahoma! OSCA	LaserDisc	November 9, 1994	United States
South Pacific OSCA	LaserDisc	November 9, 1994	United States
48 Hours OSCA	LaserDisc	November 9, 1994	United States
Speed OSCA	LaserDisc	November 16, 1994	United States
The Flintstones OSCA	LaserDisc	November 16, 1994	United States
Beverly Hills Cop III OSCA	LaserDisc	November 16, 1994	United States
My Fair Lady OSCA	LaserDisc	November 23, 1994	United States
Total Recall OSCA	LaserDisc	November 23, 1994	United States
The Sound of Music OSCA	LaserDisc	December 21, 1994	United States
Clear and Present Danger OSCA	LaserDisc	January 31, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max OSCA	LaserDisc	February 1, 1995	United States
True Lies OSCA	LaserDisc	February 8, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
The Little Rascals OSCA	LaserDisc	February 21, 1995	United States
The Mask OSCA	LaserDisc	February 22, 1995	United States
Timecop OSCA	LaserDisc	February 28, 1995	United States
Stargate OSCA	LaserDisc	March 14, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
The River Wild OSCA	LaserDisc	March 21, 1995	United States
The Terminator OSCA	LaserDisc	March 22, 1995	United States
Terminal Velocity OSCA	LaserDisc	April 26, 1995	United States
Forrest Gump OSCA	LaserDisc	April 27, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Radioland Murders OSCA	LaserDisc	May 2, 1995	United States
Platoon OSCA	LaserDisc	May 9, 1995	United States
Platoon: Pioneer Special Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	May 9, 1995	United States
RoboCop OSCA	LaserDisc	May 17, 1995	United States
Drop Zone OSCA	LaserDisc	June 13, 1995	United States
Star Trek VII: Generations OSCA	LaserDisc	July 18, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Nell OSCA	LaserDisc	August 9, 1995	United States
Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) OSCA	LaserDisc	August 29, 1995	United States
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back OSCA	LaserDisc	August 29, 1995	United States
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi OSCA	LaserDisc	August 29, 1995	United States
The Lion King OSCA	LaserDisc	September 20, 1995	United States
The Lion King: Deluxe CAV Letterbox Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	September 20, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
The Towering Inferno OSCA	LaserDisc	September 27, 1995	United States
Pulp Fiction OSCA	LaserDisc	October 4, 1995	United States
Casper OSCA	LaserDisc	October 10, 1995	United States
While You Were Sleeping OSCA	LaserDisc	October 25, 1995	United States
Top Gun OSCA	LaserDisc	November 7, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) [[osca:Miracle on 34th Street (1994)\|OSCA]]	LaserDisc	November 8, 1995	United States
Congo OSCA	LaserDisc	November 21, 1995	United States
Tron OSCA	LaserDisc	November 22, 1995	United States
Crimson Tide OSCA	LaserDisc	November 22, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Jaws OSCA	LaserDisc	November 28, 1995	United States
Apollo 13 OSCA	LaserDisc	November 28, 1995	United States
Die Hard OSCA	LaserDisc	November 29, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Species OSCA	LaserDisc	December 5, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on all soundtracks.
Alien OSCA	LaserDisc	December 6, 1995	United States
Aliens OSCA	LaserDisc	December 6, 1995	United States
Amadeus: Pioneer Special Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	December 15, 1995	United States
Willow OSCA	LaserDisc	December 19, 1995	United States
The Rocky Horror Picture Show OSCA	LaserDisc	December 20, 1995	United States
Die Hard 2: Die Harder OSCA	LaserDisc	December 20, 1995	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Judge Dredd OSCA	LaserDisc	December 20, 1995	United States
Die Hard with a Vengeance OSCA	LaserDisc	January 17, 1996	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Jaws OSCA	LaserDisc	January 19, 1996	United States
Guys and Dolls OSCA	LaserDisc	January 24, 1996	United States
First Knight OSCA	LaserDisc	January 30, 1996	United States
Waterworld OSCA	LaserDisc	January 30, 1996	United States
Nine Months OSCA	LaserDisc	February 14, 1996	United States
To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar OSCA	LaserDisc	February 27, 1996	United States
The Best of Roger Rabbit OSCA	LaserDisc	February 28, 1996	United States
Braveheart OSCA	LaserDisc	March 12, 1996	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
A Nightmare on Elm Street OSCA	LaserDisc	April 3, 1996	United States
Balto OSCA	LaserDisc	April 16, 1996	United States
Cutthroat Island OSCA	LaserDisc	April 23, 1996	United States
How to Make an American Quilt OSCA	LaserDisc	May 7, 1996	United States
Goldeneye OSCA	LaserDisc	May 21, 1996	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Strange Days OSCA	LaserDisc	May 22, 1996	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Money Train OSCA	LaserDisc	May 28, 1996	United States
1941 OSCA	LaserDisc	May 28, 1996	United States
Get Shorty OSCA	LaserDisc	May 28, 1996	United States
Jumanji OSCA	LaserDisc	June 11, 1996	United States
Pulp Fiction OSCA	LaserDisc	June 19, 1996	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Surround AC-3 Digital soundtrack.
Heavy Metal OSCA	LaserDisc	July 2, 1996	United States
Apollo 13 OSCA	LaserDisc	July 16, 1996	United States
American Graffiti OSCA	LaserDisc	July 23, 1996	United States
Broken Arrow OSCA	LaserDisc	July 31, 1996	United States
Tenchi Muyo! In Love OSCA	LaserDisc	September 3, 1996	United States
Waterworld OSCA	LaserDisc	September 10, 1996	United States
The Mask OSCA	LaserDisc	September 11, 1996	United States
The Mask: Widescreen Special Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	September 11, 1996	United States
Things To Do In Denver When You're Dead OSCA	LaserDisc	September 25, 1996	United States
Thunderball: Deluxe Collector's Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	October 16, 1996	United States
The Crossing Guard OSCA	LaserDisc	October 23, 1996	United States
Toy Story OSCA	LaserDisc	October 30, 1996	United States
Pocahontas OSCA	LaserDisc	November 6, 1996	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Mission: Impossible OSCA	LaserDisc	November 12, 1996	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Pocahontas: Deluxe CAV LaserDisc Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	November 13, 1996	United States
The Phantom OSCA	LaserDisc	November 19, 1996	United States
RoboCop OSCA	LaserDisc	November 20, 1996	United States
The Silence of the Lambs OSCA	LaserDisc	November 27, 1996	United States
Dragonheart OSCA	LaserDisc	December 3, 1996	United States
The King and I OSCA	LaserDisc	December 18, 1996	United States
The Rock OSCA	LaserDisc	December 18, 1996	United States
The Rolling Stones: Live at the Max OSCA	LaserDisc	December 18, 1996	United States
Dragonheart OSCA	LaserDisc	January 14, 1997	United States
Jurassic Park OSCA	LaserDisc	January 15, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the DTS soundtrack.
Good Morning Vietnam OSCA	LaserDisc	January 22, 1997	United States
Dead Poets Society OSCA	LaserDisc	January 22, 1997	United States
The Trigger Effect OSCA	LaserDisc	January 28, 1997	United States
Phenomenon OSCA	LaserDisc	January 29, 1997	United States
Bambi: 55th Anniversary Limited Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	February 5, 1997	United States
Bambi: 55th Anniversary Limited Edition CAV LaserDisc OSCA	LaserDisc	February 5, 1997	United States
The Lawnmower Man OSCA	LaserDisc	February 5, 1997	United States
The Hunt For Red October OSCA	LaserDisc	February 18, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Casper OSCA	LaserDisc	February 26, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the DTS soundtrack.
Apollo 13 OSCA	LaserDisc	February 26, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the DTS soundtrack.
The Doors: Pioneer Special Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	March 4/18, 1997	United States
Twister OSCA	DVD	March 24, 1997	United States
Waterworld OSCA	LaserDisc	April 2, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the DTS soundtrack.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Pioneer Special Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	April 8, 1997	United States
Pretty Woman: Director's Cut OSCA	LaserDisc	April 23, 1997	United States
The Crow OSCA	LaserDisc	May 7, 1997	United States
The Godfather OSCA	LaserDisc	May 13, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
The Godfather Part II OSCA	LaserDisc	May 13, 1997	United States
The Godfather Part III OSCA	LaserDisc	May 13, 1997	United States
Ransom OSCA	LaserDisc	May 28, 1997	United States
The Mask OSCA	LaserDisc	June 11, 1997	United States
The Rock OSCA	LaserDisc	June 18, 1997	United States
Goldeneye OSCA	LaserDisc	July 30, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the DTS soundtrack.
The Crucible OSCA	LaserDisc	August 13, 1997	United States
James and the Giant Peach: CLV Widescreen LaserDisc OSCA	LaserDisc	August 13, 1997	United States
James and the Giant Peach: CAV Widescreen LaserDisc OSCA	LaserDisc	August 13, 1997	United States
