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[EdReedFan20]

With the digital releases of the Star Wars saga, a fanfare was created for LucasFilm (the logo itself was still the one that was introduced with the 1997 Special Editions). The fanfare to me seems very temporary, as it is a cut-up version of music from the finale of TESB's end credits. Now, I have a feeling the fanfare won't be the same fanfare that plays alongside the new updated logo (which was introduced with the TFA trailers) as most movie logos are longer. The reason the LucasFilm logo tended to be shorter is because it was a secondary logo after the Twentieth Century Fox logo (with the LucasFilm logo containing the conclusion of the Fox fanfare). With no Twentieth Century Fox logo for it to follow, I think the logo will need a fuller fanfare than we got with the digital releases of Star Wars. My personal opinion is it should be a new recording from someone (hopefully John Williams) and not use Star Wars music, as that fanfare would not make much sense for Indiana Jones if it uses Star Wars music (unless the fanfare is tailored for a per movie basis). Once the Marvel movies became 100% Disney productions (the last with Paramount involvement was Iron Man 3), a new, bombastic logo was created to replace the much shorter Marvel Studios logo. Will LucasFilm get the same treatment?

 

[Salsa]

is this the bottom of the star wars barrel

 

[SpaceWolf]

And will Salacious Crumb be in the movie?

I need some Crumb.

 

[Entropia]

As long as there's some Jizz right after.

 

[ZackieChan]

is this the bottom of the star wars barrel

What was it like the first time you heard the new fanfare?

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

I have no idea.

 

[adj_noun]

Will they put in the 20th Century Fox fanfare for old time's sake?

C'mon, you know you want it.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

is this the bottom of the star wars barrel

IF IT IS, I'M SCRAPING IT.

Here's the three alternates I came up with when the digital editions came out and the fanfare attached to them didn't sound right

#1 - A re-edit of what Lucasfilm was trying to do.

#2 - Going for the same tone with a different piece of music.

#3 - Completely different tone with two different pieces of music

I like #3 the best, myself.

But more than likely they got Williams to write something completely new.

 

[ZackieChan]

I have no idea.

We better make a thread

 

[Konka]

Will they put in the 20th Century Fox fanfare for old time's sake?

C'mon, you know you want it.

They can't legally do that.

 

[daviyoung]

Just have Jar Jar hum the THX thing

 

[zeshakag]

Rapid and subdued harp glissandos with violas and violins holding a tremolo are just fine for me. I always imagined it as a quiet, mysterious logo with its ghostly shimmer.

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

What order should I watch the LucasFilm logos in?

 

[Bobby Roberts]

What order should I watch the LucasFilm logos in?

Just watch the RedLetter reviews instead.

 

[adj_noun]

They can't legally do that.

They could change a note and call it the 20th Century Box fanfare and then it's fair use parody.

 

[TheAbsolution]

Just have Jar Jar hum the THX thing

I haven't heard the THX thing in a long long time.

 

[Mindlog]

As long as there's some Jizz right after.

I did not. Wait. What? Really?
Huh.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

IF IT IS, I'M SCRAPING IT.

Here's the three alternates I came up with when the digital editions came out and the fanfare attached to them didn't sound right

#1 - A re-edit of what Lucasfilm was trying to do.

#2 - Going for the same tone with a different piece of music.

#3 - Completely different tone with two different pieces of music

I like #3 the best, myself.

But more than likely they got Williams to write something completely new.

Something like #3 would be great. That works really well. A lot better than the one they went with the for the digital editions.

 

[entremet]

Star Wars is the new Marvel lol.

I love it.

Someone needs to make a new photoshop with Star Wars as its own forum.

But on topic, I really miss the 20th Century fanfare. But the third one Bobby posted is decent.

 

[CharmingCharlie]

Will they put in the 20th Century Fox fanfare for old time's sake?

C'mon, you know you want it.

I was just thinking about this after watching the Original Starwars films. It will be disconcerting to watch a Starwars film without the "duh de daahhh" and the searchlights :-( Obviously it isn't a deal breaker, but I know I will miss it.

 

[adj_noun]

I haven't heard the THX thing in a long long time.

WeeeeeeeeeeOOOOOOOOAAAAAHMMMMMMMMMMMM

 

[cwmartin]

Interesting. I had no idea anyone thought about this for more than 5 seconds.

 

[Konka]

They could change a note and call it the 20th Century Box fanfare and then it's fair use parody.

