Instantly recognizable to movie buffs and audiophiles, THX Deep Note is the iconic sound played before DVD/Blu-ray movies and on cinema theaters with the proper certification. For many of us, it was ...

The THX Deep Note has been re-created for the movie theaters of the 21st century. So famous that it has been sampled by Dre and parodied on The Simpsons, the THX Deep Note is one of the most ...

LAS VEGAS, April 23, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- THX Ltd., renowned for the certification of world-class cinemas and consumer electronics, today announced that production has begun on a brand new Deep Note ...

The father of the THX Deep Note was James A. Moorer, an employee of Lucasfilm’s Computer Division, a pioneering skunkworks that eventually sprouted not just THX but Pixar as well. THX was Lucasfilm’s ...

The THX logo appearing on screen has become synonymous with the feeling of settling in for a truly cinematic experience. Developed at George Lucas’s Lucasfilm in the early 1980s for the release of ...

There are some iconic movie title cards out there, but perhaps none as monumental as that of THX, the Lucasfilm subsidiary whose logo accompanies that huge swelling sound you’ve definitely heard ...

The Deep Note, the distinctive synthesized crescendo that is THX’s audio trademark, is one of the most iconic sounds in all of film. For the effects firm’s 35th anniversary, they’ve now shared the ...

The THX Deep Note is changing and it can be heard here first. The iconic audio track has long proceeded movies certified by THX and features the now-familiar crescendo that showcases the movie’s audio ...

San Francisco, California, Aug. 20, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- THX Ltd., renowned for the certification of world-class cinemas and consumer electronics, today announced the release of its ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBSLA) — You've heard the bone-rattling, spine-tingling sound before countless Hollywood movies. Now you can see it: THX is sharing the handwritten score to its iconic "Deep Note" for ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. Put some headphones on. THX just released an ...