Evita OSCA	LaserDisc	August 20, 1997	United States
The Hunchback of Notre Dame OSCA	LaserDisc	September 3, 1997	United States
Species OSCA	LaserDisc	September 10, 1997	United States
Evita OSCA	LaserDisc	September 17, 1997	United States
Sleeping Beauty OSCA	LaserDisc	September 17, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Evita OSCA	LaserDisc	September 17, 1997	United States
Phenomenon OSCA	LaserDisc	September 24, 1997	United States
Mary Poppins OSCA	LaserDisc	October 1, 1997	United States
The English Patient OSCA	LaserDisc	October 1, 1997	United States
Albino Alligator OSCA	LaserDisc	October 1, 1997	United States
Pocahontas OSCA	LaserDisc	October 15, 1997	United States
Toy Story OSCA	LaserDisc	October 15, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the DTS soundtrack.
Jurassic Park OSCA	LaserDisc	October 21, 1997	United States
Apollo 13 OSCA	LaserDisc	October 21, 1997	United States
The Jungle Book OSCA	LaserDisc	October 29, 1997	United States
The Jungle Book CAV LaserDisc OSCA	LaserDisc	October 29, 1997	United States
101 Dalmatians(1996) OSCA	LaserDisc	October 29, 1997	United States
Old Yeller: 40th Anniversary Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	November 5, 1997	United States
Sleeping Beauty: Deluxe CAV LaserDisc Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	November 5, 1997	United States
Crimson Tide OSCA	LaserDisc	November 12, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the DTS soundtrack.
The English Patient OSCA	LaserDisc	November 12, 1997	United States
Men In Black OSCA	LaserDisc	November 25, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame OSCA	LaserDisc	November 26, 1997	United States
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: Pioneer Special Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	December 16, 1997	United States
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Deluxe CAV Widescreen Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	December 17, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Pulp Fiction OSCA	LaserDisc	December 17, 1997	United States
Face/Off OSCA	LaserDisc	December 23, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Con Air OSCA	LaserDisc	December 24, 1997	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
The Crow OSCA	LaserDisc	January 14, 1998	United States
Peter Pan OSCA	LaserDisc	March 18, 1998	United States
Peter Pan CAV LaserDisc OSCA	LaserDisc	March 18, 1998	United States
Thunderball OSCA	LaserDisc	March 18, 1998	United States
From Russia With Love OSCA	LaserDisc	March 18, 1998	United States
Dr. No OSCA	LaserDisc	March 18, 1998	United States
The Game OSCA	LaserDisc	March 18, 1998	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of D on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Singin' In The Rain OSCA	LaserDisc	March 25, 1998	United States
Terminator 2 OSCA	LaserDisc	April 14, 1998	United States
Moonraker OSCA	LaserDisc	April 15, 1998	United States
The Rock OSCA	LaserDisc	May 20, 1998	United States
Alien Resurrection OSCA	LaserDisc	June 3, 1998	United States
Fun And Fancy Free OSCA	LaserDisc	June 17, 1998	United States
Fun And Fancy Free CAV LaserDisc OSCA	LaserDisc	June 17, 1998	United States
The King and I OSCA	LaserDisc	July 8, 1998	United States
The Game OSCA	LaserDisc	July 8, 1998	United States
Lady and the Tramp OSCA	LaserDisc	September 23, 1998	United States
Lady and the Tramp Widescreen LaserDisc OSCA	LaserDisc	September 23, 1998	United States
The Little Mermaid OSCA	LaserDisc	November 3, 1998	United States
The Little Mermaid CAV Widescreen LaserDisc OSCA	LaserDisc	November 3, 1998	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Planet Of The Apes OSCA	LaserDisc	January 19, 1999	United States	The Deep Note plays in the key of C# on the Dolby Digital soundtrack.
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes OSCA	LaserDisc	January 19, 1999	United States
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes OSCA	LaserDisc	January 19, 1999	United States
Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes OSCA	LaserDisc	January 19, 1999	United States
Battle For The Planet Of The Apes OSCA	LaserDisc	January 19, 1999	United States
The Poseidon Adventure OSCA	DVD	March 9, 1999	United States
The Towering Inferno OSCA	DVD	March 9, 1999	United States
Die Hard OSCA	DVD	March 9, 1999	United States
Die Hard 2: Die Harder OSCA	DVD	March 9, 1999	United States
Die Hard with a Vengeance OSCA	DVD	March 9, 1999	United States
State Fair OSCA	DVD	April 27, 1999	United States
Oklahoma! OSCA	DVD	April 27, 1999	United States
Carousel OSCA	DVD	April 27, 1999	United States
The King and I OSCA	DVD	April 27, 1999	United States
South Pacific OSCA	DVD	April 27, 1999	United States
The X-Files OSCA	DVD	May 4, 1999	United States
True Lies OSCA	DVD	May 25, 1999	United States
Alien OSCA	DVD	June 1, 1999	United States
Aliens OSCA	DVD	June 1, 1999	United States
Alien 3 OSCA	DVD	June 1, 1999	United States
Alien Resurrection OSCA	DVD	June 1, 1999	United States
Amistad OSCA	LaserDisc	August 17, 1999	United States
Titanic OSCA	DVD	September 1, 1999	Australia
Strange Days OSCA	DVD	September 7, 1999	United States
Halloween OSCA	DVD	September 28, 1999	United States
The Longest Day OSCA	DVD	November 2, 1999	United States
Tora! Tora! Tora! OSCA	DVD	November 9, 1999	United States
The Abyss OSCA	DVD	March 21, 2000	United States
Alien OSCA	DVD	May 10, 2000	Australia	PAL pitched
Aliens OSCA	DVD	May 10, 2000	Australia	PAL pitched
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid OSCA	DVD	May 16, 2000	United States
Fight Club OSCA	DVD	June 6, 2000	United States
Independence Day OSCA	DVD	June 27, 2000	United States
Beneath the Planet of the Apes OSCA	DVD	August 15, 2000	United States
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes OSCA	DVD	August 15, 2000	United States
Battle for the Planet of the Apes OSCA	DVD	August 15, 2000	United States
The Sound of Music OSCA	DVD	August 29, 2000	United States
Edward Scissorhands OSCA	DVD	September 5, 2000	United States
The Rocky Horror Picture Show OSCA	DVD	October 3, 2000	United States
Toy Story 2 OSCA	DVD	October 17, 2000	United States	"Lucasfilm Ltd" variant
The Abyss OSCA	DVD	November 1, 2000	Australia
Patton OSCA	DVD	November 7, 2000	United States
Titan A.E. OSCA	DVD	November 7, 2000	United States
X-Men OSCA	DVD	November 21, 2000	United States
Big Momma's House OSCA	DVD	November 28, 2000	United States
Escape from the Planet of the Apes OSCA	DVD	December 26, 2000	United States
Courage Under Fire OSCA	DVD	December 26, 2000	United States
The Last of the Mohicans OSCA	DVD	January 23, 2001	United States
The X-Files: Special Edition OSCA	DVD	January 23, 2001	United States
Me, Myself, & Irene OSCA	DVD	January 23, 2001	United States
Bedazzled OSCA	DVD	March 13, 2001	United States
Cleopatra OSCA	DVD	April 3, 2001	United States
Tora! Tora! Tora!: Special Edition OSCA	DVD	May 15, 2001	United States
Cast Away OSCA	DVD	June 12, 2001	United States
Die Hard: Special Edition OSCA	DVD	July 10, 2001	United States
Die Hard 2: Die Harder: Special Edition OSCA	DVD	July 10, 2001	United States
Die Hard with a Vengeance: Special Edition OSCA	DVD	July 10, 2001	United States
Planet of the Apes (1968) OSCA	DVD	August 21, 2001	United States
The French Connection OSCA	DVD	September 25, 2001	United States
French Connection II OSCA	DVD	September 25, 2001	United States
Akira OSCA	DVD	November 14, 2001	Australia
Planet of the Apes (2001) OSCA	DVD	November 20, 2001	United States
Willow OSCA	DVD	November 27, 2001	United States
The War of the Roses OSCA	DVD	December 18, 2001	United States
Moulin Rouge OSCA	DVD	December 18, 2001	United States
MASH* OSCA	DVD	January 8, 2002	United States
Atlantis: The Lost Empire OSCA	DVD	February 20, 2002	Australia
Romeo + Juliet OSCA	DVD	March 12, 2002	United States
Pearl Harbor OSCA	DVD	April 23, 2002	Australia
The Hustler OSCA	DVD	June 4, 2002	United States
Beauty and the Beast OSCA	DVD	October 21, 2002	Australia
101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure OSCA	DVD	November 12, 2002	Australia
Ice Age OSCA	DVD	November 26, 2002	United States
James and the Giant Peach OSCA	DVD	November 26, 2002	France	"Lucasfilm Ltd" variant
A Bug's Life OSCA	DVD	March 17, 2003	Australia
Reign of Fire OSCA	DVD	April 28, 2003	Australia
The Sixth Sense OSCA	DVD	June 2, 2003	Australia
Signs OSCA	DVD	June 3, 2003	Australia
Sleeping Beauty OSCA	DVD	August 18, 2003	Australia
The Jungle Book 2 OSCA	DVD	September 15, 2003	Australia
Chicago OSCA	DVD	September 15, 2003	Australia
The Lion King OSCA	DVD	February 21, 2004	Australia
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl OSCA	DVD	March 15, 2004	Australia
Brother Bear OSCA	DVD	June 28, 2004	Australia
Aladdin OSCA	DVD	October 13, 2004	Australia
Lilo & Stitch OSCA	DVD	November 9, 2004	Australia
The Village OSCA	DVD	January 10, 2005	Australia
Hidalgo OSCA	DVD	January 12, 2005	Australia
Bambi OSCA	DVD	March 2, 2005	Australia
Tarzan OSCA	DVD	June 29, 2005	Australia
The Boondock Saints (Unrated Special Edition) OSCA	DVD	May 23, 2006	United States
Underworld 2: Evolution OSCA	DVD	October 11, 2006	France	Final DVD appearance

