Universal Pictures - 75th Anniversary Logo

This is the Universal Pictures logo from the 75th anniversary in 1990. Back to the Future III was the first movie to show it.

[@maristela1968]

The best opening ever. Nostalgic , historical and deep. Brings back memories of watching "Back to the future" :)

[@Jimbo459]

this makes me feel like i'm about to watch back to the future...

[@s4ndwichMakeR]

Goldsmith was the composer of the late 90s Logo. Horner was the composer of the early 90s Logo. Both are really great composers.

[@JasmineBitsy]

I remember first seeing this new logo in the theaters for Back to the Future Part III

[@Rusty5]

I always love it when this logo plays on my "Child's Play 2" DVD. Thanks for uploading it!

[@espirima]

I hear this melody and my memories come back to the beginnig of the 90's, when a I was 4-5 years old. I miss all this.

[@PoliticalAbstract]

That score has touched my heart since I was a child in the 90s.

[@LogoLibraryinc]

such a magestic opening theme! thank you, james horner!!

[@kramermile114]

Love love love this intro. 1st Universal intro i ever saw as a kid on my fav movies like BTTF Part 3, this is by far my fav. Brings back good feelings. Had this in my head most of the time i was in Universal Studios for the 1st time a few days ago!!!

[@jonathanpiper9104]

This was before so many movies from my childhood in the early 90's! I will never get that theme out of my head!! Problem Child, Jetsons The Movie, Child's Play 2, etc...

[@TheTraveler976]

seeing this in the theaters was so awesome..

[@starlodear]

Wonderful piece of music by the delightful James Horner who has a unique way of evoking yearning and bittersweetness.

[@obviouslyjacoby]

We were located on the Raleigh Studios Lot in Hollywood for 12 years where we produced and directed the Paramount Pictures logo (1984), The 75th Anniversary Logo, the 20th Century Fox logo and the RKO Pictures logo. It was a lot of fun at the time and felt very fortunate to have gotten that experience.

[@PinkFreud101]

I LOVE this, and I'm glad I'm not the only one - it's nice to know something this simple was always enough to give me tingles before the movie even started ;)

[@srlibra]

I Love this Logo what a Classic this logo always reminds me of child's play 2 and it was also the opening for The Hard Way starring Michael J Fox and James Woods I miss this Logo so much they don't make great Logo's like this anymore this is my favorite and truly one of the best from the 90's

[@skystarless]

I can't see this logo without thinking of Back to the Future III. Also I think this is my favorite Universal "fanfare" music.

[@brandonesters]

They should bring this back since its the 95th aniversary. this was and still is the best logo opening ever, also bring back memories

[@bsfilippi]

NICE SOOTHING MUSIC

[@weikko79]

Heh, I actually remember this intro from Back to the Future III. I liked the first logo best :) As it happens, they skipped one of them, the one used in the '50s.

[@Torchu212]

Don't worry. The complete "Back To The Future" trilogy is now available on DVD & Blu-ray & it might still be in retail and all legal sets have a special 4th disk with more insight in the films than meets the eye of a typical movie viewer and/or BTTF fan.

[@Dreaklock]

This is my favorite one! It brings me back to my childhood. I hate that they changed it. What they have now doesnt even come close to the greatness of this one.

[@masonbrw]

Rip James horner

[@josemanuelvicenciohernande364]

Mason Williams 9

[@VMIFerrari]

The Universal Pictures 75th Anniversary theme was written by Academy Award Winner James Horner. Of course, the original theme had already been around for a while, but James was able to expand on it...I'm not sure if James wrote the "standard" piece or not. The most recent theme for Universal Pictures (starting in 1997) was written by the late Jerry Goldsmith, another Academy Award winning composer.

[@Andy2481]

best movie intro of all time. this is better than the ones we have now.

[@DoReMiRocker]

:D omg i love this intro now ♥

[@JMein13074]

I first saw this logo before Jetsons: The Movie (which is finally out on DVD!!)

[@Jimbo459]

Wow i never realized James Horner composed this version, but now listening to it, it fits perfectly to his style

[@gracemartin415]

God I miss this universal logo.

[@snoot87]

i love watching back to the future pt III not only because its a great movie but i get to watch this logo!

[@iohen]

The composer, James Horner, shows his true skills in this Universal Pictures fanfare. I love it. The thing with the flying below my comment, I totaly agree.

[@billmulligan2483]

I remember seeing this before a ton of movies back around 1990-1992 or so, it seemed like every movie I rented had this at the beginning around that time. I actually love this logo/ident as it totally brings me back to a time when life was a lot simpler, I was about 10 and I'll always remember the awesome music and the spinning globe with the "75th Anniversary" being written in fancy writing above the logo and world. Awesome stuff!