I don't think that would hold up in court.

 

[HUELEN10]

Honestly...

This is the one thing they should copy from Star Trek.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Nf3r6CGDps#

Get rid of ALL logo Jingles, and just do music that leads into the film. You had no idea how many goosebumps I had by the end of the logo drops for XII when the jungle sound effects came in.

 

[TheXbox]

is this the bottom of the star wars barrel

Not even close.

I liked the shimmery thing they did with the second teaser. It's understated and not distinctly Star Wars - so they can use it when they reboot Indiana Jones.

 

[adj_noun]

Not even close.

What does Jar Jar's sweat taste like

 

[Sectorseven]

They could just license the Fox fanfare. They're already in this for how many billion.

 

[CharmingCharlie]

There is a solution to all this. I think it is only fair that Disney show how fully committed they are to the Starwars universe. So I propose that Disney buy 20th Century Fox just so they can use the fanfare at the beginning. Anything less is just sacrilegious.

(this is a light humoured post and at no point do I seriously entertain the idea Disney would spend billions just to get the fanfare, so don't quote me to start some argument over it).

 

[Messypandas]

Two words: Yub Nub

 

[EdReedFan20]

Not even close.

I liked the shimmery thing they did with the second teaser. It's understated and not distinctly Star Wars - so they can use it when they reboot Indiana Jones.

Maybe, but it would need to be longer. No primary studio logo has ever been that short.

 

[Chezzymann]

I never understood why people cared about the logos of companies before the movie

 

[spookyfish]

Will they put in the 20th Century Fox fanfare for old time's sake?

C'mon, you know you want it.

Hells YES I want it. If you buy the complete soundtracks, it's on there.

Also, Williams composed the Star Wars score in the same key, so that the fanfare really seemed like an intro to the movie specifically.

 

[richiek]

I wonder how Disney/Lucasfilm will handle the intros to the Indiana Jones films. No more Paramount mountain.

 

[Nodnol]

I'd use both the Disney castle and the Lucasfilm logo, with the start of Binary Suns in the background. Fade to black, followed by "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."

 

[Oozer3993]

They can't legally do that.

[Palpatine voice]Disney will make it legal. [/Palpatine Voice]

 

[MattKeil]

I wonder how Disney/Lucasfilm will handle the intros to the Indiana Jones films. No more Paramount mountain.

All Indiana Jones films will now start in front of castles.

 

[Sickboy007]

Just have Jar Jar hum the THX thing

He should roar

 

[XiaNaphryz]

Just have Jar Jar hum the THX thing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uacFK83xWS4

 

[adj_noun]

I wonder how Disney/Lucasfilm will handle the intros to the Indiana Jones films. No more Paramount mountain.

Star Wars gets Space, Indiana Jones gets Big Thunder. Uh...not sure who gets Splash.

 

[Lionheart1827]

the fanfare attached to them didn't sound right

Holy shit that is so fucking bad. Who approved that shit?

I hope you're right and Williams does something new or they revamp that.

Your 2nd and 3rd edits are great.

 

[MC Safety]

is this the bottom of the star wars barrel

We can scrape deeper, I fear.

 

[XiaNaphryz]

We can scrape deeper, I fear.

Are they going to digitally render the text crawl, or should they do shoot it practically like the original films?

 

[richiek]

I'd use both the Disney castle and the Lucasfilm logo, with the start of Binary Suns in the background. Fade to black, followed by "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."

Lucasfilm's films are not being marketed as Disney films, similar to the Marvel films.

 

[Scavenger]

I never understood why people cared about the logos of companies before the movie

I personally don't care for it all that much, but I do find it somewhat concerning when the original logo fanfare is removed and replaced with a modernized version for a homevideo release. Logo fanfares are a part of film history.

 

[UrbanRats]

IF IT IS, I'M SCRAPING IT.

Here's the three alternates I came up with when the digital editions came out and the fanfare attached to them didn't sound right

#1 - A re-edit of what Lucasfilm was trying to do.

#2 - Going for the same tone with a different piece of music.

#3 - Completely different tone with two different pieces of music

I like #3 the best, myself.

But more than likely they got Williams to write something completely new.

I like the last one better, but it depends on how the movie starts, to be honest.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Sure, why not?

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

We can scrape deeper, I fear.

We shall double our efforts!

 

[Faiz]

is this the bottom of the star wars barrel

I assure you we can go lower.

Edit: somewhat lttp I guess...