3rd Trailer (Cimarron) (May 20, 1988-December 20, 2002)

The logo as it appears on The THX Ultimate Demo Disc
The logo as it appears on Lucasfilm THX Trailers: The Audience is Listening on DVD and the THX website from 2003-2005
LaserDisc
LaserDisc (later variant)

Original variant (Dolby Stereo)

Original variant (Dolby Stereo SR)

James Horner mix (Dolby SR)

James Horner mix (Dolby SRD)

LaserDisc

LaserDisc (later variant)

Visuals: On a black background, a small box containing a gray gradient background appears in the center of the screen. Then, the hand of a conductor, holding a baton, moves up in the box. The hand flicks the baton, blasting out a blue "hyperspace" wormhole that slowly turns red. Once the screen zooms through the other end of the wormhole, the THX logo slowly zooms past the camera, against a dark red abyss. After a few seconds, the "The Audience is Listening" text from before fades in followed by a subtitle reading "Lucasfilm Ltd. Sound System" along with a copyright notice at the bottom right of the screen.

Trivia: The copyright notice has a 1987 date on it, indicating it was completed by then, although the trailer wasn't publicly released until the next year.

Variants:

An early variant included the Dolby Stereo logo (either the original or Spectral Recording versions) at the bottom left corner at the end.
When the trailer was remixed in Dolby Digital, a special variant was created for it: Before the gray box fades in, it shows a white Dolby "Double-D" symbol along with "Dolby Digital Sound In A THX Theatre", set in the Caslon Open Face font. At the end, it shows the Dolby Digital logo in the bottom right corner along with "Recorded in" above it.
On THX WOW!, the trailer starts at the wormhole.
On LaserDisc releases, the conductor hand and wormhole portions are removed. The text "Mastered and duplicated for optimal video and audio performance" fades in on the dark red abyss which transitions to the THX logo zooming in. Once the logo zooms past the camera, the THX LaserDisc logo from before fades in and zooms inside a silver outlined rectangle which then shines.
- A later variant of the trailer exists where the outlined rectangle appears slightly slimmed down with a different shine effect. The THX LaserDisc logo, including a trademark symbol, smoothly comes to a stop and the red abyss fades out earlier.

Technique: A mix of live-action, CGI and Scanimation. Created by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) and animated in Alias/Wavefront and Silicon Graphics.

Audio:

1988-1990: It starts with an orchestra warming up which follows with a booming, descending synth note overlapped by an orchestra crescendo. Then, the descending synth note is played again, but this time at a slower speed and with less distortion. The synth note gets more intense and an ascending string crescendo slowly becomes prominent before replacing the synth entirely. Next, the strings reach their highest point, culminating in a majestic chord representing the Deep Note. Lastly, the strings get quieter and a triangle is heard with it echoing for a few seconds.
- The Dolby Stereo SR version has additional twinkling sounds at the end.
1990-2002: It starts with a different recording of the orchestra warming up. The booming, descending synth note is replaced with a rousing orchestral cue and whistling sounds are heard before it reaches a crescendo before abruptly fading out. Then, a slightly quieter series of ascending string notes is heard, representing the Deep Note, and twinkling sounds are also heard along with a "whoosh". Lastly, there is a low-pitched bell which segues into an ending consisting of different quiet strings/twinkling sounds. This version was composed by James Horner.
- The remixed variant features a much longer orchestra warm-up.
- On THX WOW!, the whistling sounds and the "whoosh" are removed.
- The LaserDisc variant starts with a thunderclap which transitions into the ascending string notes. The mix is also slightly shorter.
  - The later variant uses a slightly different stereo mix of the theme.

Audio Trivia:

This trailer, along with "Grand", was proven to be unpopular among viewers when it initially came out. Andy Moorer, in an interview with Twenty Thousand Hertz, recalled that "Nobody liked [the sounds], nobody remembered them".^[3]
The original mix was considered infamous for its extreme rarity. Various reconstructions of the were made, with most utilizing a low quality microcassette recording of the trailer that was shared to the Film-Tech forums. No one knew exactly what the original mix sounded like until video footage of the trailer was uploaded to YouTube on February 12, 2022 by user magicfly2001. On May 4, 2026, a high-quality 35mm scan of the original mix was uploaded by user Sebastian Segura, with the assistance of Pennsylvania-based scanning facility Reel Revival Film and users Niko Digital and Orbeez (Formerly MMOJDEENETTF). Another film scan, sourced from a 6-track 70mm print, would be scanned and uploaded on June 25, 2026 by TheStarWarsTrilogy.com.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
Willow OSCA	May 20, 1988	United States	Debut appearance Original variant
The Land Before Time OSCA	November 18, 1988	United States	Original variant
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade OSCA	1989	United Kingdom	Original variant
Home Alone OSCA	November 16, 1990	United States	Remixed Variant

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Media Title	Format	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
THX WOW! OSCA	LaserDisc	1990	United States	Later variant (shortened)
Highlander: 10th Anniversary OSCA	LaserDisc	September 3, 1996	United States
The Wizard of Oz OSCA	LaserDisc	September 11, 1996	United States
Twister OSCA	LaserDisc	October 1, 1996	United States
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial OSCA	LaserDisc	October 8, 1996	United States
The Abyss: Extended Version OSCA	LaserDisc	November 6, 1996	United States
Speed OSCA	LaserDisc	November 13, 1996	United States
1941 OSCA	LaserDisc	November 19, 1996	United States
The Sound of Music OSCA	LaserDisc	November 20, 1996	United States
My Fair Lady OSCA	LaserDisc	December 18, 1996	United States
Escape From L.A. OSCA	LaserDisc	January 21, 1997	United States
Independence Day OSCA	LaserDisc	January 22, 1997	United States
Courage Under Fire OSCA	LaserDisc	March 25, 1997	United States
Apocalypse Now OSCA	LaserDisc	April 1, 1997	United States
That Thing You Do! OSCA	LaserDisc	April 2, 1997	United States
Vertigo OSCA	LaserDisc	April 22, 1997	United States
Romeo + Juliet OSCA	LaserDisc	May 14, 1997	United States
Dragonheart OSCA	LaserDisc	May 14, 1997	United States
Daylight OSCA	LaserDisc	May 20, 1997	United States
Highlander 2: The Renegade Version OSCA	LaserDisc	May 20, 1997	United States
Star Trek: First Contact OSCA	LaserDisc	June 17, 1997	United States
Vertigo OSCA	LaserDisc	June 18, 1997	United States
Daylight OSCA	LaserDisc	July 1, 1997	United States
The Poseidon Adventure OSCA	LaserDisc	July 23, 1997	United States
Timecop OSCA	LaserDisc	July 30, 1997	United States
Pink Floyd: The Wall: Widescreen Collector's Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	July 30, 1997	United States
The Ghost And The Darkness OSCA	LaserDisc	August 15, 1997	United States
Dante's Peak OSCA	LaserDisc	August 19, 1997	United States
Schindler's List OSCA	LaserDisc	August 20, 1997	United States
The River Wild OSCA	LaserDisc	August 20, 1997	United States
Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope) OSCA	LaserDisc	August 26, 1997	United States
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back OSCA	LaserDisc	August 26, 1997	United States
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi OSCA	LaserDisc	August 26, 1997	United States
Dante's Peak OSCA	LaserDisc	September 9, 1997	United States
Daylight OSCA	LaserDisc	September 10, 1997	United States
Liar Liar OSCA	LaserDisc	September 30, 1997	United States
The Saint: Special Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	October 28, 1997	United States
The Lost World: Jurassic Park OSCA	LaserDisc	November 4, 1997	United States
The Lost World: Jurassic Park OSCA	LaserDisc	November 5, 1997	United States
Volcano OSCA	LaserDisc	November 12, 1997	United States
Patriot Games OSCA	LaserDisc	December 2, 1997	United States
Liar Liar OSCA	LaserDisc	January 21, 1998	United States
Dante's Peak OSCA	LaserDisc	March 25, 1998	United States
The Spy Who Loved Me OSCA	LaserDisc	April 22, 1998	United States
The Jackal OSCA	LaserDisc	April 28, 1998	United States
To Kill a Mockingbird OSCA	LaserDisc	May 5, 1998	United States
Psycho OSCA	LaserDisc	May 26, 1998	United States
Grease OSCA	LaserDisc	June 23, 1998	United States
Independence Day: Special Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	July 1, 1998	United States
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Collector's Edition OSCA	LaserDisc	July 14, 1998	United States
The Game OSCA	LaserDisc	August 5, 1998	United States
The Thing OSCA	LaserDisc	September 8, 1998	United States
The Blues Brothers OSCA	LaserDisc	September 8, 1998	United States
Mercury Rising OSCA	LaserDisc	September 22, 1998	United States
The Last Of The Mohicans OSCA	LaserDisc	September 23, 1998	United States
National Lampoon's Animal House OSCA	LaserDisc	October 13, 1998	United States
American Graffiti OSCA	LaserDisc	October 13, 1998	United States
Titanic OSCA	LaserDisc	October 13, 1998	United States
Black Dog OSCA	LaserDisc	October 20, 1998	United States
Deep Impact OSCA	LaserDisc	November 3, 1998	United States
Fried Green Tomatoes OSCA	LaserDisc	February 2, 1999	United States
Anastasia OSCA	LaserDisc	April 6, 1999	United States
Titanic OSCA	LaserDisc	April 6, 1999	United States
Saving Private Ryan OSCA	LaserDisc	June 29, 1999	United States

4th Trailer (Grand) (June 11, 1993-July 11, 2003)

The logo as it appears on The THX Ultimate Demo Disc
The logo as it appears on Lucasfilm THX Trailers: The Audience is Listening on DVD and the THX website from 2003-2009
The logo as it appears on the discs from the second and third editions of DVD Demystified and THX Trailers DVD (France)
DVD/Dell
DTS version
Prototype

URL
"Recorded in DTS Digital Sound" screen

Visuals: On a black background, the text "This auditorium is equipped with a THX Sound System." fades in, set in Times New Roman. Then, the background turns into a dark red moving cloudy background. At the same time, "The Audience Is Listening", also set in Times New Roman, fades in. The text fades out and the dark red background slowly turns dark blue. Next, a lens flare clears away the background as the THX logo flips to face the screen with the logo being set against a blue gradient background. Lastly, the "LUCASFILM LTD" and "SOUND SYSTEM" words fade in alongside a registered symbol.

