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 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 ...

Deep Note, THX's distinctive audio logo often heard before movies, is getting an upgrade. The sound's creator, James A. Moorer, first composed it in code in 1982. RATH: Don't get excited. NPR is not ...

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 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 ...

THXIs a company that conducts quality checks on software such as DVDs from movie theaters and household AV playback equipment and is permitted to credit the THX mark for things that have cleared the ...

Digital audio engineer James A. Moorer has had an impressive career: He holds multiple patents, has won an Oscar and an Emmy, and was involved in the founding of Stanford’s Center for Computer ...

- Originator Dr. James 'Andy' Moorer Breathes New Life into Legendary 'THX Deep Note' Audio Logo as latest THX 'Eclipse' Trailer Is Now Available to Audiences Worldwide HOLLYWOOD, California, April 3, ...

It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR West. I'm Arun Rath. (SOUNDBITE OF ORIGINAL THX SOUND LOGO) RATH: Don't get excited. NPR is not coming to you now in 7.1 surround sound, although that would be cool ...