[@obviouslyjacoby]

No, we used 'The Chandler Group' located in Venice at the time to do the production. We hired a guy out of Washington who was a fine artist and math expert to build the globe which was the size of a small house. We laid 100 feet of track and shot each letter of the UNIVERSAL, which was made of bronze, one frame at a time. This was all done

[@Gegray]

Damn I thought I was about to watch a movie. The sound is very crisp.

[@zwayd]

oh wow that was beautiful thanks for the vid ^

[@Matrix803]

I always loved the Universal Studios logo. Awesome video.

[@IndianaCat94]

I have always loved this logo of Universal. I also like the new one and the old logo in 0.11., it always remindes me from National Lampoon´s Animal House. Thanks!

[@nostuh34]

This is the best Universal intro in my opinion

[@mrhydef1]

in memory to the Back to the Future trilogy

[@cruisn4evur]

1915-1990 wow that's a long time i never expected Universal Pictures to last that long

[@aHighschoolloser]

once again i'm taken back to the bright warm would of the early 90s that i knew. everything was flamingos, trips to florida, and cartoons.

[@tripsadelica]

Just awe inspiring! I hope they bring it back!

[@NYCTAFreak500]

1990 version is the best intro I ever remembered and I was born in 1991, year after 75th anniversary of Universal

[@TheTraveler976]

i miss the 90s.. i remember sitting in movies seeing childs play 2

[@JimHawkwind03411]

The "75th Anniversary" variant only appeared on Universal films shot in the 1.85:1 aspect ratio. Backdraft, which was shot in the 2.35:1 aspect ratio, didn't have this logo, though its logo was featured on the original poster.

[@ufgt1989]

Ein totales phantastisches Video! Danke!

[@s4ndwichMakeR]

There is surely a 2.35:1 version. This is from the BTTF III DVD. The movie was originally filmed in 4:3. For the DVD release they cropped it down to 16:9. That's why it looks so ... cropped.

[@deccadente]

me encanta este opening!!! el mejor que ha habido nunca, y de Universal Studios tenía que ser... ojalá algún día hicieran una nueva versión (cuando cumplan 100 años) juntando las dos sintonías o mezclandolas (la que aparece en este video, que es la antigua, y la nueva). i'm loving it...!!!

[@tripsadelica]

LJK193...You are 100% correct. It was James Horner and not John Williams who wrote this theme...I stand corrected and thank you for pointing this out as it encouraged me to research Horner a little more. I much prefer this Ident theme to the one Universal currently uses...it just sound more "magical' to me. :)

[@crayzmarc]

Happy 100th Universal!!!!!!!! Shame you never topped this one though.

[@foxyroxytm]

That was beautiful.

[@hdna12]

I remember this from such movie like Back To The Future: Part III, Problem Child, Darkman, Child's Play 2, and Kindergarden Cop.

[@sslaxx]

Possibly the best music they used on their logos, too.

[@EricEbac22]

@bat115-- They did include it; however, Universal Studios only showed it with the MCA byline that they used from 1973 until 1990 when they unveiled their 75th Anniversary logo.

[@baronvg]

My favorite part is at the end when the horns come in and just play a three note motif. For some reason, I always thought it sounded "space-y" which went well with the "Universal" and "Earth in space" themes.

[@drkphinx]

James Horner is the best!! I loved the soundtrack of "Avatar" and "A Beautiful Mind"!! Truly amazing!!!

[@brandonesters]

bring this logo back, this bring bak so many memories, i always liked Universal films just for the logo. Anyway they brung back the 1980's logo for Land of the Lost and Inglourios Basterds they should bring back this one

[@Alex_DC413]

I always loved that bumper.

[@jakeinator722]

Happy 100th Universal.

[@Gettinbuzz]

This takes me back to my childhood. It's hard to believe I was only 3 years old when this logo from Universal Studio's came out. Sadly, they've never topped it

[@kitswf]

THE BEST Universal logo ever. I saw it for the first time at the beginning of the remake of the movie "A Kiss Before Dying"...movie sucked, so I watched this over and over instead.

[@JohnsParadise]

Simply... amazing!!

[@SaraHouck461]

Nice. I hope there's a special 100th Anniversary logo in 2015!

[@whammy850]

Such a peaceful logo...

[@YokozunaNumber1]

@savethedanceforlast That's when I first saw the logo, when my dad and I went to see Chucky. I think the audience was more entertained by the Universal logo than the movie.

[@crayzmarc]

@theGMANtheBOSS Oh thanks for the heads up. I literally had just got my popcorn and didn't have enough time to find my seat and watch all the new logo.

[@tropicalpancake56]

Beautiful! Thanks so much!

[@afhjkdgf]

5 years' time? 2015! Great Scott!