Variants:

On the 2002 Fox Five-Star Collection DVD of Speed, the "The Audience Is Listening" text is replaced with "Best Picture. Best Sound.", followed by "You're watching a THX Certified Feature." The "SOUND SYSTEM" text is also replaced with "BEST PICTURE. BEST SOUND." at the end.
On the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, "This auditorium is equipped with a THX Sound System." is replaced with "Your Dell PC is THX Certified.", with "DELL" being the company's then current logo. Just like the DVD variant, "The Audience Is Listening" is replaced with "Best Picture. Best Sound." (only without "You're watching a THX Certified Feature.") while "SOUND SYSTEM" is replaced "BEST PICTURE. BEST SOUND." at the end.
On The THX Ultimate Demo Disc (specifically the THX Ultra 2 and THX Story featurettes), a digital 4:3 version of this trailer can be spotted.
A prototype version (most likely a storyboard) exists, in which the text is set in a different font written in all capital letters. "The Audience is Listening" is also punctuated with an ellipsis, unlike the final version. The cloudy background appears choppy and incomplete, and the THX logo at the end appears to be the print version of the time in silver, likely a placeholder until the CGI of the logo was complete. This version can also be briefly glimpsed in the THX Story featurette seen on the aforementioned demo disc.
An open matte version exists on 35mm uncropped scan prints.
A DTS end variant exists where the text "Recorded in dts Digital Sound." appears, with the "Digital Experience" print logo below. This was seen primarily in theaters with both DTS and THX systems for a short time.
- A similar variant exists for theaters equipped with Dolby Stereo Digital, where it follows the same ending as the variant seen in Broadway.

Technique: CGI by Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), done with Alias software (like the previous trailer), according to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc.

Audio: Some chimes and wind howling. When the background opens, wind whistles, then various ascending notes and sounds, until a Star Wars laser-gun sound and a whooshing sound occurs as the THX logo appears and ends with a choir-like version of the Deep Note. The sound for this trailer was apparently created at Skywalker Sound and designed by David Slusser and Marco d'Ambrosio, according to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc.

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Jurassic Park OSCA	1993

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5th Trailer (Simpsons) (April 14, 1994, July 15, 1994-December 10, 2004)

The original parody from "Burns' Heir"
The logo as it appears on The THX Ultimate Demo Disc
The open matte version as it appears on the Lucasfilm THX Trailers: The Audience is Listening on DVD

Note: The first and second videos are of the original scene from the Simpsons episode "Burns' Heir" in both original 4:3 and widescreen aspect ratios, with the latter clip not showing the theater. The third video is of the official THX trailer.

Visuals: On a black background, the rectangle from the Broadway trailer fades in. It then crossfades to the front of the fictional Springfield Aztec Theatre, complete with a film marquee displaying the text "SISKEL & EBERT: THE MOVIE" and "TWO THUMBS UP" - SISKEL & EBERT" below it. The screen then cuts to many Simpsons characters in theater seats, including Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Abe (Grampa) Simpson. The light dims and then brightens a bit. Then, it cuts to the movie screen, then a white screen with "THX" on it (simply consisting of the text itself in silver and in a sans-serif font, obviously to avoid any legal trouble) appears, with "SOUND SYSTEM" and "THE AUDIENCE IS LISTENING" under it. The Deep Note shakes the theater, as several moviegoers, including Hans Moleman, coil back in their seats. Chaos then ensues, with Moleman's glasses breaking, another man having his teeth shatter in a close-up shot, an exit sign exploding, the ceiling beginning to crumble and fall, and a man's head exploding. After the chaos, it cuts back to the screen as the audience cheers for the logo. The theater screen fades to black and the scene then cuts to Grampa (voiced by Dan Castellaneta) who, with his hand cupped to his ear, yells "Turn it up! TURN IT UP!".

Trivia:

This was originally a scene from The Simpsons episode "Burns' Heir" (which originally aired on April 14, 1994), but Lucasfilm executives liked the parody so much that they asked to use the scene as an official trailer. The scene was reanimated for THX in 16:9 widescreen.
Compared to the scene from the original episode, the pacing of the trailer is slightly slower to fit in with the full version of the Deep Note. The colors are also more vivid, and the animation is more detailed and slightly less rough. Despite now being an official trailer, this version retains the legally distinct logo from the original scene.
This trailer was originally released in Dolby A, but it was later rereleased in 1996 as a single inventory print with Dolby Digital, DTS and SDDS.

Variant: Much like the reanimated version, which had an open matte version, the original version was remastered in widescreen for the HD remaster version of The Simpsons on FXX and Disney+. In that version, it shows nearly the upper part of the screen from the original 4:3 aspect ratio when the logo is shown, then it was moved down a bit when the logo is shown again in order to focus on the audience cheering. Also, throughout the scene, as with all of the other episodes in the series, prior to partway of the show's 20th season in 2010, the screen can be moved within the crop or sometimes stretched to fit the widescreen aspect ratio, in accordance to what was shown during the scene. For example, the part where the ceiling begins to crumble and fall was stretched to fit the widescreen aspect ratio. Furthermore, the original version is also dubbed in different languages, such as Spanish.

Technique: Cel animation by Film Roman, outsourced to Anivision in South Korea.

Audio: The atmosphere, Grampa's dialogue, and the Deep Note. In the original version, car horns are heard during the establishing shot of the theater.

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6th Trailer (Tex) (July 3, 1996-November 24, 2006)

The logo as it appears on The THX Ultimate Demo Disc
Open matte (as it appears in Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery)
The logo as it appears on the disc from DVD Demystified
The logo as it appears on Lucasfilm THX Trailers: The Audience is Listening on DVD
The logo as it appears on the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc
LaserDisc
2000-2003 DVD version
Remastered version
Promotional image from Variety magazine

"The Audience is Listening"
Dell
URL
Alternate URL

Visuals: The THX logo fades in as it usually would, shining. All of a sudden, the logo sputters and then breaks down as if due to an electrical failure. A light is switched on a light blue background as a red robot named Tex rolls in from off-camera. Tex jumps on to the logo, opens a panel on the "X", grabs a rocket pack, presses his button to trigger it, and flies off-screen, pulling out a hammer just before he goes off-screen as he mutters "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 land between the "T" and the "H", bumps the "H" out of the way, and opens another panel inside the "T". He pulls a large switch inside it, causing the logo to re-activate, the light to fade out and the logo to complete its usual sequence with the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text as the background fades back to black. Tex notices that the panel in the "X" is still open and kicks the logo, which closes it. A black screen falls immediately afterwards, reading "The Audience Is Listening".

Trivia:

John Lasseter, then-CEO of Pixar Animation Studios, created and voiced the character Tex, who has become the company's mascot.
Viewing the original film print in open matte (without any cropping or framing) will reveal a visible timecode footer at the bottom of the image. This shows information about the original project file for the trailer, including the name "TOYSTORY", which suggests that this trailer was created in the same render environment as the first Toy Story movie.
The logo appeared in Variety magazine as a promotional image, with the lights already on and Tex flying in the air.
This trailer made a cameo appearance in the 2002 film Reflections of Evil, in which Bob (played by Damon Packard, who also directed the film) watches the trailer in a movie theater.
This trailer was parodied as an easter egg on The Simpsons Movie Blu-ray and DVD, as shown here.

Variants:

The original film print of the trailer was produced in full matte; however, it would be cropped when projected and is present in digital versions of the trailer. A clip of the full matte version was seen in Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery.
There is a slightly extended version in which after Tex drills something, he apparently flies to even further away from the screen. He starts to saw, then hits something and yells "Ow!" (implying that he hurt himself), 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 Nemo, the French-exclusive Les Années Laser THX Trailers DVD, and the Lucasfilm THX Surround EX Demonstration Disc, with these selections implying this was meant for Dolby Digital Surround EX releases.
On the THX Vimeo page and DVD releases starting in 2005, such as the Special Edition of Toy Story 2, the trailer was remastered slightly. As a result, the black screen that reads "The Audience is Listening" is replaced with the THX URL, and the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text are absent.
- This version also appears on Cars, except here, the screen that reads "The Audience is Listening" is intact. On that same DVD, bits of the "SOUND SYSTEM" text can be seen as this screen falls.
On the CAV LaserDisc release of Toy Story (the only LaserDisc release to use this trailer), [ LASER I/ DISC ] from the Broadway LaserDisc trailer shines under THX. The "Mastered and Duplicated for Optimal Video and Audio Performance" message appears prior to the THX logo appearing. The DTS and standard Dolby LaserDiscs of Toy Story just use the "Broadway" trailer. On the DVDs of Toy Story (the 2000/2001 releases), A Bug's Life (the 2003 release) and the Pixar employees-only Made in Point Richmond DVD, as well as the discs from the second and third editions of DVD Demystified, the version shown is recycled from the LaserDisc version, except the [ LASER I/ DISC ] bit is blacked out.
On the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, the "SOUND SYSTEM" text isn't present and the "The Audience is Listening" text is replaced with "Best Picture. Best Sound."

Technique: CGI by Pixar Animation Studios, produced on their own Renderman software with Silicon Graphics.

Audio: The Deep Note in -1.5 lower pitch (from the Broadway DVD variant), Tex's dialogue, and the sounds corresponding to the animation. According to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc, the sound design was done by Gary Rydstrom.

Audio Variants:

On the LaserDisc version's analog left track, the first second of the Deep Note is cut. However, it is present on the AC-3 track.
On the DVD that came with the first edition of DVD Demystified, some of the audio channels are switched around.

Audio Trivia: The sound when a piece of metal hits the ground after hitting Tex in the extended version was actually re-used from the sound effects created for Toy Story. The sound effect in question is in the scene when Buzz Lightyear drops a toy jack he's holding while Woody is confronting him. It would also be used for other Pixar films from that point forward.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Independence Day OSCA	July 3, 1996	Debut appearance.

