THX Deep Note

Image of the THX Logo for the Sound.

Image of the THX Logo for the Sound.

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

Info

  • First recorded: 1982
  • Creator: James A. Moorer/Skywalker Sound
  • 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:

  • Five Nights at Tubbyland 2 (The modified variant of last portion is used when Noo Noo attacks the player.)
  • M.U.G.E.N
  • Scooby Doc 4: The Destroyer (Featuring Atsushi Onita)
  • TrackMania Nations Forever (Sampled several times in the main menu music.)

Sega CD:

  • Final Fight (An edited version of the last portion is used in one of the music tracks.)

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)
  • Ariana Grande - Baby I (2013)
  • Asia - Countdown to Zero (1985)
  • Delta Heavy - Space Time (2010)
  • Dr. Dre - Lolo (Intro) (1999) (+3 pitched)
  • Fluke - Groovy Feeling (Thick N Creamy) (1993)
  • Jilly - Hot Love Disire (1998)
  • Mauro Picotto - Lounge (2000) (-1.5 pitched)
  • Neil Cicierega - Cannibals (2020)
  • Roy Tuhumury - Mutiara Cinta (2015)
  • Timbaland - Intro with DJ Felli Fel (2009)

Shorts

  • Wow! (1990) (Heard in the THX Broadway logo at the beginning.)

Commercials

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

Logos

THX:

  • 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 remastered Deep Note.)
  • THX: Bounty (2003-2004) (-1.5 pitched)
  • THX: Broadway (1984-1997, 1993-2006, 2010-2012) (Heard in:)
    • Original/AC-3 Laserdisc (1995-1998)/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) (Remastered version.)
  • THX: Eclipse (2015-present) (Logos) (Regenerated version, debut)
  • THX France: Les Rivières Pourpres (2001) (Logos) (PAL-pitched)
  • 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 remastered Deep Note is used. The THX Ultimate Cinema variant at least uses the normal remastered Deep Note. The Loud Color reworked version uses the regenerated Deep Note.)
  • THX: Horton (2007-2008) (Logos) (Remastered version)
  • THX: Musical Wisps (2012) (Logos)
  • THX: The Science of Sensation (2005-2010) (Logos) (Remastered version, debut)
  • THX: Shrek (2006-2007) (Logos)
  • THX: Spark (2026-present) (Logos) (Regenerated version)
  • THX: Sphere (2015-2018) (Logos) (Remastered version)
  • THX: The Simpsons (1994-2004) (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.)
  • THX: Tex vs. The Robot (2020-present) (-1.5 pitched)
  • THX: Truth (2016) (Regenerated version)
  • THX: Wings (1983) (debut)
  • THX: Ziegfeld (2006-2008, 2018) (-1.5 pitched for the original version, the Spatial Audio variant uses the regenerated Deep Note.)

Other:

  • 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.)
  • Elta Production (2000) (Logos)
  • KABB-TV (1987-1995)
  • Laser Video (1997-1998) (Logos) (Used in a +2/higher pitch.)
  • LBE Systems (1998) (Used in a +2 pitch for Quake: Arcade Tournament Edition)
  • Magical Theatre (Logos) (-1.5 pitched)
  • MK Production (2004) (Logos) (-1.5 pitched)
  • Rainbowster Productions (2003) (Logos) (-1.5 pitched)
  • Oakfil Productions (2005) (The 1999 Deep Note is used.)
  • Q Entertainment Studio (+2 pitched)
  • Team17 (1996-1999) (Logos) (-3 pitched)
  • Valksek Home Video
  • Video Lib (1997) (Logos) (Heard once in a lower pitch.)
  • Yehia Shanab Film (2008) (Logos)
  • YG Films Sdn Bhd. (Logos)
  • Zone Production Group (+2 pitched for some, and -1.5 pitched for the rest)

Trailers

  • Caddyshack II (1988) (Trailers) (Heard in a -3 pitch in the teaser trailer during the THX Broadway parody before it segues to the title card.)
  • 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)
  • Eastern Carolina Agricultural Fair (sometimes)
  • 98 Rockfest @ Coastal Carolina Fairgrounds (most likely once a year)
  • Kentucky Railway Museum Tours
  • Star Wars In Concert (-1.5 pitched)
  • Kaiser Permanente Educational Theater
  • M.C Mario - Mixdown 98 (1998)
  • Opportunity Village Magical Forest (Heard when the light show begins.)
  • Pioneer Elite DV-09 (1998) (Heard over the Pioneer logo when turned on.)
  • Power Macintosh (Heard on Macintosh OS System 7.6.1 on a 270c Powerbook)
  • Sound Effects for Windows (1996)
  • The Price is Right LIVE (Heard when the show begins.)
  • UNKLE - Edit Music for a Film: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Reconstruction (2005) (+3 pitched)

Newgrounds Videos

  • Pandemoniac (Heard at the start of "Barnyard Shenanigans!" during the THX Broadway DVD logo recreation in a -2 pitch.)

YouTube Videos

  • The Angry German Kid Show
  • Bill Jensen
  • Brooklynn The Cartoon Girl (Heard once in "Wish Dragon (2021): That Face That Lina Made Reminded Me of Something" and "Kermit THE Frog Here".)
  • Carolco Intro Bloopers
  • Carolco Intro Bloopers: The Movie (2017)
  • cartoonlover98
  • Cs188 (Heard in:)
    • "THE PHONE THAT FOLDS OUT OF EXISTENCE" (The -1.5 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 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 the last half of National Trust by Keith Mansfield in a high pitch.)
  • Kate Ashby Videos (Heard in "Kate Ashby goes to the Cinema".)
  • 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
  • Pivot Randosity 2 (at the beginning)
  • Querxes (Heard in "Doki Doki Padoru Panic!")
  • Ramahfool (Heard once in "Thomas The Trackmaster Show: BOOM (THX Spoof)".)
  • Reaction Time
  • SA418 Videos
  • 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)".)
  • Tailslandian Gardens and Elysian Siemens (Heard in the "Amtrak Station Reviews" series, among other videos)
  • 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
  • Turn the Crank (Heard when a National Geographic-esque logo appears at the start of the program.)
  • WeeZee
  • YTP-The Polar Express Of Doom (Heard in a -1.5 pitch.)
  • YTP Quickie: InTHXel (Collab Entry)
  • YTP: The E-MEH-G Mew-Va

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