Universal Pictures

Universal City Studios LLC (doing business as Universal Pictures) is an American film studio owned by Universal Studios, Inc., a division of NBCUniversal, itself owned by Comcast. A member of the Motion Picture Association (MPA), it is one of the "Big Four" Hollywood studios, alongside the Skydance Motion Picture Group, the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, and The Walt Disney Studios. It is also the oldest-running American film studio, having originally been founded on April 30, 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company by Carl Laemmle, a German-Jewish immigrant who settled in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. It was formed from a merger of several film companies: Independent Moving Pictures (IMP), the Powers Motion Picture Company, the Rex Motion Picture Manufacturing Company, the Champion Film Company, the Nestor Film Company, and the New York Motion Picture Company. On March 15, 1915, Laemmle opened Universal City Studios, the world's largest motion picture production facility. In 1923, the company was renamed as Universal Pictures Corporation.

During the early 1920s, Irving Thalberg was entrusted with most of Universal's production policy decisions. Thalberg made distinct improvements of quality and prestige in Universal's output while dealing with director Erich von Stroheim's inability to control the expense and length of his films. Thalberg eventually fired Stroheim and replaced him with Rupert Julian. Louis B. Mayer lured Thalberg away from Universal in late 1922 to his own growing studio, Louis B. Mayer Productions, and Thalberg continued in the same position when that studio was merged into Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1924. Without Thalberg's guidance, Universal became a second-tier studio for several decades.

On October 1, 1946, Universal merged with International Pictures to form Universal-International Pictures. International Pictures heads Leo Spitz and William Goetz took control of the studio, while Nate Blumberg and J. Cheever Cowdin remained at the helm of Universal Pictures, the parent company. Universal-International underwent significant expansion with Goetz at the helm. A major move was taking on the U.S. distribution of J. Arthur Rank's UK productions, including acclaimed films like David Lean's Great Expectations and Laurence Olivier's Hamlet. The studio also ventured into the non-theatrical market, acquiring home-movie dealer Castle Films and offering "highlights" reels from its film library for home-movie enthusiasts and collectors. In 1948, Universal-International ordered the destruction of all remaining silent film copies to collect the silver nitrate after World War II ended. Despite its expansion efforts, the production arm of the studio struggled to produce hits at the box office. By the late 1940s, Goetz was replaced and the studio returned to its roots of producing low-budget and series films. After Rank lost interest, his shares were sold to investor Milton Rackmil, whose company Decca Records took full control of Universal in 1952. The studio retained the Walter Lantz cartoon studio, which released its output alongside Universal-International's films.

On June 18, 1962, the Music Corporation of America (MCA), then the world's largest talent agency, purchased Decca Records and consequently, Universal-International, leaving Rackmil and Edward Muhl in charge as board chairman Dr. Jules Stein and president Lew Wasserman continued to guide MCA. After MCA divested itself of its talent business as a result of a consent decree with the Justice Department, Universal-International reverted back to the Universal Pictures name. In 1963, the motion picture and television operations of Universal Pictures and Revue Productions were merged by MCA into a single entity known as Universal City Studios, Inc.; both names would continue to exist as separate labels (however, Revue would be renamed as Universal Television).

On November 26, 1990, MCA was acquired by Matsushita Electric (now "Panasonic Holdings Corporation"); on June 5, 1995, it was sold to Canadian conglomerate Seagram. On December 9, 1996, MCA was reincorporated and renamed as Universal Studios, Inc., and retained ownership of the Universal Pictures film studio. In 1999, Universal absorbed PolyGram Filmed Entertainment. In December 2000, French company Vivendi announced it was acquiring Seagram; the deal was closed in January 2001 and subsequently, Vivendi renamed itself as Vivendi Universal. In 2004, Vivendi Universal sold 80% of its Vivendi Universal Entertainment division (which included Universal Pictures) to General Electric, which owned the NBC television network at the time. GE then merged the operations of NBC and Vivendi Universal Entertainment, forming a new company known as NBCUniversal. Vivendi owned the remaining 20% of NBCUniversal until January 26, 2011, when it sold its stake back to GE. Two days later, cable provider Comcast acquired a 51% controlling interest in NBCUniversal, before buying it outright for $16.7 billion in March 2013.

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Universal Film Manufacturing Company

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1st Logo (April 1, 1913-1914)	2nd Logo (July 22, 1914-June 28, 1920)	3rd Logo (August 16, 1914-December 22, 1918)	4th Logo (September 29, 1914-September 1, 1918)

Universal Pictures (1st era)

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1st Logo (January 16, 1922-September 9, 1927)	2nd Logo (January 18, 1925-December 25, 1928)	3rd Logo (September 9, 1927-1936)	4th Logo (April 18, 1937-December 15, 1947)

Universal-International Pictures

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Logo (August 28, 1946-April 19, 1964)

Universal Pictures (2nd era)

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1st Logo (December 5, 1963-May 18, 1990)	2nd Logo (May 25, 1990-June 18, 1997)	3rd Logo (May 23, 1997-February 24, 2012)	4th Logo (March 1, 2012-)

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Unused logo (1996)

Universal Film Manufacturing Company

1st Logo (April 1, 1913-1914)

Nosferatu (2024): The 1913 logo is used, with the Comcast byline below the globe, in keeping with the era the original film was released. Also, the ring around the globe is absent.

Nosferatu (2024): Same as the film itself.

Visuals: On a black background is a drawing of a ringed globe with the arched, stacked text "UNIVERSAL FILMS" over it. A plate with the text "NESTOR" or "SPECIAL" is seen with a trademark notice under the plate.

Variant: Sometimes, the text "NATIONAL BOARD OF CENSORS" is added under the globe.

Technique: A painting filmed by a cameraman.

Audio: The closing theme of the film.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
The Ohio Flood	April 1, 1913	Debut appearance; "SPECIAL" plate used.
The Girl Ranchers	September 12, 1913	"NESTOR" plate used.
Nosferatu	December 2, 2024	Custom variant; features Comcast byline

2nd Logo (July 22, 1914-June 28, 1920)

Standalone version
Almost a Scandal (1915)
A Great Love (1916)
The Sinking of Lusitania (1918)
Minions & Monsters (2026)

Visuals: On a black background is a circle with the text "UNIVERSAL" above it and "FILMS" below it; inside the circle is a trademark notice. A Saturn-like ring surrounds the circle, which reads "THE TRANS-ATLANTIC FILM CO. LTD." (Universal's British distributor at the time).

Variants:

At the beginning of some films, the print logo appears at the top of the screen, which consists of the title of the film at the center.
On Twin Lizzies, "JOHN D. TIPPETT MANAGING DIRECTOR", in a stacked format, is placed below. For the logo, the circle is entirely solid and the ring is bordered.
On The Sinking of the Lusitania, the print logo appears below the title card.
On Minions & Monsters (2026), the logo appears to open the film, suiting the film's 1920s setting.

Technique: A printed illustration filmed by a cameraman.

Audio: The closing theme of the film.

Audio Variant: Sometimes, it uses a violin theme.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
By the Sun's Rays	July 22, 1914	Debut appearance
Almost a Scandal	June 25, 1915	Title card variant
A Great Love	July 28, 1916	Title card variant
The Sinking of the Lusitania	July 20, 1918
Twin Lizzies	June 28, 1920	Latest appearance
Minions and Monsters	June 21, 2026	Custom variant

3rd Logo (August 16, 1914-December 22, 1918)

Different globe and space background and 1.66:1 aspect ratio variant of the logo

Visuals:

Normal variant: On a space background, a sepia model globe is seen rotating, with the stacked, arched text "UNIVERSAL FILMS" over it and a symbol reading "MADE IN USA" (which resembles an Interstate Highway shield) in either bottom corner of the screen.
The Boy Mayor: Same as before, in which the "UNIVERSAL FILMS" text actually wraps around the model globe instead of being superimposed over it; the "MADE IN USA" symbol is also omitted. The logo is bigger with stars all over it. The entire logo is in 1.66:1 aspect ratio.

Variant: There are black and white and green versions which are known to exist.

Technique: Live-action model work.

Audio: None.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
The Hedge Between	August 16, 1914	So far debut appearance.
The Boy Mayor	December 15, 1914	"Made in USA" logo omitted; entire logo in 1.66:1 aspect ratio.
The Heart of Humanity	December 22, 1918	Also exists a green version.

4th Logo (September 29, 1914-September 1, 1918)

1.66:1 title card variant seen on The Boy Mayor (1914)
Idle Wives (1916)

Visuals: On a black background, a combination of a circle and a rounded rectangle surrounding the text "UNIVERSAL" inside it is shown. On the bottom left and right corners of the circle are the words "TRADE" and "MARK", respectively.

Variants:

On title cards of various films, the print logo appears below, which contains the title of the film at the center with the byline or both the Rex Motion Picture Company and the Powers Motion Picture Company logos at the top of the screen. A copyright stamp appears at the bottom or on the lower-left corner of the screen, with the text "All rights reserved" on the lower-right. On some films, the words "Approved by the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures" are above the copyright stamp. Sometimes, the words "Carl Laemmle, President" are seen on the lower-left screen.
On The Boy Mayor, the logo appears at the bottom of the screen with "MOVING" above the word "UNIVERSAL" and "PICTURES" below, alongside the outlined version of the Nestor Film Company logo at the top of the screen. This variant is also in 1.66:1 aspect ratio as well.
On 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the title card is in the different font.
The Purple Mask: The Demon of the Sky uses a print logo below with the words "MOVING" above the word "UNIVERSAL" and "PICTURES" below.

Technique: This logo was a painting filmed by a cameraman.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the film.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
The Shack Next Door	September 29, 1914	Debut appearance.
The Boy Mayor	December 15, 1914	Opening title; title card in 1.66:1 aspect ratio
Her Defiance	January 14, 1916	Opening title
Where Are My Children?	May 1916	Opening title
Eleanor's Catch	July 1, 1916	Opening title; Rex Motion Picture Company variant
Idle Wives	September 15, 1916	Opening title
When Little Lindy Sang	October 15, 1916	Opening title; Powers Motion Picture Company variant
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916 film)	December 24, 1916	Opening title
The Purple Mask (serial)	December 31, 1916 - April 15, 1917	Opening titles
'49-'17	October 15, 1917	Opening title
The Dream Lady	July 29, 1918	Opening title
Bread	September 1, 1918	Opening title

Universal Pictures (1st era)

1st Logo (January 16, 1922-September 9, 1927)

Visuals: Against some dark clouds, a biplane flies around a rotating globe, leaving a trail of smoke that forms the words "UNIVERSAL PICTURES".

Trivia: Given the fact that the first picture of the Earth from space was not taken until 1967, the globe in the logo is inaccurate. Madagascar is three times larger than in real life, and Japan and the Philippines are missing. Also, the globe spins to the left instead of to the right.

Variants:

A sepia variant exists.
On some prints of Soft Shoes (1925) and current prints of The Cat and the Canary (1927) the logo is tinted blue.

Technique: Live-action model work combined with wiping effects.

Audio: The opening theme of the film.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Soft Shoes	January 1, 1925	First (known) appearance; blue tint version
The Cat and The Canary	September 9, 1927	Final appearance; sepia variant; a blue variant also exists on current prints of the film.

2nd Logo (January 18, 1925-December 25, 1928)

Visuals:

Smouldering Fires (1925): On a dark cloudy background, a globe slowly rotates. After a few seconds, a shot of Carl Laemmle smiling in the middle forms over the globe. After a few seconds, the words
Carl Laemmle
P R E S E N T S
fade in below the globe. "Carl Laemmle" is in a script font and "P R E S E N T S" is below it.
Head Winds (1925): On a black background, the globe from the above variant is shown in the top left corner and rotates at a normal pace. On the bottom right-hand corner is the text "Carl Laemmle" in a script font like the normal logo, with "Presents" below it.

Variants:

Another variant has the rotating globe but with the "CARL LAEMMLE" text in a capitalized font.
At the end of Smouldering Fires, the text "It's a Universal Picture" is shown on a black background.

Technique: Live-action model work and compositing.

Audio: An organ theme for the normal logo, while the variant has a descending orchestral theme which could be an opening theme to the film. On both prints of the film, it would be normally silent like the original film.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Smouldering Fires	January 18, 1925	Debut appearance
Head Winds	March 29, 1925
The Goose Woman	December 27, 1925
The Last Warning	December 25, 1928	Final appearance

3rd Logo (September 9, 1927-1936)

Colorized version

Spanish Version

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978): There are cartoony shooting marks that follow the biplane.
Xanadu (1980): A recreation of the logo is used, with the globe on a zooming space background and the plane in yellow. As the opening credits roll, the globe remains on screen and a succession of increasingly modern flying machines (four-engine airliner, Concorde, flying saucer) emerge from behind the Earth. The music changes to different styles (respectively: 1920s jazz, 1940s swing, 1970s pop rock, and a Star Wars-esque fanfare) as the objects appear. Finally, a light zooms around the globe twice before zooming towards the camera to reveal the film's title card. The 1971 logo plays as normal after the film's end credits.
The Pirates of Penzance (1983): The logo is shown in widescreen with a sepia tone, although the clouds on the left and right sides of the screen seem to have been stitched with the clouds from the original fullscreen logo.
Cry-Baby (1990): This logo uses a new biplane sound in stereo. After the logo fades out, the words "UNIVERSAL" and "an MCA company ®" can be seen, then it segues into the opening credits.
Land of the Dead (2005): The airplane has a different sound, and the background also has different clouds that turn dark and stormy.
Dead Silence (2007): The same clouds as the Land of the Dead variant are used. It is also in a purple tint and scratched out.
The Munsters (2022): There are edges of a filmstrip on either sides of the screen. The sound of a film projector is also heard alongside the sound of the biplane. This is also used on the trailer.
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 Universal logo rewinds back through Universal's previous logos, featuring this variant.

Visuals: On a cloudy background, a globe rotates as a propeller plane, a Lockheed 8C Sirius, flies around it. The text "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" wipes in diagonally as the plane passes the globe.

Variants:

The position of the globe varies depending on the film.
The logo was cropped to 1.85:1 for Universal's 75th Anniversary logo in 1990. However, full-screen prints of films using said logo retain the full aspect ratio of this logo.
A colored variant exists where the entire logo is light blue and the globe is on its respective colors (blue for the oceans and green for the landmasses and islands).