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Media Title	Format	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
Toy Story OSCA	LaserDisc	December 18, 1996	United States	"Mastered and Duplicated" variant
Toy Story OSCA	DVD	October 17, 2000	United States	"Mastered and Duplicated" variant
Toy Story (The Ultimate Toy Box) OSCA	DVD	October 17, 2000	United States	"Mastered and Duplicated" variant
Toy Story OSCA	DVD	March 20, 2001	United States	"Mastered and Duplicated" variant
A Bug's Life OSCA	DVD	May 27, 2003	United States	"Mastered and Duplicated" variant
Finding Nemo (Disc 2) OSCA	DVD	November 4, 2003	United States	Extended
Toy Story OSCA	DVD	November 28, 2005	United Kingdom	Re-render with byline
Toy Story OSCA	DVD	November 28, 2005	Australia	Re-render with byline
Toy Story OSCA	DVD	December 7, 2005	France	Re-render with byline
Toy Story 2 OSCA	DVD	December 26, 2005	United States	Re-render with byline
Cars OSCA	DVD	October 25, 2006	Australia	Re-render
Cars OSCA	DVD	November 7, 2006	United States	Re-render
Cars OSCA	DVD	November 27, 2006	United Kingdom	Re-render
Cars OSCA	DVD	June 6, 2007	France	Re-render

7th Trailer (Tex 2: Moo Can) (November 26, 1997-August 31, 2007)

Scope
Scope #2
Scope #3
Flat
Remastered flat
Monster variant

"The Audience is Listening"
"The Best Sound... The Best Picture..."
VHS
Dell
URL
Lair variant
Alternate URL
Monster variant

Visuals: The scene fades into a gray, lifeless THX logo with a spotlight in front of it. Tex the robot, from the previous trailer, drops down from the top of the screen, and shows the audience a cow-in-a-can toy. He flips it over and shrugs. He then presses his button and flies to the THX logo in the background, with spotlights turning on according to his path, opens the same hatch in the "X" as his previous trailer, and then pulls out a cable from it. He then returns with the can and holds the cable up with his opposite hand, revealing it to have a plug, and plugs it into the can. Tex flips the can again, then he looks around in surprise as the THX logo turns silver and starts to rise up from the middle of the screen to its usual position nearly at the top and shines as the whole space lights up on blue. Tex smiles and nods when suddenly the THX logo begins to rumble and shake. Tex notices, jumps back in surprise, and he nervously flies off with the can and the plug. The cable causes the logo to jolt to its left side for a moment before the plug disconnects from the can, putting the logo back to its normal position. 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" and a copyright info under it falls to the screen.

Trivia: This trailer's original name was "Stampede", according to the DVD menu of Pixar's employee-exclusive "Made in Point Richmond" DVD.

Variants:

The logo exists in both flat and scope widescreen. The latter version moves Tex upward and slightly to the left, making him more centered when he uses the cord.
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).
In late 2005, this trailer, the previous one, and Cavalcade were remastered and removed any mention of the Lucasfilm name (due to these trailers being made before the 2002 spinoff), and the tagline was replaced with "WWW.THX.COM". It is currently used on the THX website and their official uploads of the trailer on Vimeo and YouTube.
- A slight error appears in the remastered flat widescreen version where bits of the Lucasfilm text can be seen for two frames when Tex flies away. The remastered scope version has one small bit of the text on the right side if one looks closely enough.
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 it jolts to the side, too. The black screen shows the THX Monster logo in white and the THX Monster trademark in white.
On the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, the "The Audience Is Listening" text is replaced with "Best Picture. Best Sound."
The video game Lair for PlayStation 3 uses the same variant from 2005 but when the card drops down, the creatures from the game are shown running under the URL, and one is picked up by a dragon (which is on sync when the last "Moo" is heard), and this trailer immediately segues into the Factor 5 logo. During said Factor 5 logo, the last "Moo" sound can be heard again coming from the animal picked up by the dragon.
A fullscreen version exists (the entire trailer is letterboxed except for the tagline card "The Best Sound, The Best Picture. You're Watching a THX Certified Feature." is in fullscreen), which is only used for both the U.S. VHS, the United Kingdom (Region 2) and the Australian (Region 4) rental DVD release for Monsters, Inc. (featuring no copyright text and a PAL pitch) and the discs from the second and third editions of DVD Demystified.
On the THX Theatrical Trailers: The Audience is Listening and the French-exclusive Les Années Laser THX Trailers DVDs, as the tagline cuts to black, a piece of text "www.thx.com" appears fading in and out. It was apparently the same one used in all of the trailers featured in the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, albeit the copyright info being blacked out.

Technique: CGI; like before, this was done by Pixar with its RenderMan software using Silicon Graphics.

Audio: Sounds corresponding to the animation, including a very faint moo when Tex first tips the moo can over. Here, the Deep Note is replaced by cows mooing it (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 Rydstrom also did the sound design. Like the previous trailers, prints also existed in all three digital sound formats.

Audio Variant: On some earlier home video releases that feature this trailer (like the aforementioned Monsters, Inc. VHS, Toy Story 2 Ultimate Toy Box DVD and the version on the Made in Point Richmond DVD, as well as both versions on the discs from the second and third editions of DVD Demystified), the trailer is slightly louder, and more mooing sounds are added in, and the moo noise heard at the end is heard later.

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Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Alien: Resurrection OSCA	November 26, 1997	Debut appearance.

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Media Title	Format	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
Toy Story 2: The Ultimate Toy Box OSCA	DVD	October 17, 2000	United States	Debut DVD appearance
Speed 2: Cruise Control OSCA	DVD	July 30, 2002	United States
Monsters, Inc. OSCA	DVD	September 9, 2002	United Kingdom
Monsters, Inc. OSCA	VHS	September 17, 2002	United States
Monsters, Inc. OSCA	DVD	September 17, 2002	United States	Debut VHS appearance
Monsters, Inc.: Collector's Edition OSCA	DVD	September 20, 2002	France
Monsters, Inc. OSCA	DVD	September 23, 2002	Australia
The Day the Earth Stood Still OSCA	DVD	March 4, 2003	United States
Finding Nemo OSCA	DVD	November 4, 2003	United States
Finding Nemo OSCA	DVD	January 13, 2004	Australia
Finding Nemo OSCA	DVD	February 27, 2004	United Kingdom
Finding Nemo OSCA	DVD	May 12, 2004	France
Waterboys OSCA	DVD	July 30, 2004	Japan
Swing Girls OSCA	DVD	March 25, 2005	Japan
The Transporter OSCA	DVD	July 20, 2005	France
Toy Story: 10th Anniversary Edition OSCA	DVD	September 6, 2005	United States
Toy Story 2: 2-Disc Collector's Edition OSCA	DVD	November 28, 2005	United Kingdom	Some copies feature the 2000-2005 version of the logo.
Toy Story 2: 2-Disc Special Edition OSCA	DVD	November 28, 2005	Australia
Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume Two OSCA	DVD	November 30, 2005	France
Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume Two OSCA	DVD	December 6, 2005	United States
Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume Two OSCA	DVD	December 6, 2005	Australia
Star Wars: Clone Wars Volume Two OSCA	DVD	December 7, 2005	United Kingdom
Toy Story 2: 2-Disc Collector's Edition OSCA	DVD	December 7, 2005	France
Check It Out, Yo!! OSCA	DVD	October 4, 2006	Japan

8th Trailer (Broadway 2000) (May 19, 1999-October 26, 2007)

The logo as it appears on The THX Ultimate Demo Disc
Ultra 2 variant

Visuals: On a black background, the phrase "LET'S SEE IT IN" (in the Geneva font) zooms in word-by-word at the center of the screen. Then, the THX logo fades in and shines, followed by "LUCASFILM" fading in above.

Variants:

Sometimes after the trailer, it would fade to the THX URL.
There exists an Ultra 2 variant. A bright aura colored in aqua blue light emulates through the letter "T" in "ULTRA" once the THX logo and the word, "ULTRA" fade in at the bottom of the logo, while the number "2" also slowly fades in.

Technique: CGI.

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

Audio Variant: For the Ultra 2 variant, it's the shorter version, with a Star Wars lightsaber sound effect added once the "T" fades.

Availability

Media Title	Date of Release	Additional Notes
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace OSCA	May 19, 1999	Debut appearance.

Media Title	Format	Date of Release	Country / Region	Additional Notes
THX Ultimate Demo Disc OSCA	DVD	2002	United States

9th Trailer (Cavalcade) (August 29, 2000, May 25, 2001-December 25, 2009)

Natural
Remaster

"Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance"
URL

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991): The logo is now on a dark sky background. The blue sphere now has electrical wires coming out of it and follows a blue ray moving from left to right. Then, a metallic rectangle, with the T2 logo carved out and having the T-800 as a reflection, zooms in with electrical particles pouring down. The metallic rectangle shatters, by the T-800, into multiple metallic pieces. It then melts into liquid glass, like the T-1000, and forms the THX logo at a more slower paste. Depending on the format, it either uses the "DIGITALLY" text and the "MASTERED" text or the "CERTIFIED" text (1/3).
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991): The logo is now on a dark sky background. The blue sphere now has electrical wires coming out of it and follows a blue ray moving from left to right. Then, a metallic rectangle, with the T2 logo carved out and having the T-800 as a reflection, zooms in with electrical particles pouring down. The metallic rectangle shatters, by the T-800, into multiple metallic pieces. It then melts into liquid glass, like the T-1000, and forms the THX logo at a more slower paste. Depending on the format, it either uses the "DIGITALLY" text and the "MASTERED" text or the "CERTIFIED" text (2/3).
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991): The logo is now on a dark sky background. The blue sphere now has electrical wires coming out of it and follows a blue ray moving from left to right. Then, a metallic rectangle, with the T2 logo carved out and having the T-800 as a reflection, zooms in with electrical particles pouring down. The metallic rectangle shatters, by the T-800, into multiple metallic pieces. It then melts into liquid glass, like the T-1000, and forms the THX logo at a more slower paste. Depending on the format, it either uses the "DIGITALLY" text and the "MASTERED" text or the "CERTIFIED" text (3/3).

Visuals: In a darkly-lit environment, the camera zooms in toward a glassy light blue sphere, which has clouds rolling and lightning flickering. The environment slowly illuminates, showing that the sphere is barely hovering over a textured blue floor. Suddenly, the sphere shatters, and the sky is lit up, revealing to contain several rolling gray clouds. The glass then liquefies and gathers in the center. Some lightning strikes it and it floats into the air and forms a silver THX logo in the Center of the screen. If one looks closely while the logo forms, they can see rain pouring down. Then, the environment fades to black as "LUCASFILM", spaced out to fit the width of the THX logo, fades in on top of it and a shimmering blue rectangle (the same one from "Broadway") is drawn clockwise around the logo (like a laser).

