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<div class="WPC-editableContent" id="WPC-area?cellId=THX+Theatre+Alignment+Program&amp;version=23&amp;savePath=%2Fpage%2FTHX%2BTheatre%2BAlignment%2BProgram&amp;saveType=page"><font size="3"><font color="#ffa500"><i>Logo descriptions by <font color="#000000">DaBigLogoCollecto</font><font color="#333333">r</font><br/>Photos by <font color="#000000">DaBigLogoCollector</font><br/></i></font><font color="#ffa500"><i>Editions by <font color="#000000">DaBigLogoCollector, Gabkat2007, KaratePianoLogoNerd, and HiddenResearcher</font><br/><br/></i></font><u>Background</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: THX's division created in 1983 to ensure quality playback in theatres (specifically ones not THX-certified).</font><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">1st Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(May 19-October 13, 1995)</font><br/><br/></font><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">[[File:Cyrw3XJC xZZR6TQydK42w1543734.jpeg|411px|THX Theater Alignment Program (1995)]]</font></blockquote></font></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: On a </font><font color="#000000">black</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> background, we see the text: "Quality assurance services for the release of [movie title] were provided by the THX Theatre Alignment Program. If you experience any conditions that detracted from the theatrical presentation of this film, please call". The THX logo appears next to the TAP logo, where "TAP" is enclosed in a circle saying "THEATRE ALIGNMENT PROGRAM". Under the THX/TAP logos is "1-800-PHONE-THX". (On </font><i>Nine Months</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, it includes "or visit </font><a class="external" href="http://www.thx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thx.com</a><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> on the World Wide Web.")</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The credits scrolling.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Only the music remaining on the end credits.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Debuted on </font><i>Die Hard with a Vengeance </i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">and seen on </font><i>Nine Months</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">and </font><i>Strange Days</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">. It appeared on </font><i>Casper </i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(text notification only) and </font><i>Waterworld </i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">among other TAP titles, but prints might cut those out.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">2nd Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(February 9-November 22, 1996)</font><br/><br/></font><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">[[File:JzNE jqfSdkt4G8rBHVJYw1543734.jpeg|411px|THX Theater Alignment Program (1996)]]</font></blockquote></font></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Same as the first logo, except the THX logo is in a black box and the text omits "for the release of [movie title]". Under the THX/TAP logo is the text "</font><b>1-800-PHONE-THX</b><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> or leave your comments at </font><a class="external" href="http://www.thx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.thx.com</a><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None, except for the credits scrolling on </font><i>Broken Arrow</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> and </font><i>Jingle All the Way</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Either the music remaining on the end credits or silence.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Common. Can be seen on </font><i>Independence Day</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, </font><i>Broken Arrow</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, </font><i>Jingle All the Way</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, and </font><i>Chain Reaction</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">. It might've appeared on Apollo 13, but prints might remove it. The early/non-HD print of ID4 on TBS/TNT didn't have it as the credits were recreated, but all other prints preserve it, including the current TBS/TNT print with 20th Television's recreated credits.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">3rd Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(November 1-December 20, 1996)</font><br/><br/></font><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">[[File:KY26yIcZNqYtBa3MKxsNkQ1543734.jpeg|411px|THX Theater Alignment Program (1996)]]</font></blockquote></font></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: On a </font><font color="#000000">black</font><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> background, we see the text: "If you experienced any condition that detracted from the theatrical presentation of this film, please call </font><b>1-800-PHONE-THX</b><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> or visit </font><a class="external" href="http://www.thx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">www.thx.com</font></a><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">. Quality assurance services were provided by the THX Theatre Alignment Program." Under the text is the THX/TAP logo.</font><br/><br/><u>Variant</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: On </font><i>Daylight</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, the THX/TAP logos are omitted.</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None or the credits scrolling.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Either the music remaining on the end credits or silence.