Closing Variants:

The words "THE END" are seen superimposed over the globe, and the sky is darker. Seconds later, the text "IT'S A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" fades in.
On Hell's Heroes, the words "The End" are shown in a script font inside the oval with a rainbow-like shape with "UNIVERSAL PICTURES" arched over the rotating globe. On the left side of the ribbon is the text "COPYRIGHT [YEAR] BY UNIVERSAL PICTURES CORP." and on the right side are the words "CARL LAEMMLE" with "PRESIDENT" below it.
Another closing variant exists where the globe rotates in the bottom right corner of the screen. On the top, it says "The End" in a cursive font. "It's a Universal Picture" (also in cursive) is superimposed over the globe. A ray of light also shines down on the globe. On some films, the text is on the bottom left corner. Starting around 1933, the text is in an Art Deco font.
On short films, instead of the text saying "It's a Universal Picture", the text is replaced with "It's a Universal Short".
On cartoons, it says "IT'S A UNIVERSAL CARTOON" in a sans-serif font.

Technique: Live-action model work and compositing.

Audio: The sound of the plane's engine.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
The Cat and The Canary	September 9, 1927	Debut appearance
Bride of Frankenstein	April 20, 1935

4th Logo (April 18, 1937-December 15, 1947)

Brown Toned
Gold Letters
Blue Version
Spanish Version
Off-center variant

Arabian Nights (1942): A logo similar to the 1st Universal Cartoons logo is shown, set against a blue starry night background with golden and white stars. The globe (which is two-dimensional) is red/brown and black, and the "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" text around the globe is pink. The entire variant is a still picture.
Frontier Gal (1945), Canyon Passage, and Night in Paradise (both 1946): The logo is put upon a black/dark blue gradient background, with a gold globe and the words "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" around it.
The Sting (1973): The logo is tinted in sepia.
The Hindenburg (1975): The logo is silent and segues into old newsreel footage.
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars and Motor Kings (1976):The fanfare is extended for the logo and the title card of the newsreel.
The Last Remake of Beau Geste (1977): A cheap version of the logo is shown. The logo spins much faster than usual, the globe is more clearly meant to be Earth, with visible continents that spin with the letters, and the background is a cheap starfield backdrop printed on a sheet of cardboard. After the music finishes, the camera zooms out as the logo keeps spinning. A door opens in the distance, then Marty Feldman pops up from behind the logo and starts breaking off the letters before stopping the globe where Africa is. After some narration is heard, he crushes the globe and points down to Africa, segueing into the opening credits.
Changeling (2008): The logo is cropped on the top and bottom and having its left and right sides stretched out to fit the aspect ratio.
Leatherheads (2008): The logo is tinted in gold.
The Wolfman (2010, director's cut): A remake of the logo is used to honor the original Wolfman film from 1941, with the globe being a silver yellow color with visible continents, the text also in silver, and the background dark turquoise.
Wicked (2024) and Wicked: For Good (2025): A remake of the logo is used to honor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's The Wizard of Oz (1939), with fewer stars surrounding the globe, clouds added in the background, and the cinematography of the 2012 logo. In reference to The Wizard of Oz's transition from sepia to Technicolor, the entire logo starts out in black-and-white but changes to a slight green (representing Elphaba) as the word "Picture" encircles the globe, while the text turns copper-pink (representing Glinda). Inside the globe is a scene from The Wizard of Oz showing a tornado. The Comcast byline (in its modern font) fades in below. This variant was designed by Nick Woythaler (concept panels can be seen here), while the animation was done by Team Aspect. An open matte version (pictured here) also exists. There is also an animation error where the reflection of "E" in "Picture" suddenly disappear.
On the first film, ambience of Elphaba being melted is heard over the logo, but international dubbed and subtitled prints have the 2012 fanfare playing throughout. On the second film, a propaganda speech by Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) plays over ominous music.
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 Universal logo rewinds back through Universal's previous logos, featuring this variant.

Wicked: For Good (2025): The logo from the previous film (the 1937 logo animated like the 2012 logo) is used.

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982): The 1937 logo is used. Plus, there is a new version of the 1937 fanfare, composed by Jimmy McHugh and re-arranged by Miklos Rozsa (who also scored the film).

Visuals: On a black background with spinning stars, a stylized glass globe is shown rotating, tilted at an angle. The words "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE", in a stylized Art Deco font, slowly orbit around the globe.

Trivia:

This is one of only two Universal logos (the other being the 1914 logo) not to make use of the Earth as a globe.
The sphere used as the globe in this logo would later make an appearance, albeit in a modified state, in the 1955 film This Island Earth as the Interociter device.^[1]

Variants:

On some color releases, like color Woody Woodpecker cartoons at the time, the logo is tinted blue.
On the colorized versions of the Universal Sherlock Holmes movies, the letters are goldenrod colored.
Like the previous logo, this logo was also cropped to 1.85:1 for Universal's 75th anniversary logo in 1990. The full screen version retains the full aspect ratio.
A Spanish-language version exists, with the text now reading "PELÍCULA UNIVERSAL".
An off-center variant exists.

Closing Variant: Superimposed on a special background or in the last seconds of a movie is the words "The End" with lettering that varies on the movie, along with the text "A Universal Picture" or "A Universal Release".

Technique: Live-action model work and compositing. This logo was created by set designer Alexander Golitzen and photographed by special effects artist John Fulton, with the globe made from plexiglass.^[1]

Audio: A proud, bombastic orchestral fanfare, composed by Jimmy McHugh.

Audio Variant: From about 1945 onwards, the opening theme of the movie is used.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Top of the Town	April 18, 1937	Debut appearance

Universal-International Pictures

Logo (August 28, 1946-April 19, 1964)

Spanish variant
Minions & Monsters (2026) black-and-white variant
Rare German Version
Minions & Monsters (2026) color variant

The Birds (1963): The globe appears two-dimensional and static on a white background, with the words "UNIVERSAL PICTURES PRESENTS" (in blue) in a bold serif font.
The Birds (1963): At the end of the film, the same globe is shown, but with "A UNIVERSAL RELEASE" inside a white rectangle.

Visuals: A model globe rotates on a space background, with the text "Universal International" (in white for B&W films or yellow for color films) in an italic Roman font (with the letters "U" and "I" bigger than the rest of the letters), superimposed over it.

Variants:

A widescreen version of this logo was used for films shot in 2.35:1 aspect ratio.
CinemaScope films have the starfield looking more different, and the company name is larger and more stretched.
In Germany, the chyroned extra text "IM UNIVERSAL FILMVERLEIH INC" appears in white circles around the globe. This exists in both B&W and color.
On It Came From Outer Space, the logo has a 3D effect and the stars "shine".

Byline: Starting around 1958, the credit "EDWARD MUHL, IN CHARGE OF PRODUCTION" would appear in the lower-left corner.

Closing Variant: Same as above, but the text reads "A Universal-International Picture".

Technique: Live-action model work.

Audio: None or the opening theme of the movie.

Audio Variant: On some films such as The Egg and I, Ride the Pink Horse, Letter from an Unknown Woman, and The Naked City, the bell theme from the International Pictures logo is used.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
The Egg and I	May 1947
The Naked City	March 4, 1948
Letter from an Unknown Woman	April 28, 1948

Universal Pictures (2nd era)

1st Logo (December 5, 1963-May 18, 1990)

1963 "Picture" variant
1963 "Picture" variant (open matte)
1963 "Picture" variant (alternate)
1963 "Picture" variant" (scope)
1963 "Presents" variant
1963 "Presents" variant (open matte)
1965 "Picture" variant
1965 "Picture" variant (scope)
1965 "Release" variant
1965 "Release" variant (scope)
1965 "Presents" variant
1965 "Presents" variant (scope)

1971 variant
1971 variant (cropped scope)
1971 variant (scope)
1971 variant (open matte)
"Presents" variant
"Release" variant
B&W variant
1989 variant

Marnie (1964): Similar to The Birds variant, but the globe is drawn in a simpler style, with the oceans in red and the continents in white, and the black text "UNIVERSAL PRESENTS" in front of the globe. The logo is surrounded by a red/ivy border, which itself is surrounded by a black border.
Torn Curtain (1966): The logo from The Birds is superimposed over the closing scene, with the text "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" in a plain white sans serif font.
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (1969): The widescreen version of the logo appears bylineless.
Skullduggery (1970): The logo plays as normal, but the Van Allen belts are mirrored and the globe also spins to the left instead of right. The globe fades to a spinning Franklin Globe, and the text fades away as the camera zooms closer to the globe before stopping at New Guinea, where the film is set.
Pufnstuf (1970): The logo makes a cameo appearance during the song "Living Island" and a verse about the world, briefly consisting of a few seconds from the logo of the Earth and Van Allen radiation belts, but without the "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" text.
The Day of the Jackal (1973): The fullscreen version of the 1963 logo appears bylineless.
The Deer Hunter (1978): The logo is sepia-toned.
The Nude Bomb (1980): The globe fades to a white circle on a green background, which transitions into the opening credits.
Smokey and the Bandit II (1980): An animated car chase is seen around the globe. The 1963 logo also shakes violently with the sound of a car crash and a car horn "laughing" in a Burt Reynolds fashion as it fades out.
The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981): The 1963 logo is zoomed out further than usual.
D.C. Cab (1983): The logo fades into a picture of its starting point.
Jaws 3-D and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn (both 1983): A variant of the 1971 logo specifically designed for 3D is used. The space background is still and both the globe and company name zoom in towards the screen. The "UNIVERSAL" text is in metallic gold and the Van Allen belts are missing. On the Blu-ray release of Jaws 3-D, the logo is off-center.
Psycho II (1983): The logo appears in black and white.
Cry Freedom (1987): After the logo finishes, it freezes and zooms out in a box.
The 'Burbs (1989): The logo has been reanimated in CGI (by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)), with the "UNIVERSAL" text and MCA byline in a different font. Then the text fades out, leaving only the globe, as the camera zooms into it before stopping at Mayfield Place, where the opening credits roll.
Land of the Lost (2009): The 1963 "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" logo is used (albeit more saturated than usual), and also fades to the second half of the Relativity Media logo. According to director Brad Silberling on the DVD commentary, this logo was actually taken from a print of Play Misty for Me.
Drag Me to Hell and Inglourious Basterds (both 2009): Similar to Land of the Lost, except that it does not fade to the Relativity Media logo.
By the Sea (2015): The 1963 logo is used, but without the Comcast byline.
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016): The Comcast byline fades in at the bottom in the Futura typeface, and is even brighter than usual. This variant was done by Filmograph.
American Made (2017): The 2012 logo starts as usual. When the sun moves out, the music slows down, then a record scratch, which switches to "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy. When it occurs, the logo flickers to the scope version of the 1963 Universal logo in open-matte with the Comcast byline in the same style as MCA's. After it forms, the logo gains a VCR restoration effect and flickers into the 1980's footage to proceed into the Cross Creek Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Hercules Film Fund logos with the same variation. The closing version has the standard 2012 logo playing without music. The TV airings have the credits music playing over.
The House with a Clock in its Walls (2018): The matted version of the 1963 "A Universal Picture" logo is used (albeit cropped to fit the film's aspect ratio), with the Comcast byline below "PICTURE", complete with the reversing effect from the E.T. variant. The byline fades out as the text starts to draw forward to the camera. It fades to the 1985 Amblin Entertainment logo. On Netflix and some international prints of the film, this variant is replaced with the 2015 Entertainment One logo.
Apollo 11 (2019) and Black Phone 2 (2025): The 1963 logo is used (in the style of the American Made variant) brighter colors.
Tár (2022): Almost the same as the variant used in Ouija: Origin of Evil, but the Comcast byline is in its modern font. Then the Van Allen belts and continents fade out, followed by the rest of the logo, which entirely fades into the Focus Features logo. This logo only appears on home media prints, and isn't seen on theatrical prints.
Knock at the Cabin (2023): The version from Ouija: Origin of Evil is reused, but darker.
The Holdovers (2023): The version from Knock at the Cabin is reused, but is tinted blue.
Minions & Monsters (2026):: The 2012 Universal logo rewinds back through Universal's previous logos, featuring this variant.

Back to the Future (1985, 2025 re-release): On the 40th Anniversary re-release, the 2012 logo glitches to the 1963 logo.
Always (1989): The 1963 logo swipes up from United International Pictures logo. Only seen on one international TV spot.
Bird on a Wire (1990): The 1963 Universal logo gets shot at twice, with a flash for each gunshot.
By the Sea (2015): Same as the movie itself.
Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016): Same as the movie itself. Seen on the official trailer.
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018): Same as the movie itself, but the logo plays normal in forward. Seen only on the first Official Trailer.
MaXXXine (2024, International): The 1963 logo used, with the Comcast byline.

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982): The 1963 logo plays in reverse.

The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995): The 1963 logo is used. When it finishes animating, it fades to another space background where the opening credits play.

Visuals: The camera zooms through space, and a pair of Van Allen radiation belts start to form. A rotating globe appears in the distance, and as the camera gets closer to it, the gold word "UNIVERSAL" (in Futura Bold) fades in and zooms out to a comfortable distance as the camera stops in front of the globe and the Van Allen belts surround it.

Trivia:

The prop globe used in this logo is currently on display at an unspecified museum.^[2]
Like the 1927 and 1936 logos, the logo was also cropped to 1.85:1 for Universal Pictures' 75th Anniversary logo in 1990.