Variants:

On DVDs, the logo fades out as the text "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" fades in.
In late 2005, the "LUCASFILM" text was removed due to the 2002 split from Lucasfilm as mentioned above. A "www.thx.com" web address and copyright info now appear at the end of the trailer in place of the Digitally Mastered message.
For the scope version of this trailer, the glass pieces look more stretched out.
On the DVDs of The Final Countdown, Fox Demo Disc #1, and The THX Ultimate Demo Disc, the logo fades out before it gets to the "Digitally Mastered for Optimal Audio and Video Performance" text. The THX Ultimate Demo Disc also has the framing of 1.85:1. This is also on the original theatrical version of that trailer.
On the intro to The THX Ultimate Demo Disc menu, as the rectangle is drawn, the logo shrinks in the center to fit room for the menu options.
A 4:3 matted version exists on fullscreen DVDs.
A still frame of the bylineless variant is used on the opening of the 2007 PlayStation 3 game flOw.

Technique: CGI by Van Ling.

Audio: It starts off with the sounds of rainfall. It then transitions into thunderclaps, from The Hollywood Edge's "Peter Michael Sullivan Signature Series" sound effect library, and electric shocking sounds which is followed by glass shattering. Lastly, the Deep Note is heard along with laser-like sounds.

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10th Trailer (Bounty/20th anniversary variant) (October 7, 2003-2004)

Scope
Flat
End card (Scope)
End card (Flat)

Visuals: On a black background, out-of-focus movie clips (including Star Wars: Episode I, Alien, and Jurassic Park) play on the THX logo. The logo starts to shine as the blue outline from the Broadway trailer appears around the screen and the words "CERTIFIED CINEMA" appear below the logo. Everything except the blue outline fades out and is replaced by the THX website URL at the top, copyright information at the bottom, and the phrase "20 Years of Making Great Movies Come Alive.".

Trivia: From February 12 to April 15, 2004, THX held a contest regarding this trailer in which the entrant had to guess each sound clip to win a prize. ^[4] A total of 45 entrants won and received either a leather jacket, t-shirt or a doll of Tex as a prize. ^[5]

Technique: CGI.

Audio: In this order, sound/dialogue clips from the following movies are heard:

Apocalypse Now Redux (slowed down helicopter blades)
Jurassic Park^{*1 *2} (the rumbling of the T-Rex's footsteps/raindrops)
Die Hard^*2 (John McClane (Bruce Willis): "Well, well, well.")
Jurassic Park^{*1 *2} (the T-Rex's roar)
A Nightmare on Elm Street^{*2 (LD)} (Freddy Krueger's claws scraping against metal)
Star Wars: Episode I^{*1 *2} (Sebulba's podracer)
Fight Club^{*1 *2} (Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) getting punched in the stomach)
Alien^*2 (the Facehugger attacking)
Star Wars: Episode I^{*1 *2} (the clashing of lightsabers)
Pulp Fiction^{*2 (LD)} (Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson): "And I will strike down upon thee with...")
Back to the Future (Dr. Emmett Brown (Christopher Lloyd): "1.21 gigawatts!")
Lord of the Rings trilogy^*1 (the Nazgul's screech)
The Fast and the Furious (car engines revving up)
Speed^{*1 *2} (the bus careening through traffic)

After this, the -1.5/low-pitched Deep Note from the "Tex" and "Broadway" (DVD variant) trailers starts playing as the final sound clips play from:

Alien^*2 (the Chestburster's cry)
Ghost (Molly Jensen (Demi Moore): "Now, just let the clay slide between your fingers.")
The Mask^{*2 (LD)} (The Mask (Jim Carrey): "Sssssssssmokin'!")

The sound design was done by Gary Rydstrom and Steve Boeddeker of Skywalker Sound.

*1 denotes Skywalker Sound title, *2 denotes THX-certified title

11th Trailer (Shrek) (May 2004, May 19, 2006, May 18, 2007-January 18, 2008)

Workprint variant with the "LUCASFILM" text.

Visuals: The THX logo starts up as normal, but just as the Deep Note starts to intensify, the logo suddenly falls down revealing Shrek and Donkey creating the Deep Note with a wind chime, a xylophone, a bagpipe, a kazoo and an accordion. The two realize they've been exposed, before looking at each other and smiling awkwardly as Shrek raises the logo (which is apparently a cardboard cut-out) back up. The Deep Note starts back up and the logo shimmers in green from left to right. While the Deep Note is playing, Donkey comes out and plays the kazoo over the last few seconds. Shrek says "Donkey!" at him, causing Donkey to drop the kazoo, and he says "Okay, okay! Chill, Shrek..." as the two walk off-screen. The screen fades to black as the words "illuminate your senses" fade in on the top and shine, a smaller THX Certified Cinema logo in the middle, and copyright info on the bottom.

Trivia:

There were rumors that this trailer was initially supposed to premiere on November 2, 2001, the date of Shrek's home video release, but was pulled at the last second. It was theorized that Disney threatened to cut ties with THX over the trailer since this was the same day their film Monsters, Inc. opened in theaters. However, both DreamWorks and Disney denied this, and the trailer wasn't even completed until 2004, the same year Shrek 2 was released; THX, for its part, stated it was due to not wanting to be associated with a specific film.
This was originally produced in 2001, but wasn't completed until 2004 due to legal reasons. The "LUCASFILM" text above the THX logo is visible for a split second when Shrek lifts it up. This is an editing mistake that made it to the final trailer, as this trailer was initially supposed to premiere in late 2001 when THX was still part of Lucasfilm. The "LUCASFILM" byline was also seen in the workprint version of this trailer.

Variants:

A Spanish variant exists, where the lines from Shrek and Donkey are localized alongside the "illuminate your senses" text, with it now reading as "ilumina tus sentidos".
The original workprint version from 2001 retains the original "LUCASFILM" byline above the logo. Here, the text is in the same metallic material as the THX logo and remains for the whole duration of the logo's screen time, as opposed to other trailers where it fades in near the end.

Technique: CGI by Pacific Data Images and DreamWorks Animation.

Audio: The Deep Note (the descending part at first with it falling over), the instruments, and the dialogue. Mike Myers and Eddie Murphy reprise their respective roles as Shrek and Donkey from the film.

Audio Trivia: Donkey's "Uh-oh..." is taken from an early part of the first Shrek film when he realizes he ran out of fairy dust while he is trying to escape Lord Farquaad's guards.

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Over the Hedge OSCA	2006
Shrek the Third OSCA	2007

12th Trailer (Science of Sensation) (May 19, 2005-January 29, 2010)

Cinema
DVD
Game
VHS

Visuals: On a black background, the white text "THE SCIENCE" fades in, the letters of which slowly come together. As that text turns black with a white drop shadow, "OF SENSATION" blurs in below and zooms in, with a purple flare appearing under the "O" in "OF". The text fades out, leaving the flare behind. Then, the THX logo appears with the text "CERTIFIED CINEMA" below, with the flare moving along the bottom of the logo. The logo then fades out, with the flare following suit a second later. The URL "WWW.THX.COM" fades in as copyright information is seen below.

Trivia: This trailer was originally created for use with digital cinema projectors, not only for the use of the tagline, but also including a flare so it can immerse the viewer with a sharper and cleaner picture in the auditorium before a film would start.

Variants:

A 4:3 version is used on fullscreen DVDs and on the international VHS releases of Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, which simply shows "CERTIFIED" under the logo.
Certified DVDs show "CERTIFIED DVD" under the logo.
On select certified games, the trailer is abridged, and "GAME" replaces "CINEMA".
Despite this trailer's objective, a 35mm version was still created, as the transition to digital cinema was still underway at the time of its release.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: 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.

Audio Trivia: The audio used in this trailer made an appearance in Over the Hedge (the glimmer is heard briefly if one listens closely).

Audio Variants:

The Deep Note is abridged on the game variant.
Additionally, on Scarface: The World is Yours, the Deep Note starts after the sound of a chainsaw is played. This same version appears on MAG for PlayStation 3, but without the chainsaw sound.

Availability: After the trailer first appeared to THX newsletter subscribers on May 11, 2005, it officially premiered with the theatrical release of Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith due to it being an all-digital production, and seen in some theaters for some time after.

It can be seen on many DVD releases as well such as Titanic: Special Collector's Edition, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith, and the Japanese DVD of Lorelei: The Witch of The Pacific Ocean (debut).
The game variant appeared on Jak X: Combat Racing, NBA 07 (PlayStation 3 only), Scarface: The World is Yours, MLB 06: The Show, and MAG (at an even more abridged pace).
The VHS version only appears on international VHS releases of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, mostly in PAL regions, but the Mexican-Spanish and Japanese subtitled and dubbed releases have it in NTSC encoding.
It was also used on the Monster Music DVDs of 3 Doors Down Away from the Sun and Peter Cincotti: Live in New York as well as the French DVD releases of Land of the Dead, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Ong-Bak (2 Disc Ultimate Edition), Banlieue 13 (2 Disc Ultimate Edition), Danny the Dog (2 Disc Ultimate Edition) and Sin City. This also appears on the Monster Music SuperDisc DVDs of Ray Charles: Genius Loves Company, A Charlie Brown Christmas: Vince Guaraldi Trio and 40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas when the THX Optimizer option is selection.
This also makes an appearance on the French DVD of Cinderella Special Edition.

13th Trailer (Ziegfeld) (May 26, 2006-January 14, 2011, September 11, 2018)

Copyright
Copyright and CG animation notice variant
Zoomed out variant
Zoomed out variant with copyright
HD-DVD

Visuals: On a black background, the metallic outline of the THX logo fades in. Then the shiny silver color fades inside the logo. The logo glows and makes a big shine with some sparkles. Below, the following disclaimer fades in: "THX and the THX logo are trademarks of THX Ltd., which may be registered in some jurisdictions. All Rights Reserved."

