Tom St Jones
Supporting Actor
Assuming no one has done such a list (I couldn't find one), how many films can you think of wherein the opening theme or song begins playing over the opening studio logo/s in place of the usual fanfare or silence (*Not counting those in which the logos' appearance is significantly altered or changes to fit the film/theme at hand*)?
While this practice has existed throughout cinema history, it seems it truly caught fire at the outset of the modern blockbuster era (1980--present).
A few I can think of off the top o' my head:
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Beetlejuice
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Top Gun
Top Gun: Maverick (nearly identical to first film)
Star Trek II---V
Star Trek: First Contact -- Nemesis
Star Trek Kelvin Timeline films (2009---2016)
Fast & the Furious (several of the more recent installments)
Jurassic Park I, Iii/ Jurassic World films
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Total Recall (1990)
Jaws I---3D (assuming the spacey "music" accompanyng the globe logo in Jaws I & 2 are part of opening theme)
Escape From L.A.
The Matrix films
While this practice has existed throughout cinema history, it seems it truly caught fire at the outset of the modern blockbuster era (1980--present).
A few I can think of off the top o' my head:
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Beetlejuice
Little Shop of Horrors (1960)
Top Gun
Top Gun: Maverick (nearly identical to first film)
Star Trek II---V
Star Trek: First Contact -- Nemesis
Star Trek Kelvin Timeline films (2009---2016)
Fast & the Furious (several of the more recent installments)
Jurassic Park I, Iii/ Jurassic World films
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Total Recall (1990)
Jaws I---3D (assuming the spacey "music" accompanyng the globe logo in Jaws I & 2 are part of opening theme)
Escape From L.A.
The Matrix films
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