Variants: Several different versions of this logo exist. This is going to get complicated, so let's explain this simply:

1963-1973: "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE/RELEASE", with the "UNIVERSAL" text sandwiched between "A" and "PICTURE"/"RELEASE". This can also be seen on certain movies that use this logo for a retro effect.
- Like the last logo, a credit for then-Universal head Edward Muhl can be seen on the lower-left of the first movies to feature this logo.
- Another variant exists that has "PRESENTS" underneath the "UNIVERSAL" text. Sometimes, the text starts off blurred, but becomes clearer as the globe zooms in. This variant is seen on films such as Secret Ceremony, The Killers (1964), Two-Lane Blacktop, and Anne of the Thousand Days, as well as on Walter Lantz cartoons from Saddle-Sore Woody (1964) until Bye, Bye, Blackboard (1972).
1971-1990: The orange byline "AN MCA COMPANY" (in Eurostile Bold) fades in below the "UNIVERSAL" text. The scope variant has it in a different font.
- The 1971 version is bylineless on some films.
- On American Graffiti, "PRESENTS" appears underneath the byline in a smaller font.
- Another version exists, which has "RELEASE" appear underneath the MCA byline. This was used to plaster the Paramount logo at the end of 1980s reissue prints of Alfred Hitchcock films owned by Hitchcock himself (including Rear Window and The Man Who Knew Too Much, including the UK airings of the two films on BBC Two from May 30, 1999 and August 11, 2001, respectively), and was also seen on the U.S. theatrical prints of The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella. A B&W variant also exists, which is seen on the 4K Blu-ray release of the 1932 version of Scarface, following the 2007 The Criterion Collection logo.
- At the end of Discovery Channel Southeast Asian prints of Jaws and Jaws 2, the logo is faster and the credits music also plays over the logo.
- On most movies from 1989 and 1990, the MCA byline has more of a red-orange color, and the Van Allen belts are more purple. This can be found on Parenthood, Uncle Buck, Field of Dreams, the VHS release of Born on the Fourth of July, Opportunity Knocks, Coupe De Ville, Bird on a Wire, and the theatrical trailers for Back to the Future Part III and Problem Child (both of which ultimately used the 75th Anniversary variant of the 9th logo). However, some movies from 1989, such as Back to the Future Part II, The Dream Team and K-9, would still use the original variant of the MCA byline. A clip of this variant was used for the Universal 75th Anniversary logo, which also uses clips from the 5th and 6th logos.
"Flat": Presented in 1.14:1 open matte for 35mm uncropped film scan prints, 1.37:1 academy or 1.85:1 "matted" widescreen, the logo appears to move somewhat faster than the widescreen version. The "UNIVERSAL" text is not blurred and simply fades in. Seen on films such as Coogan's Bluff, Duel, Charley Varrick, The Sentinel, National Lampoon's Animal House, The Jerk, Little Miss Marker (1980), Coal Miner's Daughter, Somewhere in Time, An American Werewolf in London, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Cat People (1982), Videodrome, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, the first two Back to the Future films, Weird Science, Brazil, Out of Africa, An American Tail, and The Land Before Time. In an earlier variant, used in tandem with the normal version, "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE" starts blurred, but becomes clearer, along with the Edward Muhl byline. The globe zooms in faster in this variant, used on movies like Shenandoah, Send Me No Flowers, Charade and Father Goose. A B&W version of this variant can also be seen on Kitten with a Whip, which was featured on an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (with the logo intact). It was also the default pan-and-scan version of the logo and plastered the above variant on older VHS copies of most if not all Universal films shot in scope (a notable exception being the original VHS of The Dark Crystal, which was released by Thorn EMI Video).
- In the early years of the "Flat" version of the logo, a small registered trademark symbol ("®") appears below the "L" in "UNIVERSAL", which faded in alongside the zooming text. By 1975, a larger "®" was added in the same position, but it fades in after the text zooms out. However, the smaller "®" behind the bigger "®" can still be seen.
"Scope": Shown in a wide ratio of 2.20:1 or 2.35:1 widescreen, the globe appears to zoom in rather slowly, and the "UNIVERSAL" text is blurred when it fades in, becoming clearer as it zooms out. The logo is much wider than usual, to accommodate the extra space. This is seen on films shot in this format such as High Plains Drifter, The Sugarland Express, Jaws, The Car, Halloween II and III, John Carpenter's The Thing, Scarface (1983), Firestarter (1984), The Dark Crystal, The Last Starfighter, Dune (1984), Legend, Prince of Darkness, They Live and Born on the Fourth of July. It also had a bylineless variant of its own, which can be found on Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here and The Day of the Jackal. A sepia-tone variant can be found on The Deer Hunter.
- Another scope variant also exists, where the 1.85 version is cropped to 2.35. This can be found on Coupe De Ville, Bird on a Wire, and Jaws: The Revenge. However, the GoodTimes DVD release of the latter uses the regular scope variant instead.
- Another scope variant stretched to 4:3 also exists, which can be found on the pan-and-scan print of Firestarter (1984) on the UK VHS release from 4Front Video, following the PolyGram Video's 1984 warning screen.
An off-center version is only known to exist on old video prints of Charade, the logo is slightly off-center, due to a sloppy job reformatting the aspect ratio of 1.85:1 into 4:3. Another off-center version can be found on the MCA Discovision, MCA Videocassette Inc. and MCA Home Video releases of Jaws.
A black-and-white version also exists, which is seen at the beginning of the 1980 MCA Videocassette, Inc. VHS release of Scarface (1932) (also preserved on the 1984 MCA Home Video reprint), the 1980 VHS release of Psycho, and the 1965 unsold TV pilot Dark Intruder (which received a theatrical release).
While a dedicated 3D variant exists (having been created for Jaws 3D and Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn), the scope version of the standard logo was converted to 3D for the stereoscopic reissue of Jaws in 2022.

Technique: Live-action model work for the globe, combined with cel animation for the Van Allen belts. This logo was animated and designed by Universal Title and Optical (commonly known as "Universal Title"), who was also responsible for the animation for the Universal Television logos and handled the titles and optical effects for most Universal films and television series until 1990. The globe was hand-painted on a rubber ball by Eyvind Earle (who also did the backgrounds for the 1953 Goofy cartoon For Whom the Bulls Toil, and was later credited as the color stylist in Disney's 1959 feature Sleeping Beauty), who did the space background and the Van Allen belts as well.

Audio: None or occasionally the opening theme of the movie. Such notable instances for the latter include Father Goose (composed by Nelson Riddle), The Ghost and Mr. Chicken, Scarface (1983), The Dark Crystal, and The Night Walker (both composed by Vic Mizzy). The opening tag from the latter film was also heard in abridged form on The World of Abbott and Costello. The 1972 feature-length pilot of the TV series Emergency! used a dramatic, drum-driven fanfare based on the series' theme.

Audio Variants:

On the U.S. DVD release of the Battlestar Galactica movie (which is really the pilot episode "Saga of a Star World" released as a theatrical film in Europe), the 1963 logo is heard with the CIC fanfare.
On the 1984 MCA Home Video VHS release of The Man Who Knew Too Much and a 1984 German ARD airing of The Trouble with Harry, this logo has the Paramount/VistaVision music.
Sometimes, it uses an updated version of the 1936-1947 fanfare (composed by Miklos Rosza for the 1982 film Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid); this tune was mostly heard over the logo of Universal Pay Television. This was seen at the beginning of the 1987 made-for-TV movie Kojak: The Price of Justice on Disc 2 of the Kojak: The Complete Movie Collection DVD release by Shout! Factory.
On a print of The Projected Man featured on Mystery Science Theater 3000, the logo uses the Les Baxter-composed fanfare from the 1960-1963 American International Pictures logo (which was actually used for the logo of a British company called Compton Films, also the UK distributor). However, the Shout! Factory Blu-ray release just uses the opening theme.
Monty Python's The Meaning Of Life has its own unique fanfare (only on the main feature, not the preceding short feature The Crimson Permanent Assurance), which was reused on the second disc of the 2003 special edition DVD releases.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Charade	December 5, 1963	Debut appearance
Bird on a Wire	May 18, 1990	Final appearance

2nd Logo (May 25, 1990-June 18, 1997)

75th anniversary variant
75th anniversary variant (scope)
75th anniversary variant (open matte)
Spanish 75th anniversary variant
Cropped scope
Scope
Bylineless
Textless
Brazilian TV spot variant (Hard Target)
Brazilian TV spot variant (Casper)
Brazilian TV spot variant (The Lost World: Jurassic Park)

Cape Fear (1991): The logo animates as normal at first, but towards the end, it gains a blue tint and ripples as if underwater.
Jurassic Park (1993): The logo starts in the middle, and rumbles three times after a heavy footstep sound is heard. Only seen on the behind-the-scenes featurette.
The Paper (1994): The logo fades into a large antique clock situated above an open park in New York City.
The Flintstones (1994): A variation of the logo is seen at the drive-in theater that the Flintstones go to in a live-action rendition of the original show's opening titles, about two minutes into the movie (no logo is seen at the start). The logo reads "UNIVERSHELL" and is made out of bones (though still resembling the usual font), and the continents have been replaced by Pangaea. The music is an arrangement of the 1960 Universal Television theme, by David Newman.
Radioland Murders (1994): After the logo finishes animating, everything but the background fades out and the camera pans down to reveal a radio antenna.

Street Fighter (1994, US): After the logo finishes animating, the "UNIVERSAL" text and MCA byline disappear, and the globe zooms out to form the film's logo as the opening credits play (This variant was seen only on the U.S. release; international prints use the Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International logo, which fades into the textless globe). (1/2)
Street Fighter (1994, US): After the logo finishes animating, the "UNIVERSAL" text and MCA byline disappear, and the globe zooms out to form the film's logo as the opening credits play (This variant was seen only on the U.S. release; international prints use the Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International logo, which fades into the textless globe). (2/2)

Casper (1995): Once the logo finishes animating, the globe fades to the moon, and the text and byline fade away as the camera pans down into the opening scene.
Waterworld (1995): The logo is silent and animates slightly differently with a darker color scheme on the globe. Once the logo is complete, the text and byline fade out, and the camera slowly zooms into the globe as it slowly fills up with water. This variant (as well as the opening title) was produced by Pittard Sullivan Fitzgerald (PSF), with computer graphics provided by Helium Productions, Inc.^[3]
The Universal Story (1995): The texts "THE" and "STORY" are on above and the bottom, and is slightly the same. The byline and registered trademark symbol are removed. Furthermore, the film's main theme was a re-arranged extended version of the 1990 fanfare by James Horner, composed and arranged by Michael A. Levine, which is also also found in the credits for the Universal Studios Tour in 2000, which can be found here.
Twister (1996, international): As with the U.S./Philippines Warner Bros. variant, the finished logo, in gray, emerges from a set of storm clouds.
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996): At the beginning of This Island Earth, Mike and the bots riff the old Universal International logo.
The Little Engine That Could (2011): The "UNIVERSAL" text is pulled across the Earth by the little train engine. After the engine moves the text to its usual place, it detaches from the "U", then stands near it and makes a whistle. The MCA byline is absent.
The Thing (2011): The byline is absent.
Pinball FX / Zen Pinball series: Jurassic Park and Jurassic World (2018; video game): The logo is tinted in the player's chosen color on the Pinball DMD (Dot Matrix Display).
F9 (2021): The logo is cropped in 2.35:1 and uses the 1997 fanfare, setting up the opening flashback: a race that Dom's father participated in. The MCA byline is also replaced with the Comcast byline, and the registered trademark symbol is removed.
Minions & Monsters (2026):: The 2012 Universal logo rewinds back through Universal's previous logos, featuring this variant.

Matinee (1993): The logo is in black and white.
CB4 (1993): The movie title gets interrupted by the still version of the logo, and gets ripped off on the middle by Albert Brown / M.C. Gusto (played by Chris Rock). Only seen on one TV spot.
Schindler's List (1993): Same as the Matinee variant.
Street Fighter (1994, US): On the teaser trailer, the text and byline disappear and the globe fades into the plain blue circle, when then reveals various clips from the movie, the smoke clouds covers the logo's background which it zooms out and gets vanished.
Street Fighter (1994, US): On the TV spot, the logo glitches into static and dissolves into a TV screen from M. Bison (played by Raul Julia).
Street Fighter (1994, US): On the promo video game based on the movie, it's almost the same as the movie itself, but the text "IT'S A WHOLE OTHER GAME" appears on the background after the movie's logo zooms in.
Waterworld (1995): The logo cross-fades into the sky above the water.
Sliders (1995, TV Series): The logo appears one by one on the screen and fades out. Seen on international trailer for the VHS release.
The American President (1995, International): The logo is more brightened than usual.
12 Monkeys (1995): The logo glitches out. Only seen on one TV spot.
Babe (1995): The red curtains and the three mice appear on the logo, covering the globe, while the letters of the lyrics where they sing covers the MCA byline. Only seen on one TV spot.
Twister (1996, International): The logo flashes away.
Twister (1996, International): On the TV spots and trailer (except Australia and Netherlands), the logo gets flashed at once and goes back to normal. On the two TV spots, it's the same variation but it then cuts to the clips of the film.
Twister (1996, International): On one version of the trailer, it's the same variant but with the negative sepia-toned flashing.
The Frighteners (1996): The logo flashes three times at the end.
The Frighteners (1996): On TV spots, the light shines from the starfield and covers the globe into white background, and the text and byline turn into black and zooms out.
The Jackal (1997): The logo looks odd and the MCA byline is also a little stretched by height. Only on the U.S. teaser trailer, while the international teaser trailer for the film has the regular variation logo instead.
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997): The logo ripples off and fades out into the mud after the heavy footstep sound is heard. Seen on the International TV Spot. On the other TV Spots, the logo cross-fades to the clips of the film.
Dante's Peak (1997): The logo cross-fades to the Mountain. Seen on the one TV spot.
The Little Engine That Could (2011): Same as the movie itself.

Problem Child (1990): The fullscreen DVD release has the 75th Anniversary logo in open matte and also has black bars on all four sides.

Reach the Rock (1998): The 1997 fanfare is used.

Mo' Better Blues (1990): The 75th Anniversary logo is shown, but with a voiceover by Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy: "U-N-I-V-E-R-S-A-L, Universal, y'all been large for years! Yo, Spike! Start the movie, G!" He laughs and says, "Flavor Flav, you done it again."

Major Payne (1995): Instead of the usual fanfare, "Bad to the Bone" by George Thorogood and the Destroyers plays over the logo, accompanied by a "ding" sound effect when the registered trademark symbol appears.

Visuals: A large flash appears from the far right side of the Universal globe, which is on a new, detailed starfield background. The camera moves around the globe as the flash dims away, and the shiny golden word "UNIVERSAL" (in Copperplate Gothic Bold) appears from behind the globe before circling it. The camera zooms out and the globe moves to the center, as "UNIVERSAL" straightens itself out and takes its place across the globe. The byline "AN MCA COMPANY", in gold and in spaced-out letters to fit the width of "UNIVERSAL", appears below the logo.

Trivia: The 75th anniversary may refer to the anniversary of Universal City Studios' opening in 1915, rather than Universal Pictures itself.

