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The Sounds Under the Columbia Lady Logo at the Beginning

posted 5 years ago by ecarle (14979)
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In recent years, when Tarantino has made films in conjunction with established studios(OTHER than Miramax and The Weinstein Company) , he has taken care to use "old"(1960's style) studio logos. For "Inglorious Basterds"(2009), he used the late sixties "Universal" logo (still a pretty cool rendering of the earth floating in outer space). And for "Django Unchained" and now "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," QT has used the "Columbia Lady" as she looked around 1962 or so -- very formal and classic, not the "modernized" version of the 70's. Its very nostalgic.

But I noticed this when looking at the DVD of "Once Upon a Time In Hollywood"...the sounds that QT has chosen to put under the Columbia Lady logo: the swirling, chill and watery winds of...storm clouds gathering? The winds of time blowing us into the past? The ominous chill wind blowing Old Hollywood away? The storm that was the Manson Family upon Los Angeles culture?

I have no idea. All that I DO know is that those sounds are there, they create emotion(particularly in conjunction with the classic Columbia logo) and...

...its another reason OAITH has a certain "classic movie" feel.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6358) 5 years ago

Yes, I liked seeing that logo. Reminded me of some Nicholas Meyer films where he revived the older Warner Bros. logo.

Someone should ask QT about the sounds. That's probably something he would enjoy talking about.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6358) 5 years ago

I listened to it again. I think those are storm clouds gathering. Which is cool because it makes sense for the events that are about to happen as well as going with the photo that, if you look closely, shows so many huge clouds.

[–] ecarle (14979) 5 years ago

Nifty..he added more clouds to the logo, maybe?

Once you hear those clouds, you never really forget them. The tone of the movie is set.

[–] Jes' Sayin' (6358) 5 years ago

All versions appear to have a lot of clouds:
https://www.google.com/search?source=univ&tbm=isch&q=columbia+pictures+logo&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjUtZHvkbDpAhVJsZ4KHcPIAtoQsAR6BAgEEAE&biw=1094&bih=542

Indeed

[–] ecarle (14979) 5 years ago

Hmm..well, maybe the storm clouds inspired the sound effects.

Any way you cut it, it allows this movie to start on a haunting note....