Variants:

Sometimes, a copyright notice appears under the logo.
A variant of the copyright variant exists on a THX Spatial Audio demo, with "CG animation video clips courtesy of Beepie" appearing below the copyright.
A zoomed out variant exists.
At the beginning of a retail demo video on THX-certified LG 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. On the alternate HD variant, the logo is light green, mostly due to color grading from the digital intermediate process.
On the PlayStation 3 game Warhawk, the logo is still, and the copyright notice is absent.

Technique: CGI by Eyestorm Productions.

Audio: The -1.5/low-pitched Deep Note from the "Tex" and "Broadway" (DVD variant) trailers. None for the still variant.

Audio Variant: On a THX Spartial Audio demo from 2018, the trailer uses the 2015 Deep Note.

Availability: It was seen in theaters during that time, starting with the release of X-Men: The Last Stand, and it can be seen on THX Demo Disc II, in HD on the games NBA 08 and MLB 07: The Show (PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3), The Bourne Conspiracy, and whenever a THX-certified TiVo is turned on. The alternate HD variant seen on a promotional disc on the HD-DVD side for the French HD-DVD release of Pan's Labyrinth (Le Labyrinthe de Pan) (also in SD on the DVD side), the Japanese DVD of I Just Didn't Do It (それでもボクはやってない), the French DVDs of L'Ennemi Intime (hidden in title 7) and Shine a Light (hidden in title 13), as well as the French (2-disc) DVD of Hot Fuzz.

14th Trailer (Tex 3: Action) (June 9, 2006-November 21, 2008)

Visuals: On a gray background, there is 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 mutters "Uh oh..." 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.

Variants:

On the 2006 DVD and HD-DVD of Brave Story, this trailer is formatted in 1.78:1, whereas the Blu-ray is 1.85:1, as compared to the version in District B13 and THX Demo Disc II, which is in scope.
A 35mm variant exists for theaters using 35mm projectors.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A man 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, and seen in theaters during this time period; it's said to have premiered before Cars. This was spotted on the 2006 DVD of District B13 and THX Demo Disc II, as well as the 2006 Japanese releases of Brave Story on DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray.

15th Trailer (Amazing Life) (May 25, 2007-May 22, 2012)

Visuals: The sequence starts out with an octagon shape figure rising out of a silver surface (à la a ripple effect), and forms into another figure, which looks like petals from a flower (it in fact is a blue passion flower) because it's viewed 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 the screen zooms in on it. Then, the scene changes to 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 the camera as it opens up its front, producing the deep brass sound. Then, the screen zooms 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 the front center of the screen), producing some flapping sound; the camera then cuts to a flowerhead-like plant with dragonfly wings as petals which push one-by-one clockwise, making dolphin chirping sounds, then there is a lotus seed head opening and closing its holes as it makes a melody played on a glockenspiel. In sync with the drumbeats of the jingle, there is a variety of mushrooms as they "beat" and bump up to the drumbeats, and then the scene changes to swirly-like circles that vibrate, as the screen zooms from one to another, making the bass horn stab. The screen zooms into another tulip, making another deep brass sound, and suddenly, the camera flies over all of the above-mentioned items. As the camera tilts toward the front and zooms back, the plant-covered structure is revealed to be the THX logo. The plants then retract back, revealing the silver color of the logo; this version looks slightly (but also noticeably) different than the other trailers of the past. The logo zooms back as the copyright info fades in on the bottom.

Trivia:

This trailer was chosen by THX themselves as the final test on both the THX Optimizer video on THX-certified TiVo DVRs and on the THX Calibrator disc.
On the Blu-ray release of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, this trailer plastered the Warner Home Video logo. This, along with the earliest DVD release of Terminator 2 from 1997, are one of the few, if not the only occasions where a THX trailer would play before the menu.

Variant: On the 2008 DVD of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (and the 2008 DVD reprints of the other three Indiana Jones films), the Japanese Blu-ray of The Magic Hour, and the Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy, this trailer is formatted in 2.35:1 as compared to most other releases (2008 Blu-ray of Crystal Skull, Avatar, etc.) containing the trailer in 1.78:1.

Technique: CGI by Eyestorm Productions (who previously animated the Ziegfeld trailer).

Audio: A variety of instruments playing in sync with each plant, performed by Low in the Sky. This ends with a less noisy version of the 2005 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-certified theaters starting in May 25, 2007 with the release of Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End, and eventually THX DVDs/Blu-rays from late-2007 to 2012 such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars, The Magic Hour (ザ・マジックアワー) (Japan only), Shine a Light (France only), Ghost Rider (France only), TMNT (France only), 28 Weeks Later (France only), Outlander: Le Dernier Viking (Outlander) (France only), Largo Winch (France only), Indiana Jones: The Adventure Collection (2008 reprints of the 2003 DVDs originally containing Broadway 2000, as well as the first home release to feature this trailer), and the 2008 Blu-ray of 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. It was also seen online as well. Also seen at the end of the THX Optimizer video on THX-certified TiVo DVRs, which are no longer manufactured as of 2013.

16th Trailer (Horton) (November 2, 2007-April 4, 2008)

Visuals: On a black background is a odd speck that talks in a familiar voice to Horton (from Horton Hears a Who; voiced by Jim Carrey). It turns out to be Mayor Ned McDodd (voiced by Steve Carell), the mayor of Whoville, trying to hear him.

Horton: "Come in, Mr. Mayor. Can you hear me?" Mayor: "Uh, not quite!" Horton: "How about now? Is this better?" Mayor: "Ye-yeah... Yeah, sort of." Horton: "Hello? Am I getting through?"

Then, the mayor says, "Kinda losing you...", causing Horton to drop the THX logo, and he appears while shouting "How about this?! If I get up real close, can you read me?!" knocking the mayor off-screen, then followed by the Deep Note. Horton then turns to the audience laughing, 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's title treatment). The mayor peeks out of the left side of the screen with his clothes blowing.

Technique: CGI by the now-defunct Blue Sky Studios, animated with Autodesk Maya and rendered with CGIStudio.

Audio: The dialogue, sound effects corresponding to the animation, and the 2005 Deep Note (if one listens closely).

Audio Trivia: Horton's line "How about this?! If I get up real close, can you read me?!" was also used in the film.

Availability: It was only seen in THX-certified theaters to help promote Horton Hears a Who!, and also appeared in front of the film itself in said theaters. It was also seen on the THX website.

17th Trailer (Broadway 3D) (December 17, 2010-December 15, 2017)

Visuals: On a deep cloudy background, there is a light tunnel of many rainbow 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.

Technique: CGI by Van Ling.

Audio: The 2005 Deep Note.

Availability: Can be found on the THX Calibrator disc, 3D movies in cinemas and 3D Blu-ray releases, like the 3D Blu-ray of Avatar (to date, the last certified THX home media release with trailers on it) and it had debuted with the theatrical release of Tron: Legacy.

18th Trailer (Musical Wisps) (2012)

Visuals: On a black background, there is a blue trail of light that flies 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. A closeup shot of the two trails of light flying is then seen. The rainbow trail of light makes some shapes, while the blue trail flies around the shapes and makes some mini shockwaves. The screen then cuts to a white background but is revealed to be the back of the blue trail of light in the purple atmosphere. The rainbow 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 from the other trailers of the past, due to the THX logo being noticeably thinner than normal. The THX logo shines as the two trails of light into the bottom line of the logo and causes a bright light to appear. This bright light takes up the entire screen.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: Sound effects accompanying the atmosphere, followed by the Deep Note.

Availability Note: This was only seen as a prototype trailer on THX's website for a short time.

19th Trailer (Sphere) (December 5, 2014; May 16, 2015-2018?)

Visuals: On a black background, the phrase "The Audience is Listening" fades in. It disappears by sliding to the right. The background becomes a bluish green gradient. A black line with light blue marks slides to the right of the screen and starts to gently shake. It becomes liquid and breaks up into small circles. The screen zooms through the liquid. Multiple grouped lines start swirling around in a circular motion, then forms into a 4-layered sphere. A light 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 light blue lines remain, then later disappear completely. Finally, two copyright notices appear:

Variants:

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

Technique: CGI by Uwe Schweer-Lambers of Human Workshop, all created in the span of a month. It can be seen the Human Workshop here.

Audio: First, the beginning half of the 2005 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.

Audio Trivia:

Most of the sound effects for the trailer were recorded by Gerrit Elbrink of Human Workshop using real-life objects and instruments.
The trailer's audio was originally recorded in low-resolution stereo, and later mixed in Dolby 7.1 by Herman Piette of Cinemeta in Amsterdam. The Deep Note was added in post-production.

Audio Variant: During the "making of" video, there was no Deep Note.

20th Trailer (Eclipse) (April 4, 2015-)

Visuals: The sequence starts 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 the screen zooms 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 the screen zooms through it, revealing the THX logo, which is black and has a dark shine 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 the screen zooms through the large ring faster.
A 60-second version exists, which is preceded by a "Warren Cinemas presents" card. It is similar to the 45-second version, except much slower.
A 4K resolution version exists.
With Razer's acquisition of THX, a few modifications were made to this trailer. First is the text "THX IS EVOLVING" fading in at the beginning of the trailer. 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 is omitted, and the copyright notice fades in during the logo and not after it.
A variant of the "CERTIFIED BY" version was spotted before every show of Beyoncé's "Formation World Tour".

Technique: CGI by Two-Shots Production (now Vortex Film).

Audio: A redone version of the Deep Note, also done by James Andy Moorer. It begins with the synths ascending and descending repeatedly 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 intensifies, and the final pitch amplifies when 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 (with assistance by Gary Rydstrom) at Skywalker Sound.

Audio Trivia: The trailer gained infamy for the much louder Deep Note, and thus is sometimes thought to be the among the scariest of the THX trailers due to this fact.