Variants:

For the logo's debut and its first official year (1990), the initial version of this logo is different from the one used afterward. It begins with clips of the 1927 and the 1936 Universal Pictures logos, ending with the previous logo as if it were a grand unveiling or passing of the torch. This is followed by the new logo animation, which, in the end, has the words "75th ANNIVERSARY" on top of it, with "75" in the middle of "ANNIVERSARY", which is in spaced-out letters like the MCA byline, and written out in script with "th" flashing in next to "75".
- An open-matte version exists, where the larger aspect ratio reveals details that were not meant to be seen: The main logo animation is letterboxed, with only the 1936 and 1963 logos from the montage filling the entire frame (a black bar is visible along the top of the 1927 logo). Additionally, as the globe is zooming out in the main logo, the starfield background is visible along the bottom of the frame where it should be obscured by the globe.
- A scope version exists, where the previous logos are in 16:9 widescreen with black bars on opposite sides of the screen, while the main logo fills the entire frame.
A bylineless variant exists.
- A rare Spanish version exists, which was used on a promotion for the company's film package in Spain.
On some widescreen films such as Far and Away, the logo is zoomed out further than normal.
A variant without any text exists.
On Brazilian TV spots, the text "Distribuido por United International Pictures" is added below the byline.
- On earlier TV spots for movies such as Kindergarten Cop, Backdraft, and Cape Fear (1991), the text is bolder and is in caps.
- On TV spots for Reality Bites, Hard Target, True Lies, Casper, Babe, Strange Days, Casino, Happy Gilmore, The Nutty Professor (1996), and The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the text is written in different fonts, respectively.

Technique: Contrary to popular belief, this logo was not done in CGI, but was produced using models filmed with motion control. The globe and letters were shot at the Chandler Group, and the background was originally a painting by Eric Von Schmidt. The compositing and byline were done by Studio Productions (now Flip Your Lid Animation). The logo was filmed in 70mm and is the first regular logo of any major studio created specifically for large format.

Audio: A majestic orchestral fanfare composed and conducted by James Horner.

Audio Variants:

A French horn fanfare is heard during the first half of the 75th Anniversary logo before segueing into the normal theme (albeit with some differences from the 1991 version, such as the music not "ending" at the fade-out). A faster version of this interlude was later used as the 1991 Universal Television fanfare.
The 75th Anniversary variant of the 1990 logo is silent on the 1991 Media Home Entertainment/Fox Video VHS release of Closet Land.
On Reach the Rock, the Spanish audio track on the Universal Blu-ray release of Dazed and Confused, and a TCM France airing of Casino, the 1997 fanfare from the next logo is heard, most likely due to a reverse plaster error for the two latter cases.
On AMC prints of The People Under the Stairs, the 2012 fanfare is heard, once again due to a reverse plastering error.
On the Russian dub of Happy Gilmore, older HBO airings of Jungle Fever, AMC's print of Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood, and the Blu-ray release of Backdraft (the latter when the Turkish audio track is selected), the 1990 fanfare is in a lower pitch.
Sometimes, the logo is silent.
- On the original international theatrical prints and UK VHS prints of The American President, the logo is silent, while home media releases still have the 1990 fanfare.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Back to the Future Part III	May 25, 1990	Debut appearance
Ghost Dad	June 29, 1990
Jetsons: The Movie	July 6, 1990
Problem Child	July 27, 1990
Mo' Better Blues	August 3, 1990
Darkman	August 24, 1990
Henry & June	October 5, 1990
White Palace	October 19, 1990
Child's Play 2	November 9, 1990
Havana	December 12, 1990
Kindergarten Cop	December 21, 1990
Lionheart	January 11, 1991
King Ralph	February 15, 1991
Closet Land	March 6, 1991
The Hard Way	March 8, 1991
Career Opportunities	March 29, 1991
The Return of the Musketeers	April 3, 1991	North American premiere was on television due to poor box office numbers in Europe
A Kiss Before Dying	April 26, 1991

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Backdraft	May 24, 1991
Jungle Fever	June 7, 1991
Cape Fear	November 13, 1991	Custom variant
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West	November 22, 1991
Dr. Giggles	October 23, 1992
Trespass	December 25, 1992
Splitting Hearts	April 30, 1993
Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story	May 7, 1993
Jurassic Park	June 11, 1993
Heart and Souls	August 13, 1993
Hard Target	August 20, 1993
Carlito's Way	November 10, 1993
We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story	November 24, 1993
Schindler's List	December 15, 1993
The Getaway	February 11, 1994
Crooklyn	May 13, 1994
The Cowboy Way	June 3, 1994
Timecop	September 16, 1994
Radioland Murders	October 21, 1994
Junior	November 23, 1994
Street Fighter	December 23, 1994	Custom variant, US prints
Billy Madison	February 10, 1995
Casper	May 26, 1995	Custom variant
Apollo 13	June 30, 1995
Waterworld	July 28, 1995	Custom variant
Babe	August 4, 1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar	September 8, 1995
Clockers	September 13, 1995
Casino	November 22, 1995
Happy Gilmore	February 16, 1996
The Nutty Professor	June 28, 1996
Bulletproof	September 6, 1996
Dante's Peak	February 7, 1997
Liar Liar	March 21, 1997
McHale's Navy	April 18, 1997
Buried Alive II	June 18, 1997	Final regular appearance

3rd Logo (May 23, 1997-February 24, 2012)

Copyright notice
Copyright notice (alternate version)
Copyright notice (Scope)
Without copyright notice

1998 variant with URL and copyright notice
1998 variant with URL and copyright notice (open matte)

1999 variant with URL
1999 variant with URL (alternate version)
E.T. The 20th Anniversary variant
E.T. The 20th Anniversary variant (alternate)
2002 variant with darker colors

2005 variant
2005 variant with URL (alternate version)
2005 variant (scope)
2005 variant (cropped)
German version
2008 version

2009 variant with NBC Universal byline
2009 variant with NBC Universal byline (alternate version)
2009 variant with NBC Universal byline (scope)

Concept drawings, seen on Identica Partnership's website

Corporate version
Corporate version without starfield background
Corporate version on a white background
Full corporate version as seen in Billboard magazine on December 9, 1996

Mercury Rising (1998): The 1997 logo appears a little darker, and the copyright notice in the bottom right corner is removed.
Small Soldiers (1998): The 1997 logo appears a little brighter, and the copyright notice in the bottom right corner is removed.

BASEketball (1998): After the 1997 logo finishes animating, the text and the glow behind the globe disappear, leaving the globe and background intact. The film's opening credits then appear spinning around the globe. By the time the title appears, the globe fades to a baseball. (1/2)
BASEketball (1998): After the 1997 logo finishes animating, the text and the glow behind the globe disappear, leaving the globe and background intact. The film's opening credits then appear spinning around the globe. By the time the title appears, the globe fades to a baseball. (2/2)

Psycho (1998 remake): The URL is in a different font and fades in early. This can only be found on the VHS release; on the theatrical print and other home video releases, the 1997 logo uses the early URL which fades in with the copyright info.
Patch Adams (1998): The 1997 logo is zoomed out further, the URL is moved further away from the globe, and the copyright info also fades in next to it afterwards. Widescreen DVD releases have the URL and the copyright info fading in together and placed underneath the globe.
Virus (1999): The 1997 logo is zoomed in.
Life (1999): The 1997 logo is slightly off-center.
The Mummy (1999): After the 1997 logo finishes, the "UNIVERSAL" text and URL disappear, and the globe fades into the sun. The URL is also set in the Macintosh "Chicago" typeface.
Erin Brockovich (2000):The URL is moved further away from the globe.
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000): Similar to The Flintstones variant, albeit with the 1997 logo, accompanied by its respective fanfare. After it finishes, the URL, which is in a prehistoric font, fades away, and the "UNIVERSHELL" text spins around the other side of the globe as a spaceship flies into frame, segueing into the opening scene.
Gladiator (2000): The Universal and DreamWorks logos are both sepia-toned.
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000): The globe freezes as it dissolves to a stylized fancy star above a cartoonish late-50s theater in Frostbite Falls, in which the movie's prologue starts. The camera pans down to the tree curtains as the opening titles takes place.
Josie and the Pussycats (2001, international): The globe morphs into a tongue-stud on a screaming girl's mouth (This was only seen on international prints; on the U.S. release, the normal logo is used instead, and the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer logo morphs into the same girl).
The Mummy Returns (2001): After the logo finishes, the "UNIVERSAL" text and the URL disappear like in the first film, but this time the globe turns into a scorpion on top of a long stick. The URL is also in the same font as it was in the first film.
Jurassic Park III (2001): The 1997 logo has a water ripple effect, accompanied by the sound of a heavy footstep, referencing the first movie.
Jurassic Park III (2001): On the 4K release of the film, the URL is omitted.
About a Boy (2002), Wimbledon and Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (both 2004): The 1997 logo resembles the open matte variant. Only seen on small HD widescreen versions.
My Little Eye (2002): The 1997 logo has a computer screen effect.
Laurent Gerra à l'Olympia ("Laurent Gerra at Olympia", 2002, France): A plane passes by the 1997 logo.
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003): The 1997 logo turns into a silver vehicle rim; the URL is removed as well.
The Cat in the Hat (2003): As with the DreamWorks and Imagine Entertainment logos, the Universal logo is animated in the style of the original book, taking place on a teal background with no stars. The globe is red with the continents in white with black outline, the flash is white, and "UNIVERSAL" is in a white Suessian font along with the URL. The globe then morphs into the ball from the book as the text fades out. This was designed by Imaginary Forces. On international prints and TV broadcasts of the film (such as on BBC One), this is put after the DreamWorks logo.
Love Actually (2003): The 1997 logo's 2.35:1 scope aspect ratio is cropped to 16:9 widescreen. Only seen on small HD widescreen versions.
Van Helsing (2004): The 1997 logo fades to black and white before the globe catches fire (along with the UNIVERSAL text) turning it into a flame from a torch being carried by a man. Also, the URL is removed.
Shaun of the Dead (2004): According to its DVD trivia track, an early version of the film scored the 1997 Universal logo with sound effects from the fruit machine game Ed plays in the pub.
Friday Night Lights (2004) and Cinderella Man (2005): The 1997 logo has a golden tint.
Serenity (2005): In the 1997 logo's last few seconds, the globe spins slightly faster before stopping completely as the rest of the logo animates normally. The shine from behind the globe fades away right after, followed by the URL. The 1997 globe then turns into a more realistic version of the Earth as the camera zooms past the "UNIVERSAL" text, transitioning into the opening titles. One video has the same variant but the shine doesn't fade out until the globe starts to turn realistic.
Doom (2005): The 1997 globe is replaced with the planet Mars. After the logo finishes, the "UNIVERSAL" text and the URL fade away as the camera zooms into the Olduvai Research Station. Also, the logo doesn't appear until 30 seconds into the movie.
Munich (2005): The 1997 logo appears darker than usual without the byline.
Michaël Youn: Pluskapoil (2005): The "UNIVERSAL" text turns into the titular character's name, and the 1997 globe turns into a 1960s toy globe. Also, the light behind the globe becomes red.
Curious George (2006) and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie (2008): The 1997 logo appears brighter than usual. On the former, the opening theme plays over it.
Miami Vice (2006): The 1997 logo is tinted in royal blue.
Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006): The 1997 logo is recorded from a VHS and is also on a TV screen. Also, the URL is removed.
The Land Before Time XII: The Great Day of the Flyers (2006, DTV): Shortly after the 1997 logo (which also has the shadow and the URL both removed) is completed, the globe eventually stops rotating before the text spins around the other side of it. Then the continents of Earth slowly move to reform Pangaea as the camera zooms towards it, before fading the opening scene.
The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends (2007, DTV): The 1999 version of the 1997 logo is used.
The Kingdom (2007): As the 1997 logo plays, its color becomes desaturated to almost sepia before fading to white to proceed into the Relativity Media logo, which has a similar variation.

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008): After the 1997 logo finishes, the "UNIVERSAL" text and URL (now in the same font as the original logo) disappear just like the previous two films, but this time the shine from behind the globe disappears as well. The globe then spins around and zooms into China. On small widescreen prints, along with the film itself, the logo is in 16:9 open matte. (1/4)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008): After the 1997 logo finishes, the "UNIVERSAL" text and URL (now in the same font as the original logo) disappear just like the previous two films, but this time the shine from behind the globe disappears as well. The globe then spins around and zooms into China. On small widescreen prints, along with the film itself, the logo is in 16:9 open matte. (2/4)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008): After the 1997 logo finishes, the "UNIVERSAL" text and URL (now in the same font as the original logo) disappear just like the previous two films, but this time the shine from behind the globe disappears as well. The globe then spins around and zooms into China. On small widescreen prints, along with the film itself, the logo is in 16:9 open matte. (3/4)
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008): After the 1997 logo finishes, the "UNIVERSAL" text and URL (now in the same font as the original logo) disappear just like the previous two films, but this time the shine from behind the globe disappears as well. The globe then spins around and zooms into China. On small widescreen prints, along with the film itself, the logo is in 16:9 open matte. (4/4)

Death Race (2008): The 1997 logo animates in reverse, slowly changing from color to black and white, with car engine sound effects heard over the logo. By the time it reaches the beginning, it fades to a piston inside a car, segueing into the film's opening sequence. (1/2)
Death Race (2008): The 1997 logo animates in reverse, slowly changing from color to black and white, with car engine sound effects heard over the logo. By the time it reaches the beginning, it fades to a piston inside a car, segueing into the film's opening sequence. (2/2)

Role Models (2008): The 1997 logo appears somewhat darker than usual.
Couples Retreat (2009): The 1997 logo animates as normal, but gradually goes from color to black & white. Also, the URL is removed.
Public Enemies (2009): The contrast in the 1997 logo is slightly darker. Also, the URL is removed.
Brüno (2009): The 1997 logo animates as normal, although an umlaut appears above the "U" in "UNIVERSAL" to form the Latin letter "Ü" towards the end, making it read "ÜNIVERSAL".
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan (2009): The 1997 logo animates differently, with the globe replaced by a blue planet named Caprica; also, the URL is slightly bigger and the text is in a different font. After it finishes, the camera zooms past the logo to transition into the opening scene.
Wanted: Weapons of Fate (2009, video game): The view comes through the room where the main protagonist, Wesley Gibson (voiced by Jimmi Simpson), smacks an enemy with his computer keyboard, then a string of flying keyboard keys fly and stop over the slowly rotating globus, showing "UNIVERSAL" on the backs of the keys.
Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey! (2009, DTV) and The Invention of Lying (2009, international): The 1999 version of the 1997 logo is used.
The Fourth Kind (2009) and Green Zone (2010): The 1997 logo appears a bit darker than usual, and the URL is also missing.
The Wolfman (2010, theatrical): The 1997 logo is gray and the text is also glowing.
Beethoven's Christmas Adventure (2011): The text and byline fade out as the 1997 globe turns into a red decorative ball.
Repo Men (2010): TV static appears over the 1997 logo in its very last seconds.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010): The 1997 logo is done in a retro video game style and the music is an 8-bit version of the theme, composed by Nigel Godrich. It's also the first track of the film's score soundtrack as "Universal Theme". According to the soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith (the original composer of the fanfare) was credited, while both versions were mentioned in the digital release's trivia subtitle track. Also, the NBCUniversal byline is removed. However, according to the storyboard, it was supposed to be 16-bit with a bass rumble, a guitar squall and drums, drumming over the logo.
Catfish (2010): The 1997 logo is depicted as a Google Earth globe running on a Mac OS X. The camera first zooms out from Universal Studios Hollywood in San Fernando, California on the globe. A cursor then moves to the globe and drags it along, where upon it continues spinning, "UNIVERSAL", in the same UI font used in Mac OS X, fades in on the right side of the screen, moving into place, and an excerpt of the usual fanfare, composed by Jerry Goldsmith, begins playing. Also, the byline is absent. Once the text moves into place, the logo is minimized abruptly, like how a window is it minimized in a Mac OS X, stopping the music in the process.
Skyline (2010): The 1997 logo appears brighter than usual. Also, the logo is cropped to 2.35:1.
Hop (2011): The 1997 globe is shaped like an egg.

