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The THX signature Deep Note sound mark was created by James A. Moorer.

Info[]

  • First recorded: 1982
  • Creator: James A. Moorer
  • Owner: THX (1983-present)
  • Origin: United States
  • Year debut: 1983
  • First heard: The Digital Domain - A Demonstration
  • Area served: Unknown

Used In[]

TV Shows[]

TV Specials[]

  • 88th Academy Awards
  • Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III

Movies[]

Video Games[]

PC:

  • M.U.G.E.N
  • Scooby Doc 4: The Destroyer (Featuring Atsushi Onita)

Music[]

  • 100 gecs - Dumbest Girl Alive (2023) (Heard at the beginning.)
  • Al Capps (Killer Tracks) - Robot or Not (1990) (-2 pitched; heard at the beginning.)
  • Alice Cooper - Hell is Living Without You (1989) (-3 pitched)
  • Amberian Dawn - Incubus (2009)
  • Asia - Countdown to Zero (1985)
  • Delta Heavy - Space Time (2010)
  • Dr. Dre - Lolo (Intro) (1999) (+3 pitch)
  • Neil Cicierega - Cannibals (2020)
  • Timbaland - Intro with DJ Felli Fel (2009)

Shorts[]

Commercials[]

  • Don't Hang Out in the No Zone (199?)

Logos[]

  • Cosmocrypt (2000-2005) (Logos) (-1.5 pitched)
  • Dana Williams Productions (2006) (Heard in a -1.5 pitch, accompanied by sounds of sparkles.)
  • Dean Williams Studios (1998) (Heard in a +2 pitch.)
  • KABB-TV (1987-1995)
  • Laser Video (1997-1998) (Logos) (Used in a +2/higher pitch.)
  • MK Production (2004) (Logos) (-1.5 pitched)
  • Oakfil Productions (2005) (The 1999 Deep Note is used.)
  • Team17 (1996-1999) (Logos) (-3 pitched)
  • THX "Make Your Own Trailer" Contest Entries (The original, 2005 remastered and -1.5 pitched variants are used.)
  • THX: Amazing Life (2007-2012) (Heard once; last half of the 2005 Deep Note, albeit less noisy.)
  • THX: Bounty (2003-2004) (-1.5 pitched)
  • THX: Broadway (1984-1997, 1993-2006, 2010-2012) (Heard in:)
    • Original/AC-3 Laserdisc (1995-1996)/HD remastered version (Heard in an actual pitch.)
    • Laserdisc/VHS/Japanese DVD version (Heard in a +2/higher pitch.)
    • DVD/AC-3 & DTS Laserdisc (1996-2000) version (Heard in a -1.5/lower pitch.)
    • PAL (Alien and Aliens UK) DVD version (Heard in a -0.776 pitch.)
    • PAL VHS/VCD version (Heard in a +3/higher pitch.)
  • THX: Broadway 2000 (1999-2003) (Millennium version)
  • THX: Broadway 3D (2010-2012) (Remastered version)
  • THX: Cavalcade (2001-2010) (Heard once when the THX logo is formed after the glass liquifies and gathers in the center to form it. A millennium version of the Deep Note is also heard respectively, but in a very lower volume. PAL DVDs have the Deep Note in PAL-pitch.)
  • THX Certified Games (2003-2005) (Heard in a -1.5/lower pitch.)
  • THX Certified Games: Galaga (2005) (2005 version.)
  • THX France: Les Rivières Pourpres (2001) (Logos) (PAL-pitched)
  • THX: Eclipse (2015-present) (Logos) (2015 version, debut)
  • THX France: Le Raid (2002) (Logos) (PAL-pitched)
  • THX France: Old Movie (2002-2007) (Logos) (PAL-pitched)
  • THX: Genesis (2019-present) (Logos) (An edited version of the 2005 Deep Note is used. The THX Ultimate Cinema variant at least uses the normal 2005 Deep Note. The Loud Color reworked version uses the 2015 Deep Note.)
  • THX: Musical Wisps (2012) (Logos)
  • THX: The Science of Sensation (2005-2010) (Logos) (2005 version, debut)
  • THX: Shrek (2006-2007) (Logos)
  • THX: Sphere (2015-present) (Logos) (2005 version.)
  • THX: The Simpsons (1994-1997, 2001-2004) (Logos)
  • THX: Custom T2 THX Animation (2000, 2006) (Logos) (An edited version of the 1999 Deep Note is heard once when the THX logo is formed after the metallic liquid gathers to form it.)
  • THX: Tex (1996-2006) (Heard twice in a -1.5 pitch; once when the logo sputters and breaks down due to its electrical failure and the Deep Note glitches, and heard again when Tex uses the switch that causes the logo to re-activate and it is normally completed. Also heard in PAL prints that use the PAL DVD pitch.)
  • THX: Tex 3 Action (2006-2007) (-1.5 pitched; the Deep Note is reused from the Broadway DVD logo.)
  • THX: Tex vs. The Robot (2020-present) (-1.5 pitched; the Deep Note is reused from the Broadway DVD logo, but slightly altered.)
  • THX: Truth (2016) (2015 version.)
  • THX: Wings (1983)
  • THX: Ziegfeld (2006-present) (-1.5 pitched; the Deep Note is reused from the Broadway DVD logo, the Spatial Audio variant uses the 2015 Deep Note.)
  • Valksek Home Video
  • Video Lib (1997) (Logos) (Heard once in a lower pitch.)
  • Yehia Shanab Film (2008) (Logos)

Trailers[]

  • Caddyshack II (1988) (Trailers) (Heard in a -3 pitch in the teaser trailer.)
  • Over the Hedge (2006) (Trailers) (The 2005 version is used in the THX scene reference where Quillo accidentally turns on the TV.)
  • Wayne's World 2 (1993) (Trailers) (Heard in the teaser trailer in normal and +2 pitches.)