[@Dalia1784]

The First Time I saw this this was on The Jetsons Movie When I First Rented it

[@jet4212006]

Universal came out with good movies back then in the 90's

[@hazardfilms123]

@Nodog438 Actually, Universal was founded in 1912 as the Universal Film Manufacturing Company

[@canonet17]

This fanfare is far better than the current one for Universal

[@obviouslyjacoby]

Just as an aside... like most designers, I designed my name, Jay into the star nebula background. You can't see it on the big screen, but you sure as hell can see it using a loop, looking at a 65mm color negative on a light table.

[@StarlightHaven]

@bgoblue Research says that universal was originally founded in 1912, so the company isn't wrong to release their newest logo now, but they should have released this logo in 1987 because that year was 75 years after 1912.

[@MacGyverinSpace]

2015 - The year featured in BttF 2, will be the Studio's 100th anniversary. I think they planned that. Doc Brown even changes his choice of years to travel to the future from 25 (85-2010) to 30 (85-15) at one point. . . If they remember they may do something. Good nostalgic marketing. Also, 4?

[@DSMTheEditor]

They're celebrating two different anniversaries: The 1990 one was the 75th anniversary of the 1915 opening of Universal City Studios, while the 2012 one was the 100th anniversary of the actual creation of the studio, when the Universal Film Manufacturing Company was created in 1912.

[@RockmanX-io2dr]

this confuses so many people and i hate it when i have to tell them that universal studios was founded in 1912 not 1915

[@Hieagandaus]

Can't wait to see the 100th anniversary one.

[@ForceMaximus84]

1990 was the 75th anniversary of the actual studio complex. The company was founded in 1912, hence the REAL 75 anniversary should've been in 1987.

[@r3n0bl]

Damn it lasted like 10 seconds and i had goosebumps.

[@TheTraveler976]

memories from my childhood

[@AndyBrinkerhoff92]

Hmm, good point; nostalgia can be a pain in the neck.

[@tripsadelica]

The music was created for this ident. I believe that John Williams wrote it. Many Hollywood great film composers wrote idents, especially Alfred Newman. Sorry to say, but that's all the music you'll find.

[@Queenofawesome25]

Love this so much!

[@YeowMcCheeseProductions]

@crayzmarc That would be cool, although there are some things in CGI animation you can't do without it looking off in live action. And the new Paramount logo is celebrating Paramount's 100th anniversary, not it's 125th.

[@TheTvGuru3]

Epic!

[@volgirl2477]

@volgirl2477 Because 2015 is the year they went to in Back to the Future II and this is the first time they used this 75th anniversary logo was in Back to the Future III. I just thought it would be kind of ironic if they chose to do a similar thing for the 100th anniversary and that is in 2015. That is all.

[@crayzmarc]

I agree with most of the comments. Best one ever. Bring it back or get Horner in to do a new version.

[@bogercs]

Back from the future is this logo!

[@gaje90]

I saw this on the Jetsons Movie and Back to the Future Part III.

[@toddsmitts]

The first "Problem Child" had this logo too. Problem Child 2 just had the last bit.

[@saiyamanGXT]

Thanks for the tip.

[@kascnef]

The first time I've seen this logo at a theater was with "Jetsons The Movie" on opening weekend. It was amazing. I first saw the 1960's-1980's globe with Land Before Time and trailers for "The Wizard" and "Twins" as well as on TV. The first time i saw the logo sans anniversary was american tail 2. What was the last movie to feature the Universal early 90's logo before Lost World came out? I think it was Dante's Peak.

[@RockmanX-io2dr]

McHale's Navy.

[@jazz4]

That whimsical style score which is also what Williams does, is influenced by stravinsky quite a lot, you here it in his ballets.

[@SamAronow]

I first saw this in the terrible Jetsons Movie from 94 (?). When I saw the little black and white plane one in BTTF Part 3, I first assumed it was because of the western theme.

[@CraigFoye80]

This is taken from "Back to the Future, Part III"!

[@obviouslyjacoby]

I designed and directed this logo Universal through my company Studio Productions. We also did the Paramount logo in 1984 where we combined cgi with model mountain trees etc. Go to obviouslyjacoby to view the classic logos we Produced and directed. Jay Jacoby

[@FlashMaster659]

@ELIZAERECT universal did start 1912, but they didn't make there first movie until 1915.

[@Knight622ny]

the first time I saw this was the Jetsons Movie

[@obviouslyjacoby]

A friend of mine, John Milliburg an artist, posed for the one sheet for Darkman...

[@ThatsGoodTelevision]

Wait a second, if this was the 75th anniversary in 1990, and 22 years later we're now getting the 100th anniversary logo. I don't think Universal's math is correct.

[@obviouslyjacoby]

Good memory.