The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012): The 2009 revision of the 1997 logo is tinted in mustard yellow at first, but then returns to its normal colors, albeit desaturated. After it's complete, the continents on the globe begin shining as the logo changes to the sun, similar to The Mummy (1999) variant. (1/4)
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012): The 2009 revision of the 1997 logo is tinted in mustard yellow at first, but then returns to its normal colors, albeit desaturated. After it's complete, the continents on the globe begin shining as the logo changes to the sun, similar to The Mummy (1999) variant. (2/4)
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012): The 2009 revision of the 1997 logo is tinted in mustard yellow at first, but then returns to its normal colors, albeit desaturated. After it's complete, the continents on the globe begin shining as the logo changes to the sun, similar to The Mummy (1999) variant. (3/4)
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption (2012): The 2009 revision of the 1997 logo is tinted in mustard yellow at first, but then returns to its normal colors, albeit desaturated. After it's complete, the continents on the globe begin shining as the logo changes to the sun, similar to The Mummy (1999) variant. (4/4)

Mighty Monsterwheelies (2024, TV series): The 1997 print logo is used, which then zaps into the DreamWorks Animation Television logo.
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 Universal logo rewinds back through Universal's previous logos, featuring this variant.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998): The 1997 logo appears in its finished form and animates normal, but then it reverses.
Psycho (1998): The 1997 logo glitches and gets messed up, eventually adding footage from older movie countdown sounders.
Psycho (1998): On the TV spot, the 1997 logo's background fades into Norman Bates' eye. The 1997 logo then disappears after he closes and opens his eye.
Psycho (1998): On one TV spot, the 1997 logo cross-fades into the showerhead.
Half Baked (1998, TV spot): The 1997 logo flies away as two men fly toward it.
Mercury Rising (1998): The 1997 logo swipes down to reveal the puzzle code.
End of Days (1999): The 1997 logo is tinted in denim blue.
Virus (1999): The 1997 logo is open-matte and gets blown to ashes by electric rays. The 1997 logo is also on a different background.
American Pie (1999): The 1997 globe is replaced with a baked pie.
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000): On the teaser trailer, Bullwinkle's moose antlers grow on the left and right of the 1997 globe.
Gladiator (2000, International): The 1997 logo is on a stormy cloud background, just like with the Dreamworks Pictures logo.
Gladiator (2000): At the end of the U.S. teaser trailer, the 1990 print logo is used. The international version of the same trailer used the normal 1997 print logo.
Shadow of the Vampire (2000): The 1997 logo turns black and white like an old film. Only on the 2001 home video trailer.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000): Snowflakes are falling on the 1997 Universal globe.
Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000): On the 2001 UK home video trailer, the Grinch in his mechanical sleigh is seen circling around the 1997 globe, before flying towards the screen.
The Mummy Returns (2001): The 1997 logo is tinted in mustard.
The Fast and the Furious (2001, 2026 re-release): On the 25th Anniversary re-release, the 1997 logo is used with the Comcast byline replacing the URL.
Jurassic Park III (2001): Same as the movie itself, except that it ripples a little bit.
The Bourne Identity (2002): A target eyepiece moves in front of a tiny Universal logo, magnifying it, and the text zooms forward slowly as the 1997 globe zooms out behind while it continues spinning. At the last second, the whole 1997 logo hyper-zooms into the camera in a big flash. On another trailer, the same animation plays backwards for a split second.
The Scorpion King (2002) and Robin Hood (2010): On the former, the 1997 logo is sped-up and animates in reverse to the very beginning. On the latter, the logo animates in reverse at normal speed, but then fades into the beginning of the trailer.
Ali G Indahouse (2002): The 1997 logo is partially covered by two halves of a green camouflage ball.
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003): The 1997 logo is tinted in deep sky blue and is surrounded in light mist.
The Cat in the Hat (2003, North America): Very similar to Twister, except that the 1997 logo is used and also flashes three times. Seen on the theatrical trailer. On the teaser, the 1997 logo zooms in.
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003): The 1997 logo fades in mid-animation, then speeds up to its finished position before animating in reverse.
Wimbledon (2004): The 1997 logo turns into a yellow tennis ball for a second.
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004): The 1997 globe gets covered by darkness.
Ray (2004), United 93 (2006) and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (2010): The 1997 logo overlaps with the same logo in another position.
Dawn of the Dead (2004, TV spots): The 1997 logo is briefly interrupted by TV static.
Thunderbirds (2004): The 1997 logo morphs into the 2003 StudioCanal logo.
Thunderbirds (2004): On the first British teaser trailer, the 1997 logo is initially seen, but sped-up. Then, the globe emits a lime-green glow once the animation finishes and the byline turns from orange to said color. This was supposed to appear in front of Hulk (2003), but was replaced with the normal 1997 logo on the final film.
Friday Night Lights (2004): The light dies down to reveal the 1997 logo.
Van Helsing (2004): The 1997 globe turns into the moon, while the text dissipates and fades away.
Floris (2004, Netherlands): A 2D image of a sword floats around the 1997 logo. The footage then speeds up and the sword swipes, causing it to change its color to a dark-blue tint.
Floris (2004, Netherlands): A 2D image of a sword floats around the 1997 logo. The footage then speeds up and the sword swipes, causing it to change its color to a dark-blue tint.
Floris (2004, Netherlands): A 2D image of a sword floats around the 1997 logo. The footage then speeds up and the sword swipes, causing it to change its color to a dark-blue tint.
Land of the Dead (2005): The 1997 logo turns black & white and blurs out.
Land of the Dead (2005): On another trailer, the 1997 globe is darker than usual and the glow around the globe is also not there.
King Kong (2005): On one trailer, the screen zooms through the letters and into Earth. Also, the text's shadow is not there.
White Noise (2005): The 1997 globe gets put upon a green static background.
Doom (2005): The 1997 Universal globe turns into the planet Mars and the text "UNIVERSAL" fades/burns away.
Serenity (2005): Same as the movie itself, but the URL is removed.
United 93 (2006): The 1997 logo turns into an animated sketch version of the Universal globe. Seen only on the teaser trailer.
Wild Child (2008): The 1997 logo turns sepia-toned and in the style of the movie.
Tropic Thunder/Scorcher VI: Global Meltdown (2008): In the fake trailer shown at the beginning of the film, a cheap version of the 1997 logo is used. The letters then explode off into space and the planet turns into lava as the camera zooms in.
Tropic Thunder/Scorcher VI: Global Meltdown (2008): In the fake trailer shown at the beginning of the film, a cheap version of the 1997 logo is used. The letters then explode off into space and the planet turns into lava as the camera zooms in.
The Boat That Rocked (aka Pirate Radio) (2009): On the prototype UK trailer, the 1997 logo is recreated. The text then flies away and the screen zooms into the continents on the Earth.
The Boat That Rocked (aka Pirate Radio) (2009): On another trailer, the glow behind the globe is much less bright than usual. There is also no shadow behind the text.
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009): The 1997 globe turns into a baked pie, just like the trailer for the first American Pie movie.
Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas (2009): The 1997 globe is much larger than usual, though the text is normal size. The colors on the globe are also much crisper and have a higher intensity. It transforms into a golden tree ornament, then zooms in fast as the background changes to a Christmas tree.
Despicable Me (2010): The 1997 logo is shortened and cuts out once the "UNIVERSAL" text is almost done rotating. Only seen on the teaser trailer.
Despicable Me (2010): On the rest of the trailers, it's the same as the film itself.
The Wolfman (2010): On trailers and TV spots, the 1997 logo is gray and fades into the moon.
Repo Men (2010): The 1997 logo is static, just like a computer would do.
Repo Men (2010): On the TV spot, the 1997 logo is still static, but shown on a TV.
Nanny McPhee Returns (2010): On the international teaser trailer, the 1997 globe is replaced with the moon.
Your Highness (2011): The 1997 Universal globe is replaced by a historic version of the globe.
Hop (2011): Same as the movie itself, except that it is bylineless and the UNIVERSAL text's shadow is absent.
Hop (2011): On one TV spot, the minions, recycled from the film's custom variant of the Illumination Entertainment logo, are on the far right side of the text.
The Lorax (2012): The 1997 logo is shown at warp speed. Only on the international trailer.

The Holiday (2006): The logo is shortened and cut to its last few seconds.

Death Race 2 (2010): The logo animates in reverse, but retains its normal colors. Towards the end (or beginning), the globe catches fire and the whole logo gets crushed by rocks, segueing into the movie.

Despicable Me (2010): In the film's Blu-Ray's Gru-Control special feature, it starts as Gru starts the movie by turning on the TV. The minions cheer as the film starts. Then Vector changes the channel to the Vector Channel. Gru changes the channel back to the logo, to which the minions cheer again. Vector changes it to his documentary, but Gru changes the channel back to the Illumination Entertainment logo.

Beethoven's Big Break (2008): A dog barks to the last two notes of the theme.

Visuals: On a black background, an arc slowly appears and brightens. A series of lights begin appearing below the arc, revealing that this is another globe, looking over Europe. The camera moves down as the lights appear all over Europe, and then Africa (the Earth's continents now have a green, yellow and red color scheme). As the camera begins to zoom out, the word "UNIVERSAL", in a modified version of the font from the previous logo, named Universal Serif (this time the text is still gold, but has the inner white part of the text rising out of a gold outline), rotates to the front of the globe as the lights emanating from the continents dim out. The globe shines a bit before fading out.

Alternate Descriptive Video Descriptions:

Now in a black sky a sliver of sunlight crests the Earth. Rays of light shoot off the continents and a three-dimensional word orbits the planet. Universal.
Now in a black sky a sliver of sunlight crests the Earth. Rays of light shoot off the continents and a three-dimensional word orbits the planet. Universal. A web address appears. www.universalstudios.com.
Now in a black sky a sliver of sunlight crests the Earth. Rays of light shoot off the continents and a three-dimensional word orbits the planet. Universal. A Division of NBC Universal.

Trivia: The logo, designed by Identica Partnership, was introduced to coincide with the rebranding of MCA, Inc. as Universal Studios, Inc. on December 9, 1996; in fact, it technically debuted in print form as an ad in Billboard magazine on the same day.

Variants:

Sometimes, on scope films, either the URL or the NBC Universal byline is moved up closer to the globe.
Sometimes, the logo appears closer at first, but zooms back as the animation progresses.
On home video releases, TV movies, live musicals, and stand-up comedy specials, the logo appears videotaped.
A shorter version of this logo exists, beginning as the "UNIVERSAL" text slides in over the globe, with a shortened version of the fanfare. This is usually seen at the end of documentaries produced for DVD by Universal Studios Home Entertainment, with a URL for Universal's website.
When this logo first debuted, instead of a byline or URL, a small copyright notice reading "© 1997 Universal City Studios, Inc." (set in Gill Sans) fades in at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
November 13, 1998-March 19, 2010 (with some exceptions): Starting with Meet Joe Black, the orange URL "www.universalstudios.com" (originally set in Univers), fades in below the globe along with the copyright notice (also set in Univers). However, starting with Patch Adams on December 25, 1998, the font for the URL and copyright notice was changed to Charcoal (a Macintosh font); the copyright was eliminated altogether starting with EDtv on March 26, 1999.
The biggest variation came in 2001, when Universal celebrated the 20th anniversary of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The logo animates as normal until the very end, when the "UNIVERSAL" text fades out and the silhouette of E.T. and Elliott, on their bike, fly across the shining globe. Text appears on the bottom, "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS CELEBRATES E.T. THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY" with "E.T." in its original logo font. The light rays behind the globe also stop moving shortly before the screen fades out. This was used on November 21, 2001 on Spy Game, December 21, 2001 on How High, January 11, 2002 on the original North American release of Brotherhood of the Wolf, February 8, 2002 on Big Fat Liar, February 19, 2002 on the VHS release of Balto II: Wolf Quest, February 22, 2002 on Dragonfly, and March 22, 2002 on the 20th anniversary edition of E.T. The Singaporean HVN VCD releases of The Bourne Identity, D-Tox, About a Boy, and The Scorpion King also have this variant (in the case of The Bourne Identity, it plasters the normal logo and its opening audio). This variant also showed up as a home entertainment logo on the 2002 international DVD releases of Balto and Balto II: Wolf Quest.
- A different version where it just says "E.T. THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY" also exists. In this version, "THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY" is in a different font and a small copyright notice reading "© 2001 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS" appears in the bottom-right corner. This version was seen on 40 Days and 40 Nights and on the premiere of the 20th anniversary E.T. re-release on March 22, 2002, as well as being spotted on an international bootleg camrip of this version. It is also seen on the VHS release of K-PAX, as well as the Canadian VHS releases of A Beautiful Mind and Big Fat Liar. Shortly afterward, beginning with The Scorpion King, the normal logo was reinstated.
In 2002, the logo was enhanced with a darker color scheme and slightly revised animation. The presentation is the same as usual, except the initial darkness of the globe is darker than usual. After the word "UNIVERSAL" circles around the globe, a darker, thicker shadow suddenly appears underneath it before becoming more transparent as the animation finishes. The entire globe also zooms out farther than its intended mark, and instead of slowing to a stop, it simply stops at its furthest position. Also, the URL is now set in Geneva. This variant was used in tandem with the 1997 version, and can be seen on 8 Mile, American Wedding, Seabiscuit, Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, The Bourne Supremacy, and White Noise. It also appears with the NBC Universal byline (and no shadow) on stereoscopic 3D prints of Despicable Me (2D prints use the 2005 variant with the NBC Universal byline). A bylineless version has been recently spotted on a 4K UHD release of Hellboy II: The Golden Army.
On 4:3 prints of films from 2003 until 2012, starting with Peter Pan and ending with Wanderlust, the logo zooms out to a much farther distance than usual due to it originally being shot for certain films in 2.39:1 scope and framed for 1.66:1 aspect ratio.
Starting with The Wedding Date on February 4, 2005, the 2002 variant was enhanced with smoother animation and a revised color scheme. The globe now faintly appears below the arc at the beginning of the logo. Also, the light rays are darker, and the shadow underneath the "UNIVERSAL" text appears at the same time as the URL. This would be used as the main variant going forward.
In 2008, the original 1997 version of this logo was remastered for digital releases and TV airings.
Starting with Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant on October 23, 2009, the URL was removed in favor of the byline "A DIVISION OF NBC UNIVERSAL" (also in orange and set in Copperplate Gothic).
On some films, such as Munich, Coraline and Nanny McPhee Returns (as well as 4K UHD Blu-ray releases), the logo is bylineless.
On German movies such as One Way (2006) and The Coming Days (2010), the 1999 variant is used, but instead of a URL or byline, the orange text "UNIVERSAL PICTURES" (set in Univers) fades in below the logo.
Starting in 2004, this logo was used on licensed games following the closure of Universal Interactive. It's either the still print logo on a black or white background (mainly for GBA, NDS, and mobile games), or end of the normal logo animation (with or without the copyright stamp); however, some games such as Despicable Me: The Game use the entire animation. Sometimes, it replaced the Universal Interactive logo on earlier games like The Grinch.
On Curious George and The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie, the logo is brighter.
On a promo for Universal Orlando Resort, the URL "www.universalstudios.com" is replaced with "www.universalorlando.com".