TV Spots[]

  • Over the Hedge (2006) (TV Spots) (The 2005 version is used in the THX scene reference where Quillo accidentally turns on the TV.)

DVD Menus[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • Add Yourself Watching THX LOGO in a movie
  • The Digital Domain - A Demonstration (debut)
  • Pioneer Elite DV-09 (1998) (Heard over the Pioneer logo when turned on.)
  • Opportunity Village Magical Forest (Heard when the light show begins.)
  • Sound Effects for Windows (1996)
  • The Price is Right LIVE (Heard when the show begins.)
  • Turn the Crank (Heard when a National Geographic-esque logo fades out at the start of the program.)

Newgrounds Videos[]

  • Pandemoniac

YouTube Videos[]

  • The Angry German Kid Show
  • Brooklynn The Cartoon Girl (Heard once in "Wish Dragon (2021): That Face That Lina Made Reminded Me of Something".)
  • Carolco Intro Bloopers
  • Carolco Intro Bloopers: The Movie (2017)
  • cartoonlover98
  • Cs188 (Heard in:)
    • "THE PHONE THAT FOLDS OUT OF EXISTENCE" (The DVD pitched version is heard once at the start of the video when the THX Broadway DVD logo appears, albeit less the blue rectangle.)
    • "IT'S WWWIIINNNDDDOOOWWWSSS!!!" (The normal pitched version is heard once at the start when a parody of THX logo appears that reads "XXX".)
  • DangMattSmith
  • Dankmememaster Loud 2021 (Heard once in "THX logo in the Nutshell (13+)".)
  • DoujinPixation
  • EmpLemon
  • foxgamer (Heard once in "(YTP Thomas) 2 - The Other Other Line!".)
  • Frozen YTPs (Heard once in a -1.5 pitch in "Melted (Frozen YTP)".)
  • Games Repainted
  • Ghibli Fan (Heard quite often in Ghibli Fan's Videos.)
    • Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies (Heard in:)
      • "Episode 1: Toy Story" (-1.5 pitched)
      • "Episode 3: The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie"
      • "Episode 4: Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius"
      • "Episode 6: Treasure Planet"
      • "Episode 7: Atlantis: The Lost Empire"
      • "Episode 8: Ratatouille" (-1.5 pitched)
      • "Episode 11: Finding Nemo" (-1.5 pitched)
      • "Episode 13: Independence Day" (-1.5 pitched)
      • "Episode 14: Shrek" (-1.5 pitched)
      • "Episode 15: Madagascar"
      • "Episode 16: Lilo and Stitch"
      • "Episode 17: Hercules"
      • "Episode 18: The Great Mouse Detective"
      • "Episode 19: The Rugrats Movie" (-1.5 pitched)
      • "Episode 20: Ice Age"
      • "Episode 22: Brother Bear" (-1.5 pitched)
      • "Episode 23: Elf" (-1.5 pitched)
      • "Episode 24: How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
      • "Episode 26: Minions"
      • "Episode 27: Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace"
      • "Episode 28: Puss in Boots"
      • "Episode 29: WALL-E"
  • HiHiPuffyAmiYumiRules2001
  • Ironmouse
  • ItsJerryAndHarry (Heard once in a -1.5 pitch (Broadway DVD Deep Note) in "Minecraft - The End Of The World".)
  • JacHarv
  • JaegerAxelFan’s Nickelodeon Archives (Heard in a +3 pitch in "New JAFNA Intro (NEWER VERSION)", merged with another fanfare.)
  • Marbl3s III (2017)
  • M4rbles Four (2017)
  • Max Andrew (Heard in "Max Andrew Distribution and The Hollywood Life in 4K Ad" when the 4K logo shows up on TV.)
  • Midnight Club 3: Most Wanted
  • Mike and Larry THX Trailer (FANMADE TRAILER) (-1.5 pitched)
  • MrSpherical
  • mymoviechurch (Heard once in a +2 pitch in "Feature Presentation".)
  • New Marble Show
  • The OO7 Fan Productions
  • PinkViacomFTWRedViacomFTL
  • Ramahfool (Heard once in "Thomas The Trackmaster Show: BOOM (THX Spoof)".)
  • Reaction Time
  • Skibidi Toilet (Used for the Titan TV Man, the Cinemaman, the Upgraded Titan TV Man, the Chief Scientist Skibidi Toilet Mech with TV screen, and the Upgraded Sewn Mouth Skibidi Toilet.)
  • SMG4 Videos
  • T3ddy (Heard once in "Esse é o Melhor Meme da Semana kkkkkk" and in "MEU POU TEVE UM FILHO........ (é muito raro)".)
  • Taylor Was Here Again
  • TerminalMontage (Heard once in "Something About Super Mario World SPEEDRUN ANIMATED (Loud Sound Warning) 🍄".)
  • thaidaddy1337 (Heard in a +2 pitch.)
  • Toilet Explosion! (((SOUND))) (slowed down)
  • tony Vaneule
  • WeeZee
  • YTP-The Polar Express Of Doom (-1.5 pitched; sounds similar to the Deep Note used in the Laserdisc/DVD variant of the Broadway logo.)
  • YTP Quickie: InTHXel (Collab Entry)
  • YTP: The E-MEH-G Mew-Va

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