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Can be seen on </font><i>Romeo + Juliet</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, the Special Edition versions of </font><i>Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> and </font><i>Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, </font><i>One Fine Day</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, and </font><i>Daylight</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">4th Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(June 13, 1997-December 7, 2001)</font><br/><br/></font><blockquote><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">[[File:2s5MrC0akOKloOsX9wtEJA1543734.jpeg|411px|THX Theater Alignment Program (1999)]][[File:B8vS4dfox95hLkuCixrmZw1543734.jpeg|411px|THX Theater Alignment Program (2001)]]</font></blockquote></font></blockquote></blockquote><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Same as the '96-'97 version, except that the font and THX/TAP logos are different.</font><br/><br/><u>Variant</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The home video version of the Special Edition version of </font><i>Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> omits the text "THX THEATRE ALIGNMENT PROGRAM" and only shows the logo under the text "QUALITY ASSURANCE SERVICES WERE PROVIDED BY THE".</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None or the credits scrolling.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Either the music remaining on the end credits or silence.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Can be seen on </font><i>Titanic </i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(excluding 2012 theatrical and in-home releases), </font><i>Speed 2: Cruise Control</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, </font><i>Anastasia</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, the Special Edition version of </font><i>Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, </font><i>Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, </font><i>A.I.: Artificial </i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><i>Intelligence </i>(theatrical prints only; in-home and TV releases omit it), and </font><i>Pearl Harbor </i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(excluding the director's cut).</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">5th Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(early 2000's)</font><br/><br/></font><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"><blockquote><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="3">[[File:BAwvAm9XIOOyJV52Ewartw1157814.jpeg|299px|THX Theater Alignment Program (early 2000's?)]][[File:SknLI6tC7-Qgy27TNhngpQ1157814.jpeg|297px|THX Theater Alignment Program (promotional?)]]</font></blockquote></font></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><font size="3"><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: On a black background, we see the silver shiny letters "TAP". Underneath is the text "THEATRE ALIGNMENT PROGRAM", stacked on each other and spacing out.</font><br/><br/><u>Variant</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The TAP logo is still and above it is the text "THEATRE ALIGNMENT PROGRAM." Underneath "TAP" is the text "At the Lab", "In the Theatres", or "Digital Cinema". This appears on TAP promotional featurettes.</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The letters "TAP" shining and the text spacing out.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Seen on promotional shorts about the Theatre Alignment Program.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">6th Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(May 16, 2002)</font><br/><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Same as the '97-'01 version, except that the THX/TAP logo is replaced by a shiny CGI TAP logo.</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The credits scrolling.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Only seen on </font><i>Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">. It might've appeared on </font><i>Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">, at least theatrically, but all available prints omit it.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">7th Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(December 2009)</font><br/><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: During the credits of a broadcast-exclusive Fox movie, we see the THX (with Lucasfilm byline) and TAP logos. In the next shot, we see the text: "Quality assurance services were provided by the THX Theatre Alignment Program. If you experience any conditions that detracted from the theatrical presentation of this film, please call 1-800-PHONE-THX or leave your comments at </font><a class="external" href="http://www.thx.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><font color="#0000ff">http://www.thx.com</font></a><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">"</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The music/song during the credits.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Only seen on a</font><i> </i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">syndicated print of </font><i>Jingle All the Way</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> on The CW69.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><br/><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">8th Logo</font><br/><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">(June 2012)</font><br/><br/><u>Logo</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Same as the '95 logo, except with a different font and an updated THX/TAP logo (still with Lucasfilm byline).</font><br/><br/><u>FX/SFX</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font><br/><br/><u>Music/Sounds</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: The music during the credits.</font><br/><br/><u>Availability</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: Only seen on 20th Television's 2012 prints of </font><i>Die Hard with a Vengeance</i><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> on Peachtree TV, Esquire Network and WGN America.</font><br/><br/><u>Editor's Note</u><font color="#333333" face="Arial, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">: None.</font></font><br/><br/></div>