Closing Variants: Usually, no closing logo is used, but with a few exceptions:

On pre-2006 international home video prints of Barbie in the Nutcracker and Barbie as Rapunzel, the first version of the logo appears in the last few seconds.
The full animation as transcribed above, complete with the URL and copyright notice, albeit in 4:3 fullscreen, which can be found at the end of UK VHS releases such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), The Mummy Returns and Thunderbirds (2004), among many others.

Technique: CGI, designed by Picturemill (who previously worked on the 1996 Mandalay Pictures, Phoenix Pictures and Warner Home Video logos) and animated by Helium Productions.

Audio: It starts with a powerful, majestic nine-note French horn fanfare, followed by two percussion hits. Then, the same French horn fanfare plays again, followed by two more hits. Then, a very majestic orchestral fanfare (which adds in more brass instruments, strings, xylophones, and drums) as the logo is completed, with the French horn theme coming back near the end, ending with yet another percussion hit. This was composed (in E♭ major) by Jerry Goldsmith.

Audio Trivia:

The piano rendition of the fanfare's final fifteen notes with strings (in a style of Windows XP's startup sound) can be heard on the home page of Universal Pictures from 2004-2010. This can be heard here.
Furthermore, during certain grand opening events at Universal theme parks, the full version (in either NTSC or PAL pitch) of the fanfare can be heard when a key member of any of the Universal Studios theme parks or Universal Destinations & Experiences arrive to the stage. Furthermore, the first four notes may be heard at the end of certain rides.

Audio Variants:

For the E.T. variant, the music is changed to an arrangement by John Williams and Elias Associates (now known as Elias Audio Branding) to go with the customized E.T. logo; there is only one horn fanfare/hits sequence, followed by the end fanfare. This then segues into the theme from E.T. as he and Elliott fly across the globe. While mostly orchestral and choral, this arrangement also features synthesizers during the first few seconds, if heard very closely (or by isolating the Left Surround and/or Right Surround audio channel tracks in thr 5.1 audio for the variant). Most of the other films with this variant use the opening theme of the film instead.
- A live version of that fanfare also exists, which can be heard at the premiere of the 20th anniversary E.T. re-release, which was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on March 16, 2002, to which it would also be a bonus audio option on its DVD release. Also, if one listens closely, an applause from the audience watching the premiere when the bike shows up can be heard. A behind the scenes video with live footage can be shown as a bonus feature on the E.T. 20th anniversary DVD release here.
On April 19, 2002, a re-orchestration of the 1997 fanfare exists, again in an arrangement by John Williams (and possibly Elias Associates due to their prior involvement with the E.T. variant). It has the same melody, but like the E.T. logo, it is also in a different key and sounds more "powerful" with added drums; this version made its only appearance on The Scorpion King (the first film released after the E.T. variant ceased usage).
On some prints of Tremors II and international Blu-ray releases of The American President and Strange Days, the 1990 fanfare from the previous logo is heard due to a plastering error (however, Syfy prints have the correct 1997 fanfare). This error is also present on a Polish broadcast of We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story.
On a Foxtel Movies print of The Hurricane, the second horn theme (which normally comes out of the right channel) is omitted, likely due to a mastering mistake.
On a couple of films, such as The Lost World: Jurassic Park (the logo's debut film) and some prints of How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) and Bruce Almighty, the fanfare is slightly re-orchestrated.
On Freeform airings of Nutty Professor II: The Klumps and Disney Channel airings of Johnny English, the music from the next logo is heard, due to bad plastering.
On Vudu prints of Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus, streaming prints of pre-2006 Barbie DTV movies, a French television airing of The Green Mile, and AMC prints of The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Life (1999), Love Actually, and The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift; the logo's music is in a lower pitch.
An extended and re-orchestrated version of the fanfare which was created for the Universal Studios theme parks exists, which can be heard here. The later version uses the regular fanfare with the orchestral build-up intact which can also be heard here.
At the beginning of Universal 360: A Cinesphere Spectacular at Universal Studios Florida, the fanfare is re-orchestrated by Brad Kelley, which can be viewed here.
On Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, an 8-bit rendition of the fanfare, composed by Nigel Godrich, is heard as part of its variant. It is also the first track of the film's score soundtrack as "Universal Theme". According to the soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith (the original composer of the fanfare) was credited, while both versions were mentioned in the digital release's trivia subtitle track. According to the storyboards of this film, it was supposed to have a bass rumble, a guitar squall, and drums, drumming over the 16-bit logo. The logo's regular music was used when Lucas Lee (played by Chris Evans) comes out of his green room for the shooting of his film, "Talk to the Fist", in which the hits and the last note are synced to his actions, such as cracking his neck, using his skateboard and landing on his feet at the scene. The clip can be shown here. However, the logo's regular music is used on a still version of this logo (in low quality to match the game's visuals) in Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Video Game and the next logo (without the Comcast byline) in the Definitive Edition.
On some films, the opening theme of the movie is used instead, or the theme is done differently.
On some films, such as The Soloist, and all PAL prints of movies, the music is PAL-pitched.
On the Disney 4K Blu-ray print of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, the low-tone 1997 20th Century Fox fanfare is heard while the low-tone 1997 Universal fanfare is heard at the end of the Fox logo and the Miramax logo. This occurs when the DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 Italian track is selected, likely due to Miramax distributing the film in Italy.

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park	May 23, 1997	Debut appearance
A Simple Wish	July 11, 1997
Leave It to Beaver	August 22, 1997
Kull the Conquerer	August 29, 1997
The Jackal	November 14, 1997
For Richer or Poorer	December 12, 1997
The Boxer	December 31, 1997
Half Baked	January 16, 1998
Blues Brothers 2000	February 6, 1998
Kissing a Fool	February 27, 1998	US prints
Primary Colors	March 20, 1998
Mercury Rising	April 3, 1998
Black Dog	May 1, 1998	US prints
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle	June 30, 2000
How the Grinch Stole Christmas	November 17, 2000
The Fast and the Furious	June 22, 2001
Jurassic Park III	July 18, 2001
2 Fast 2 Furious	June 6, 2003
Hulk	June 20, 2003
Serenity	September 30, 2005	Custom variant
Two for the Money	October 7, 2005
Nanny McPhee	October 28, 2005
Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	June 16, 2006
Man of the Year	October 13, 2006
The Good Shepherd	December 22, 2006
Mr. Bean's Holiday	March 30, 2007
The Incredible Hulk	June 13, 2008
Fast & Furious	April 3, 2009
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang	April 2, 2010
Despicable Me	July 9, 2010
Hop	April 1, 2011	Egg-shaped variant used
Fast Five	April 29, 2011
Wanderlust	February 24, 2012	Final appearance

4th Logo (March 1, 2012-)

100th Anniversary variant (16:9)
100th Anniversary variant (2.39:1)
100th Anniversary corporate variant
Standard variant (16:9)
Standard variant (1.85:1)
Standard variant (4:3)
Standard variant (2.39:1)
Standard variant (2.39:1, seen on DreamWorks Animation films from 2019 until 2022)
Standard variant (letterboxed; BD Live preview loading screen)

Ted (2012): When the 2012 logo is complete, the byline disappears and the camera zooms into Boston on the globe. Like the normal logo, this was animated by Wētā FX.
Werewolf: The Beast Among Us (2012, DTV): Similar to the Casper variant, but with the 2012 logo instead.
The Man with the Iron Fists (2012): When the 2012 logo is complete, it's accompanied by a ripple effect with smoke and hot coals coming from the bottom.
Oblivion (2013): The 2012 logo animates as usual, but it is darker and the "UNIVERSAL" text looks old and rusted. The Earth has been decimated to the point that the continents don't glow anymore and the Tet, a space station that is critical to the film's plot, floats above it.
47 Ronin (2013): The 2012 logo plays as usual with a slight grey tint. When the logo is complete, the text fades out, leaving the globe and the background intact. Then the opening titles play as the camera zooms in to Japan on the globe.
Dead in Tombstone (2013, DTV): After the 2012 logo is done, it fades onto on a golden piece of paper, in which gunshots are fired through. The screen then zooms through one of them as the film starts.
Unfriended (2014): The 2012 logo plays as usual, but it flickers and becomes datamoshed like a video chat service with bad internet connection; the music also becomes distorted.
Mrs. Brown's Boys D'Movie (2014, United Kingdom): The 2012 fanfare is NTSC-toned in PAL speed on PAL prints and low-toned in NTSC speed on NTSC prints, and the 2012 logo is also brighter than usual. Once the logo finishes, it transitions to the BBC Films logo (which moves from the top right to its usual position at the end of the Universal logo) as that logo's music plays.
Trash (2014): The 2012 logo plays as usual, but near the end some continents begin to light up on Brazil (referencing the film's location).
Dukhless 2 (2015, Russia): The 2012 logo is tinted in royal blue; it also fades in once the text appears and fades out when the Comcast byline fades in.
Crimson Peak (2015): Both the Universal and Legendary Pictures logos are tinted in red.
Krampus (2015): The 2012 logo is tinted in turquoise, and the text is covered in snow and ice. Also, the sun is absent as the logo finishes animating. A snowstorm then appears, transitioning into the Legendary Entertainment logo. This was done by Filmograph.
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave (2016, DTV): The music from the 1997 logo is heard. Shortly after the byline fades in, the text fades out, the Earth's continents is set in a landscape, the glow lights up slightly brighter, the light's color changes to light purple, and more stars in the background fade in. The camera zooms to the top of the globe as the light disappears, the glow is slightly reduced, and the opening titles plays over as the camera zooms through the clouds to the Great Valley.
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016): The 2012 logo starts as usual. But as the cities light up, a gold texture starts forming from various areas on the globe, eventually making the Earth golden with continents intact. The sun behind it becomes a golden spark. The byline then fades out, while the spark continues to move as it dims out and "UNIVERSAL" rotates out as the golden globe becomes the Magic Mirror. The background slowly fades into the opening scene.
The Great Wall (2016): The 2012 logo is sped up; once it finishes, the globe darkens, then fades into the region of China, revealing the Legendary Pictures logo, which zooms and turns clockwise as the camera zooms into China, going all the way to a section of the Great Wall and through a crack in the section.
Fifty Shades Darker (2017): The light in the 2012 logo brightens to start the movie.
American Made (2017): The 2012 logo starts as usual. When the sun moves out, the music slows down, then a record scratch, which switches to "A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy. When it occurs, the logo flickers to the scope version of the 1963 Universal logo in open-matte with the Comcast byline in the same style as MCA's. After it forms, the logo gains a VCR restoration effect and flickers into the 1980's footage to proceed into the Cross Creek Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Hercules Film Fund logos with the same variation. The closing version has the standard 2012 logo playing without music. The TV airings have the credits music playing over.
The Mummy (2017): After the logo (with the Comcast byline in 3D) finishes, the screen zooms in to the left side of the earth and past the word "UNIVERSAL". The Earth is then completely black and surrounded by an eerie red glow, as the words "DARK UNIVERSE", in a spiky version of the Universal font, appear over the Earth in a similar manner to the normal Universal logo, only mirrored. The text shines, and after a few seconds, it cuts to black.
Dark Universe was Universal's attempt at making a cinematic universe based around their classic monsters, but it was scrapped after the critical and commercial failure of this movie, leaving this logo as a one-off variation. Danny Elfman composed the score for that logo.
Happy Death Day (2017): The 2012 logo starts as usual, but due to the film's time loop element it glows and disappears in a flash. The same thing occurs when the first few seconds play again. Then, it animates as usual.
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018): The 2012 logo animates as usual, but has a hologram effect, except for the Comcast byline, which appears in blue and fades in late. Also, the typeface looks different, and the sun behind the globe is replaced with a beam of light. This variant was made by Prologue.
Mortal Engines (2018): The 2012 logo starts off normally, but light purple explosions begin to appear on the continents, dimming many of the lights after they come on. At the end, the text has been left with a similar appearance to that of the Oblivion variant, and the lights on the globe disappear, with several lava rivers taking their place. Also, the film's opening dialogue begins before the Comcast byline fades in.
The Scorpion King: Book of Souls (2018): The 2012 logo has a dark mustard tint to it, similar to that of the third movie's variant.
Happy Death Day 2U (2019): The 2012 logo starts off normally, but then flashes and splits into two boxes and then three, each showing the logo in the same aspect ratio, as it moves to the center in each box. The logo flashes back to normal before the Comcast byline fades in.
Jurassic World: Battle at Big Rock (2019 short) and Jurassic World: Dominion prologue (2021): The 2012 logo is a bit darker and the text and byline fade out. Also, the continents of North America and South America are replaced with a T-rex skeleton to match the series' logo.
1917 (2019): The 2012 logo is tinted in blue and cut to the last few seconds, along with the DreamWorks, Reliance Entertainment and New Republic Pictures logos. At the end of the movie, it's the same as the opening, except it's still.
Fast & Furious: Spy Racers (2019, TV series): The logo is metallic and on the grille of a car, which then flips to the DreamWorks Animation Television logo. Also, it is bylineless.
Fast and Furious Crossroads (2020, video game): Same as The Fate of the Furious Super Bowl LI TV spot, only extended.
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020, TV series): The continents are replaced by Pangaea, and the 2012 logo animates at a much faster rate. The 2012 logo is also bylineless and once it finishes its position, the "UNIVERSAL" text orbits to the left as the globe rotates to reveal more of the ocean, transitioning into the DreamWorks Animation Television variant in the same setting.
Freaky (2020): The 2012 logo has a red tint.
Bobbleheads: The Movie (2020, DTV): The 2012 logo is darker than usual and is also silent. Crave's prints also have this variant with the fanfare.
Candyman (2021, international): The 2012 logo is flipped horizontally, as if in a mirror, along with the MGM, BRON and Monkeypaw Productions logos, in reference to the plot element of saying of Candyman's name into a mirror five times. The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr. also plays throughout the logo sequence, and the sound of swarming bees fades in as the song gradually distorts. This is only on the international release, U.S. prints have only the MGM, BRON, and Monkeypaw Productions logos.
No Time to Die (2021, international): The 2012 logo is shortened, the globe is in gray on a black background and the Comcast byline also fades in early near the end of the animation. Shortly after, the globe fades into a white circle as the byline and text fade out, and segueing into the James Bond gunbarrel sequence via the circle moving to the left. The U.S. release of the film only has the 2021 MGM logo.
Licorice Pizza (2021, international): The 2012 logo is shortened and silent.