Audio 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: This made its debut online and has been seen in theaters beginning with Furious 7. The normal 30-second variant has been reported to have been seen on Terminator Genisys. The Razer variant was only seen as a promotional video on Vimeo titled "THX Is Evolving". The 60-second variant was only used in the Warren chain of cinemas until Regal's purchase of the brand.

21st Trailer (Genesis) (August 20, 2019-)

Visuals: A large purple smoke cloud explodes on the screen, and the camera zooms out to reveal a nebula. The sequence continues to zoom out through the space-like background as a mountain range appears below. The mountains then appear reflected in a waterdrop on a dragonfly's wings. The dragonfly beats its wings in slow-motion clearing the waterdrops, and flies through a new background, featuring some plants that appeared in the "Amazing Life" trailer. The camera dips down into a pool of water and emerges to reveal a city at night, as a helicopter flies past. The city is revealed to be inside a snowglobe on a table of various items. The camera pans back to reveal two similar tables with blue holographic domes on them. Then, Tex appears from the left and flies to a table in the front and loads up a similar holographic dome over the table and flies off. The camera continues to zoom out, revealing that Tex is aboard a star cruiser of some sort. The ship makes a light-speed jump, and the camera pans through the space station the ship was docked at. It is then revealed that the space station is in the shape of the THX logo, which becomes a more traditional silver color. The space background fades to blue, and then everything gradually fades out.

Trivia:

This trailer was created to commemorate THX's 35th anniversary; production began in April 2018.
THX chose the official name for this trailer in an X poll. "Genesis" won with 43% of the vote; the other three options were "Emerge", "Transform" and "Evolve".
If one looks closely on the right side of the city scene, there are three billboards:
- One has the THX logo in a blue rectangle outline (à la Broadway), accompanied by "THE AUDIENCE IS LISTENING" text below it.
- Another has Tex with "Get Certified" written on the right, a parody/homage to GEICO's billboard advertisements.
- Yet another has a white THX text accompanied by a white wavy ribbon on a red background, which is a parody/homage to Coca-Cola's advertising.
A book on the right of the snowglobe contains the original score of the Deep Note written by James Andy Moorer.

Variants:

There is a custom version made for THX Ultimate Cinema auditoriums, where once the THX logo is shown it continues to zoom away and a blue outline (similar to the Broadway rectangle) surrounds it, the text "ULTIMATE CINEMA" fades in, then it fades to black.
A slightly redone version was made in 2026 for Eclipsa Audio, which features newer visuals (e.g. The nebula at the start has additional clouds) and audio to accomodate for the new format, as well as a shorter ending, with the Deep Note and THX logo fading out early.

Technique: CGI by Andrew Kramer (who also owns Video Copilot) and American Meme.

Audio: Sounds accompanying the environments, along with descending sounds invoking the Deep Note. When the sequence starts panning through the space station, there is the Deep Note, with multiple stop-starts during the early stages. The stop-starts get faster and faster until the Deep Note converges into a single sound.

Audio Variant: There is a reworked version composed by Loud Color in Los Angeles. On the THX section, it says that they crafted original sounds with synthesizers, foley, granular synthesis and complex effects. They also utilized immersive VR and 3D mixing techniques to give a clear sense of space and environment.

22nd Trailer (Tex vs. the Robot) (June 25, 2020-)

Visuals: In a glassy room in the same spaceship from the "Genesis" trailer, Tex and a drone named Bob attempt to place an orb in a socket, in front of a window with a floating THX logo in the background. When Tex tries inserting the orb the first time, the THX logo flashes a little, and the orb pops out of the socket. When Tex is distracted trying to fix a small door that has somehow opened, Bob starts playing with the orb like a basketball right before Tex tries to grab it. Bob finally loses the orb as it rolls towards the screen, while he follows it off, hitting the camera in the process. The camera then topples and various things fall off-screen, such as a ladder, while Tex is noticeably shocked. Tex flies over and fixes the camera as what appears to be a fire extinguisher-like object flies over him and hits the floor. The orb then rolls towards him as Bob then falls to the floor beside him and loses power. Tex flies over and fixes Bob back up. Tex is about to place the orb into the socket, but notices Bob is visibly sad. They compromise and Tex lets the drone slam dunk the orb into the socket, which causes the THX logo to power up and light up. Both robots move to the side as the camera zooms up to the THX logo. They then fist pump. the screen fades to the THX print logo, the text "SPATIAL AUDIO" fades underneath it.

Variant: A prototype or alternate version appears on EyeBelieve's Vimeo channel. The ending of the trailer is slightly different, with the Deep Note being the 2005 version instead of the low-pitched/-1.5 Deep Note. After that, a strange "powering off" sound effect plays, cutting it off.

Technique: CGI by EyeBelieve.

Audio: Whirring of the flying drones, pinging, balls flying and hitting things, robotic grunts, a slamming noise and then the Deep Note (-1.5/low-pitched).

23rd Trailer (Spark) (April 30, 2026-)

Visuals: In a dark space background, there is a glowing spark surrounded by a grey cloud ring (resembling the planet Saturn). A blue spark is visible within the cloud ring, and the next shot reveals that the cloud ring is made up of silver particles, with the blue particles rising up from the rest. More sparks of various colors light up in the giant ring, and many blue particles become magnetized to the spark in the center, forming electricity in the process. A sparkling wheel is created, and after a few seconds, two holographic circles approach the wheel, and they become sandwiched together to create a headphone. The camera then moves out to reveal a holographic human wearing their pair of headphones while sitting at their desktop. Spark trails come out from these headphones and circle around the human while a dome of pink dots surround them. The magic trails then leads the viewer to different scenarios where THX certified sound would be present, with a music concert, a living room TV set, and a cinema (where footage of the Tex 2: Moo Can trailer is seen playing on the screen). It's in the cinema where the trails create a tunnel, and the viewer is taken through the tunnel for a few seconds until the screen cuts to black. Colorful particles appear in a black background, and the THX logo moves toward the viewer slowly, starting as a silver 3D model before morphing into the white print logo (with a registered trademark symbol). The screen then fades to black, and the text "Imagination comes alive." fades in alongside the copyright info at the bottom.

Trivia:

Portions of this trailer were first seen during the September 2025 Cleer Audio reel.
This trailer was directed by filmmaker Michael Coleman.
This was the first trailer to utilize HDR10+ and Eclipsa Audio, which are open standards technical formats.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A cinematic orchestral score fused with techno beats composed by Joseph Trapanese which concludes with the 2015 version of the Deep Note by James Andy Moorer.

Unused Trailers

Trailer (1983)

Visuals: On a black background, multiple blue light streaks are seen moving in multiple angles. They then fuse together to form the "THX" logo on a green tinted stone carving. Lastly, the words "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM", in blue, fade in above and below the logo respectively, alongside a blue trademark symbol to the right of the latter text.

Trivia:

This trailer never received a proper release, resulting in it being completely unknown to the public up until February 2026, when YouTube user "Orbeez (Formerly MMOJDEENETTF)" discovered it on Filmagraphics, a website that sells 35mm film reels. Another user, Sebastian Segura, eventually bought the reel for $50, which would later be scanned and uploaded by him on May 20, 2026.
Due to the lack of information, it is unknown if this was made before Wings or Broadway, and if it has an official name like the rest of the trailers. The trailer was likely made specifically for testing purposes when the system was being developed at the time, hence likely rendering it as being unused in theaters.

Technique: Live-action model work with practical effects.

Audio: It starts with a downtempo, futuristic italo-disco beat which segues into a synthesizer, followed by a 4-note synth theme, the last one of which is held longer.

Audio Trivia: This trailer is perhaps the first that used a theme other than the original Deep Note. The three other trailers that use a different theme are "Cimarron", "Grand" and "Tex 2: Moo Can".

Edit Section

Tag (September 19, 2025-)

Visuals: On a black background, the THX logo fades in, slowly zooms in to the center and shines before it fades to white. Then it fades to the website and copyright.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: The 2015 Deep Note.

References

↑ Renée, V. THX's 'Deep Note' - 35 Years Later We Get to See the Score, nofilmschool, 25 Oct. 2018, https://nofilmschool.com/2018/05/after-35-years-we-finally-get-see-score-thxs-terrifying-deep-note
↑ Brownlee, J.The Story Behind The THX Deep Note, Fast Company, 10 Mar, 2014, https://www.fastcompany.com/3027361/the-story-behind-the-thx-deep-note
↑ The THX Deep Note: From chaos to cinematic legend, Twenty Thousand Hertz (Accessed October 21, 2025) https://www.20k.org/episodes/thxdeepnote
↑ Official Rules for the THX Bounty Trailer Guess the Movie Sound Clips Game (Archived February 12, 2004) https://web.archive.org/web/20040212202816/http://www.thx.com:80/BountyContest/contest.html
↑ THX Bounty Contest Winners (Archived December 9, 2004) https://web.archive.org/web/20041209204746/http://www.thx.com:80/BountyContest/winners.html

External Links

Official Website
THX on Wikipedia

[1] Renée, V. THX's 'Deep Note' - 35 Years Later We Get to See the Score, nofilmschool, 25 Oct. 2018, https://nofilmschool.com/2018/05/after-35-years-we-finally-get-see-score-thxs-terrifying-deep-note

[2] Brownlee, J.The Story Behind The THX Deep Note, Fast Company, 10 Mar, 2014, https://www.fastcompany.com/3027361/the-story-behind-the-thx-deep-note

[3] The THX Deep Note: From chaos to cinematic legend, Twenty Thousand Hertz (Accessed October 21, 2025) https://www.20k.org/episodes/thxdeepnote

[4] Official Rules for the THX Bounty Trailer Guess the Movie Sound Clips Game (Archived February 12, 2004) https://web.archive.org/web/20040212202816/http://www.thx.com:80/BountyContest/contest.html

[5] THX Bounty Contest Winners (Archived December 9, 2004) https://web.archive.org/web/20041209204746/http://www.thx.com:80/BountyContest/winners.html

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