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Deep Note

hippybear — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:14:00 -0800

The THX logo theme consists of 30 voices over seven measures, starting in a narrow range, 200 to 400 Hz, and slowly diverting to preselected pitches encompassing three octaves. [mp3 link] Created in 1983 by James A Moorer, the famous THX soundtrack has changed over the years. Some think it's pretty loud. It has been played on a mellotron and watched on an oscilloscope. New versions are very different. If you have a copy of SuperCollider, you might want to try to program your own. (Although Dr. Dre was already sued by LucasFilm for recording a cover of it without permission.) Added bonus: A concise video overview of Deep Note.

Open Wide

brownpau — Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:06:41 -0800

THX for the eyes. (Spoiler: a loris slowly opening its eyes to the tune of the THX soundtrack.)

Are you OK?

inksyndicate — Sat, 22 May 2004 11:44:01 -0800

At last, "THX-1138" with green-glowing, computer-generated robot factories! George Lucas's first movie, the namesake of his sound system, is coming to a theater near you, with a new 3D effects facelift, and a chilly, incomprehensible Flash site. Will his "original vision" of this 1971 dystopia be realized at last, or will his additions clash with the stark San Francisco subway tunnels, like so much Yes music in a "Metropolis" re-release?