Ambulance (2022): The 2021 print logo (without the Comcast byline) is in white and 3D, and appears from blue and red ambulance lights (hence the name of the movie). It is followed by the Endeavor Content and New Republic Pictures logos in the same fashion. After that, the 2012 logo plays normally, albeit with the opening theme over it. (1/2)
Ambulance (2022): The 2021 print logo (without the Comcast byline) is in white and 3D, and appears from blue and red ambulance lights (hence the name of the movie). It is followed by the Endeavor Content and New Republic Pictures logos in the same fashion. After that, the 2012 logo plays normally, albeit with the opening theme over it. (2/2)

The Northman (2022) and Deadline Day: Football's Transfer Window (2023, United Kingdom): The 2012 print logo appears in white on a black background.
The Fabelmans (2022) and Disclosure Day (2026): The 2012 logo is faster than usual, while the 2012 fanfare plays normally for the former. Near the end, just as the Comcast byline fades in, the 2015 Amblin logo appears over the Universal logo (which freezes) before fading into its own background.
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023): The 2012 logo glitches throughout.
Genie (2023): The 2012 logo plays normally until snowflakes fall around it.
Piece by Piece (2024, international): The 2012 logo is recreated in the style of LEGO. The Comcast byline also slides up from the bottom instead of fading in. On U.S. prints, only the Focus Features, I Am Other, Tremolo Productions, and LEGO logos are shown in the beginning.

Twisters (2024, U.S./Canada): The 2012 logo plays as usual but gains a slight gray tint near the end. On the globe, storm clouds are seen covering a good portion of North America. (1/2)
Twisters (2024, U.S./Canada): The 2012 logo plays as usual but gains a slight gray tint near the end. On the globe, storm clouds are seen covering a good portion of North America. (2/2)

Dog Man (2025): The 2012 logo is shown in its scope form, but it is cropped to the film's aspect ratio, 1.85:1, resulting in the logo being zoomed in further than usual. The logo is also brighter than usual and is high in contrast, as with other DreamWorks films.
Madagascar (2005, 2025 Ultra HD Blu-ray release): The scope version of the 2012 logo is used, cropped to 1.85:1.
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025, international): After the 2012 logo finishes, the logo freezes for a few seconds, and then cuts out.

War of the Worlds: Revival (2025, Prime Video): The 2012 logo cuts in instead of fading in. The sun shining around the letters has a whiter color, and the glow on the continents are brighter. Just like the Krampus variant, the sun is absent as the logo finishes animating, and the text shines brighter. As the Comcast byline fades in, the starfield fades to black and the text fades out, and the globe turns into a realistic Earth at nighttime. The usual theme is also absent, and instead, the song "Keep Your Head Up" by Wolfgang Valbrun begins playing. (1/3)
War of the Worlds: Revival (2025, Prime Video): The 2012 logo cuts in instead of fading in. The sun shining around the letters has a whiter color, and the glow on the continents are brighter. Just like the Krampus variant, the sun is absent as the logo finishes animating, and the text shines brighter. As the Comcast byline fades in, the starfield fades to black and the text fades out, and the globe turns into a realistic Earth at nighttime. The usual theme is also absent, and instead, the song "Keep Your Head Up" by Wolfgang Valbrun begins playing. (2/3)
War of the Worlds: Revival (2025, Prime Video): The 2012 logo cuts in instead of fading in. The sun shining around the letters has a whiter color, and the glow on the continents are brighter. Just like the Krampus variant, the sun is absent as the logo finishes animating, and the text shines brighter. As the Comcast byline fades in, the starfield fades to black and the text fades out, and the globe turns into a realistic Earth at nighttime. The usual theme is also absent, and instead, the song "Keep Your Head Up" by Wolfgang Valbrun begins playing. (3/3)

Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (1/10)
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (2/10)
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (3/10)
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (4/10)
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (5/10)
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (6/10)
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (7/10)
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (8/10)
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (9/10)
Minions & Monsters (2026): The 2012 logo plays as normal, but before the animation finishes (the byline fading in earlier than usual), it rewinds like a VHS tape, transitioning into a montage of past Universal logos until it stops at the second Universal Films logo, where the tail end of the fanfare is heard (in degraded audio quality) before it cuts to black. (10/10)

The Odyssey (2026): The globe is darker, with the glow on the continents absent, and the text is in bronze color. As it appears, a thunderstorm can be seen in the Mediterranean region. Also, the Comcast byline is in dark blue, making it harder to read.

Back to the Future (1985, 2025 re-release): On the 40th Anniversary re-release, the 2012 logo glitches to the 1963 logo.
Jurassic Park (1993, 2013 Universal Studios Home Entertainment DVD): On the trailer for the 3D re-release in 2013, the 2012 logo is used and the camera zooms in to Isla Nublar on the globe.
Schindler's List (1993): On the 25th Anniversary re-release trailer, the 2012 logo is in black and white.
Snow White and the Huntsman (2012): The 100th Anniversary variant of the 2012 logo is tinted in cold blue and snow is blowing past it.
Ted (2012) and Ted 2 (2015): Same as the film itself, except that the 2012 logo is bylineless and it brings forth the Media Rights Capital logo as the camera zooms in. The latter also uses the post-anniversary logo and the current MRC logo.
Storage 24 (2012): The 2012 logo is static shocked, along with the Medient and Unstoppable logos.
The Bourne Legacy (2012): The 2012 logo is tinted in skobeloff. Seen on the second trailer.
Riddick (2013): The 2012 logo is sped up, animates in reverse, and then turns yellow at the end.
R.I.P.D. (2013): Exactly like in the trailer for Riddick, except that the 2012 logo does not turn yellow. Seen on trailers and TV spots.
Ouija (2014): The 2012 logo morphs out to the planchette of the Ouija board. Seen on a few TV spots.
Dracula Untold (2014): The 2012 logo is metallic silver on a black background.
Lucy (2014): The 2012 logo crossfades into the titular character's eye.
Fifty Shades of Grey (2015): The 2012 logo is black and white.
Jurassic World (2015): The 2012 logo is animating in reverse, and when it is almost at the start, the Legendary Entertainment logo shows up from a bright flash of light. Then it turns counterclockwise and quickly zooms through the screen.
Unfriended (2015, TV spot 1): The logo glitches into several closeups of the logo.
Unfriended (2015, TV spot 2): The logo gets interrupted by a video call.
Minions (2015): The text is animating backwards behind the globe as it spins back. Then, the continents move together as the camera zooms in.
Crimson Peak (2015): The 2012 logo is tinted in crimson, hence the name of the movie.
Krampus (2015): The 2012 globe is tinted in blue, the "UNIVERSAL" text is frozen, and snow also falls in the background.
The Secret Life of Pets (2016): Similar to the Hop variant, the 2012 globe is replaced with an Easter Egg. Seen on a TV spot.
The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016): The 2012 logo is golden.
The Fate of the Furious (2017): The space background has red and blue flares, the 2012 globe is silver, the text is black with a silver border, and the byline is white.
The Mummy (2017): The 2012 globe turns into sand and dissolves to the left, along with the UNIVERSAL text. The byline also fades out. Seen on the second trailer.
Mariah Carey's All I Want for Christmas is You (2017): The snow falls over the 2012 logo and the text "UNIVERSAL" is also decorated with the Christmas lights.
Peppa Pig: Festival of Fun (2019, International?): The 2012 print logo is in 3D over a light blue background. It then flips around to show the Entertainment One logo in pink and the Astley Baker Davies logo after that.
Yesterday (2019): The 2012 globe goes out due to a power outage along with the "UNIVERSAL" text. Only seen on the two official trailers.
F9 (2021): Same as The Fate of the Furious Super Bowl LI TV spot variant, but it is darker, and the background also features a yellowish orange light.
Candyman (2021): Same as the movie itself. Seen on the second trailer.
Candyman (2021): On the TV spot, the 2012 logo is boxed on the left and besides with MGM logo on the middle and Monkeypaw Productions on the right.
House of Gucci (2021, International): On the Australian Legacy trailer, the 2012 logo is on the left with the MGM logo in the middle and the BRON Studios logo on the right.
No Time to Die (2021, International): The 2012 logo tilts clockwise and then crossfades to a film clip.
The Black Phone (2021): On the home media release trailer, the 2012 logo is in a shade of teal.
The 355 (2022): The 2012 logo tilts clockwise and then fades into a nine-way intersection.
Cyrano (2022, International): The 2012 print logo is seen in white next to the MGM and BRON logos over a blurry dark background with lights. Seen on the international trailers; the US trailers have the standard on-screen MGM and BRON logos instead.
Jurassic World Dominion (2022): The 2012 logo is made of amber and the background is also pure black.
Jurassic World Dominion (2022): On the teaser, the 2012 logo is bylineless.
Pearl (2022, International): Same as the U.S. trailer variant, except that the "Universal Pictures" text replaces the "A24" text.
Moonage Daydream (2022): On the international trailer, the 2012 print logo is beside the Neon Distribution print logo and is superimposed on the trailer.
Violent Night (2022): The 2012 globe is replaced by a red Christmas ornament, the "UNIVERSAL" text is silver with red rims, the Comcast byline is red and the background is white and also snows throughout.
Fast X (2023): The variant from the The Fate of the Furious Super Bowl LI TV spot is used, but the flares have been completely removed, the 2012 logo is darker and the "UNIVERSAL" text also lights up like car lights.
The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023): The 2012 logo transitions into the DreamWorks Pictures logo.
Oppenheimer (2023): The 2012 logo briefly cuts to black.
Genie (2023): Same as the film itself.
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023, International): The print logo is at the bottom of the Focus Features logo, superimposed over a shot of the Chicago skyline. Seen on the international version of Universal Pictures' social media account.
Argylle (2024): The 2012 print logo is gold and superimposed over a shiny brown background with a diamond pattern. This was done by Devastudios and can be seen on their website.
Twisters (2024, US/Canada): The 2012 logo starts with a glitch and goes back to normal. Seen on the second trailer.
Twisters (2024, US/Canada): On the international trailer, the leaves appear to be flowing in the wind over the logo.
Wicked (2024): The 2012 logo is green, the color of Oz (and Elphaba).
Wicked (2024): In the LEGO version of trailer, the 2012 logo is same as the Motion Picture counterpart but is made of Lego bricks.
Wicked (2024): On the second trailer, same as the first trailer, but the globe is pink, the color of Glinda. The byline is also smaller and farther away from the globe.
The Brutalist (2024, International): On the international trailer, same as the A24 variant on the US trailer, except "A24 PRESENTS" is replaced with the 2013 Universal Pictures and Focus Features print logos, with "AND" and "PRESENT" in Helvetica between the logos and on the right of the Focus logo, respectively. Like the A24 variant, the logo stays on screen as it slowly scrolls to the right to reveal the cast names, before disappearing.
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025): The 2012 logo is in a grey-ish green color, with the comcast byline in its usual font, and the text is also in the Jurassic Park logo font. Also the sun is brighter orange than usual. Seen on both official trailers.
How to Train Your Dragon (2025): The text and globe in the logo is made of metal.
The History of Sound (2025, International): The 2012 print logo is on the left and Focus Features logo is on the right, and is superimposed over the shot of the river.
Midwinter Break (2026, International): The print logo is tinted gold and superimposed on the shot of snow.
Michael (2026, International): The print logo is tinted in gold and superimposed from the footage film where Michael Jackson wears the headphones at the recording studio.
The Odyssey (2026): Same as the film.

The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave (2016, DTV): The 1997 fanfare (composed by Jerry Goldsmith) is heard. Shortly after the byline fades in, the text fades out, the Earth's continents merge together into a landscape, the glow lights up slightly brighter, the light's color changes to light purple, and more stars in the background fade in. The camera zooms to the top of the globe as the light disappears, the glow slightly reduces, and the opening credits appear as the camera zooms through the clouds to the Great Valley.

The Turning (2020): The 2012 logo animates at a faster rate than usual.

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026): An abridged version of the 2012 fanfare is used.

Argylle (2024): The 2012 logo gradually fades in, and it is also silent.

Monkey Man (2024): The first few seconds of the 2012 logo are cut out.

How to Train Your Dragon (2025): The 2012 logo is sped up once again, and once done, it fades into the shortened version of the 2019 DreamWorks Animation logo.

Pitch Perfect (2012): The theme is sung in acapella by the Treblemakers, then the logo cuts to the opening scene, with the cast finishing the theme.

Pitch Perfect 2 (2015): The theme is sung in acapella by Gail Albernathy (played by Elizabeth Banks) and John Smith (played by John Michael Higgins), then the logo cuts to the opening scene, with both finishing the theme. This was the first track of the film's soundtrack as "Universal Fanfare", besides the first film. According to the soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith (the original composer of the fanfare) was credited.

Minions (2015): A 5-minion chorus (all voiced by Pierre Coffin) sings the fanfare, backed with the normal version, with one of the minions holding onto the last note all the way into the Illumination Entertainment logo. This was also the first track of the film's soundtrack as "Universal Fanfare". According to the soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith (the original composer of the fanfare) was credited. On some prints, the logo is brighter, which makes it almost the same as Trash, except it uses the normal logo.

Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016): The 2012 logo's music cuts out halfway through, and a vaguely EDM-sounding remix takes its place.

Pitch Perfect 3 (2017): The theme is sung in acapella by the Barden Bellas. Unlike the previous two installments, the logo does not cut to the opening scene, instead fading out once it's finished. This was the first track of the film's soundtrack as "Universal Fanfare", besides the first film. According to the soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith (the original composer of the fanfare) was credited.

Yesterday (2019): A concept logo was planned that would have the Universal theme music in a Beatles-style pop version, composed by Daniel Pemberton. This was unused; the actual film ended up using the 2012 Brian Tyler fanfare instead. The fanfare can be found as the first track of the film's soundtrack, titled "The World is Universal (Universal Fanfare)". According to the soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith (the original composer of the fanfare) was credited.

Migration (2023): The fanfare is played by the Minions on a slightly off-key kazoo with a ukulele rhythm, which is played over the short version of the logo, which also continues over to the Illumination logo. Here, the long version of the fanfare, based on the 1997 version, is used, in which the first two notes of the ten-note score of the first half are skipped, with two test notes on the kazoo being played before the logo appears.

Visuals: On a black starry background, as the sun shines on the planet, the camera pans backwards across Europe and Africa. Then "UNIVERSAL" in white with golden bordering, in the font from the previous logo (now redone in sans serif) rises upward as the sun pans down, and light glows on the continents. Then the screen eases back to its familiar position. The continents glow as the globe revolves showing the Americas. The sun shines, leaving a glow behind the Earth. Then the byline, "A COMCAST COMPANY", spaced out, fades in underneath. The "UNIVERSAL" name shines before fading out.

Alternate Descriptive Video Descriptions:

In a black star-sprinkled sky, we soar backward over Earth. As massive block letters of gold and silver orbit into view, the screen passes to the dark side of the planet, where the continents show the speckled electrified glow of hundreds of cities. The Earth eclipses the Sun, and a massive word hovers front and center. Universal 100th Anniversary. A Comcast Company.
In a black star-sprinkled sky, we soar backward over Earth. As massive block letters of gold and silver orbit into view, the screen passes to the dark side of the planet, where the continents show the speckled electrified glow of hundreds of cities. The Earth eclipses the Sun, and a massive word hovers front and center. Universal. A Comcast Company.
The world turns into a starry black expanse of space. The continents glow as the sun sets behind the globe. Bold silver letters outlined in gold orbit the Earth and come to rest in front of the equator. Universal. A Comcast Company.

Early Variant: Similar to what was done with their 1990 logo when the company celebrated their 75th anniversary, Universal initially used a special variant of this logo on the year they celebrated their centennial milestone. The logo acts as another "grand unveiling" or "passing of the torch," as it begins with clips of the previous logos of the company's history, beginning with the 1927 logo and finishing with the previous logo; in which the current logo makes its majestic debut shortly afterwards, as shown below. The logo with the montage was only used as a promotional video for their 100th year.

Other Variants:

March 1, 2012-January 18, 2013: For the logo's debut and its first official year (2012), the 100th Anniversary variant of the logo has the "U" in "UNIVERSAL" revealing the golden words "100TH ANNIVERSARY" (in Futura) below it, which is seen moving with the "UNIVERSAL" text.
A prototype version exists as seen on the behind-the-scenes videos of the logo being composed, as shown on the stage monitor. Noticeable differences include the Earth's day-to-night transition being noticeably slower, a different space background, a slightly different wordmark and an unfinished atmosphere, with the text even clipping through it. If one looks closely, a rocket ship (it's hard to see since the video is in poor-quality) can be seen at the very beginning, and a satellite can also be seen when the text rises from the globe.
At the beginning of Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories at Universal Studios Florida, the byline fades in early.
On Blu-ray discs, there is a letterboxed version with the text "Loading a Fresh Preview from the Internet" added on the top black border. This pops up when a preview is loading from online while the viewer is using BD Live.
A 4:3 version of the logo exists, which can be found on certain fullscreen Paramount films from 1929-1949 (part of the EMKA library) and the 2018 Blu-ray releases and Freeform and NBC broadcasts of the Universal-owned Rankin/Bass productions Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Santa Claus is Comin' to Town, and Frosty the Snowman as well as fullscreen prints of films starting with The Lorax (the first film to use this logo).
A still version exists, which can be found on licensed movie games, such as Battleship, American Ninja Warrior Challenge and Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Video Game Definitive Edition, with the former in its "100TH ANNIVERSARY" variant and the latter in low quality to match the game's visuals and the 1997 fanfare, but without the Comcast byline. It is also seen at the end of 1917.
A shorter version also exists, which is seen at the beginning of 1917, No Time to Die (international prints only), A Dog's Purpose, A Dog's Journey, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Migration (albeit as a variant) and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.
On the cover video of Universal Pictures Home Entertainment Canada's Facebook page, the globe is rotating as it shines, and the stars are twinkling in the background. A sped-up version (without the byline) can be found on the Universal Studios and Universal Pictures websites when on a desktop up until 2025.
A short version of the above variant also exists, which can be found on the Criterion Collection Blu-ray release of One-Eyed Jacks, plastering the Paramount and VistaVision logos.
The tinting in the logo may vary, sometimes it has a bluish, greenish or purplish tint.
On DreamWorks Animation releases until Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, the logo is slightly zoomed-in and darker than usual.
A 1.78:1 cropped version of the 2.39:1 format of the logo can be seen on the DreamWorks Animation film Dog Man (2025).
On Universal Pictures' TikTok page, as shown here, the full logo, besides the final few seconds, was posted on April 22, 2024, allowing other TikTok users to "Duet" on sharing on what their first movie would think if they hear the fanfare.

Closing Variants:

The full animation as transcribed above was seen at the end of American Made.
At the end of 1917 and current prints of Bee Movie, plastering the Paramount logo, a still image of the finished product is used.
More commonly, no closing logo appears at all.

Technique: CGI. This was designed by Concept Arts and animated by Wētā FX.

Audio: A powerful, re-orchestrated version of the previous logo's fanfare, with "a choir, new string parts and drum cadence utilizing world percussion instruments," according to The Hollywood Reporter. Composed and arranged by Brian Tyler, conducting the Hollywood Studio Symphony and Los Angeles Chorale, and recorded at the Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage at Sony Pictures Studios.

Audio Trivia:

A behind-the-scenes video of making the fanfare can be viewed here. Tyler also uploaded a retrospective video, which can be viewed here, and the full version of the fanfare, which is also heard before the start of Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories, as well as the first two videos, which can be heard here. The end part of the fanfare can also be heard at the end of the videos (besides trailers) on the studio's YouTube channel.
During certain grand opening events at Universal theme parks, the full version, the abridged version or the end part of the fanfare can be heard when a key member of any of the Universal Studios theme parks or Universal Destinations & Experiences arrive to the stage.
Starting from the 9th episode of Make It Universal and Rotten Tomatoes' Seen On The Screen podcast, the fanfare is arranged as the basis of the podcast's main theme.
The fanfare can also be heard on TikTok here.

Audio Variants:

On the 100th Anniversary logo variant, "One Last Wish" from Casper, composed by James Horner, is used during the montage. Furthermore, in Universal's Cinematic Spectacular: 100 Years of Movie Memories, the fanfare carries over from the former and is also reorchestrated. It can be heard here. Furthermore, a re-arranged excerpt version of the fanfare was heard in Universal Cinematic Celebration, which can be heard here.
On Disney Channel and Freeform's airings of Big Fat Liar, a TruTV airing of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and a TCM Spain airing of The Trouble with Harry, the 1997 fanfare from the previous logo is heard over this logo, due to sloppy plastering, and it is also used on The Land Before Time: Journey of the Brave (albeit as a variant).
On the 2012 Blu-ray release of Vertigo, this logo uses the 1990 fanfare.
Some films with this logo use the movie's opening theme instead, or have the theme done differently.
At the end of American Made and 1917, the logo is silent, and it has the ending theme of the film playing over the logo in the TV airings of the former. The still version is also silent.
An unused variant of the music can be found as the first track of the Yesterday soundtrack (composed by Daniel Pemberton), titled "The World is Universal (Universal Fanfare)", where the music has been re-arranged in a Beatles-like style, fitting in with the theme of the movie. According to the soundtrack, Jerry Goldsmith (the original composer of the fanfare) was credited. The movie itself, however, uses the normal logo with the Brian Tyler arrangement instead.

Availability

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
The Lorax	March 1, 2012	Debut appearance
Battleship	May 18, 2012
Snow White & The Huntsman	June 1, 2012
Roy Chubby Brown: Front Page Boobs	November 12, 2012	Home Video only
Mama	January 18, 2013	Final appearance

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Identity Thief	February 8, 2013	Debut appearance
Oblivion	April 19, 2013
Fast & Furious 6	May 24, 2013
The Purge	June 7, 2013
Despicable Me 2	July 3, 2013
R.I.P.D	July 19, 2013
2 Gun	August 2, 2013
Kick-Ass 2	August 16, 2013
The World’s End	August 23, 2013
Riddick	September 6, 2013
Roy Chubby Brown: Who Ate All The Pies?	November 18, 2013	Home Video only
47 Ronin	December 25, 2013
Endless Love	February 14, 2014
A Million Ways To Die In The West	May 30, 2014
Lucy	July 25, 2014
Ouija	October 24, 2014
Roy Chubby Brown: Don't Get Fit, Get Fat!	November 24, 2014	Home Video only
Unbroken	December 25, 2014
Minions	July 10, 2015
Roy Chubby Brown: Hangs Up The Helmet	November 16, 2015	Home Video only
Ouija: Origin Of Evil	October 21, 2016
Roy Chubby Brown: Great British Jerk Off	November 21, 2016	Home Video only
Despicable Me 3	June 30, 2017
Happy Death Day	October 13, 2017	Custom variant
Roy Chubby Brown: The Second Coming!	November 20, 2017	Home Video only Final Roy Chubby Brown title to be released by Universal Pictures (UK) Ltd.
Johnny English Strikes Again	October 26, 2018
Happy Death Day 2U	February 13, 2019	Custom variant
How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World	February 22, 2019	First DreamWorks Animation title to be released by Universal Pictures, likely because Comcast (through NBCUniversal) purchased DreamWorks Animation 3 years prior.
All My Life	December 4, 2020
Candyman	August 27, 2021	International prints Custom variant
No Time to Die	October 8, 2021	International prints Custom variant
Minions: The Rise of Gru	July 1, 2022
The Fabelmans	November 11, 2022
She Said	November 18, 2022
Violent Night	November 2, 2022
Puss In Boots: The Last Wish	December 21, 2022
Oppenheimer	July 21, 2023	Winner of Academy Award for Best Picture.
Monkey Man	April 5, 2024
Despicable Me 4	July 3, 2024
Twisters	July 19, 2024	Custom variant
Piece by Piece	October 11, 2024	International prints Custom variant
Dog Man	January 31, 2025
How to Train Your Dragon	June 13, 2025
War of the Worlds	July 30, 2025	Prime Video film
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale	September 12, 2025	International prints
Hamnet	November 26, 2025	International prints
Reminders of Him	March 13, 2026
Michael	April 24, 2026	International prints Custom variant
Disclosure Day	June 12, 2026	Custom variant
Minions & Monsters	July 1, 2026	Custom variant
The Odyssey	July 17, 2026	Custom variant

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Media Title	Date(s) of Release	Additional Note(s)
Shrek 2	May 19, 2004 (original) 2018 (rerelease)
Shrek the Third	May 18, 2007 (original) 2018 (rerelease)
Shrek Forever After	May 21, 2010 (original) 2018 (rerelease)
Puss in Boots	October 28, 2011 (original) 2018 (rerelease)

Unused Logos

Unused logo (1996)

Logo
Unused "ENTERTAINMENT" variant
Historical portrait variant

Visuals: Against a similar starfield backdrop to the 1990 logo, the words "UNIVERSAL STUDIOS" are shown in front of the globe in a curved gold 1930s-style font. A small arrow flies above the words (likely a nod to the plane from the 1922 and 1927 logos), and two stars are shown on either side of the word "STUDIOS", which has two rings above and below it.

Trivia: Originally, a rebrand in the mid-1990s was planned by MCA. After the Seagram purchase, however, this work was scrapped in favor of the eventual 1997 logo.

Variants:

Another version exists, where the "STUDIOS" text is replaced with "ENTERTAINMENT", with a wider arrow above it that is missing a drop shadow. Additionally, the globe looks more metallic, and the starfield background is more zoomed out.
The historical portrait variant features a sepia-toned backdrop, that is filled with the 1927, 1936, 1946, 1963 and 1990 logos, with each of them having a year date above or under their respective globes.

Technique: The concept version was a matte painting, created by branding and design firm BergmanCramer. The final version of the logo was going to be done in-house.

Audio: Unknown. However, several scores were written by James Horner, who composed the 1990 logo music. These scores are very similar to his previous fanfare, but contain a slightly different recurring leitmotif throughout. Six fanfares were written; three full length fanfares and three short versions. While none of these were ever actually officially recorded, mockups recorded by Symphonic Canvas can be heard here.

Copyright Stamps

Here is some information about the copyright stamps on the Universal Pictures films:

The logo is also credited at the end of nearly every Universal film and short since 1999 (except for DreamWorks Animation releases from 2019 onward, and indie titles released by the company) as "ANIMATED UNIVERSAL STUDIOS LOGO © (Year) Universal Studios" or "Animated Universal Studios Logo © (Year)". Special versions of this include "ANIMATED E.T. 20TH ANNIVERSARY LOGO © 2001 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS" and "ANIMATED UNIVERSAL STUDIOS CENTENNIAL LOGO © 2012 UNIVERSAL STUDIOS" or "Animated Universal Studios Centennial Logo © 2012".

References

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