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"20th Century Fox Fanfare" is a composition written by Alfred Newman. It plays to accompany the 20th Century Studios (formerly 20th Century Fox), Searchlight Pictures (formerly Fox Searchlight Pictures) and Star Studios (formerly Fox Star Studios) logos at the start of their feature films. The fanfare is also played on soundtracks for films.

History[]

The 20th Century fanfare was originally composed in 1933 by Alfred Newman, who became the head of Fox's music department from 1940 until the 1960s. It was re-recorded in 1935 when 20th Century Fox was officially established. In 1953, Newman wrote the "CinemaScope extension" for the fanfare.

The current Alfred Newman's fanfare later was re-arranged by, David Newman. (1998-Present)

Usage in films[]

Original version[]

  • A Message to Garcia (1936)
  • Heidi (1937)
  • Walking Down Broadway (1938)
  • Jesse James (1939)
  • The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
  • Romance of the Rio Grande (1941)
  • The Black Swan (1942)
  • Jane Eyre (1943)
  • Lifeboat (1944)
  • A Royal Scandal (1945)
  • My Darling Clementine (1946)
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
  • Yellow Sky (1948)
  • Father Was a Fullback (1949)
  • Broken Arrow (1950)
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
  • Something for the Birds (1952)
  • Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
  • How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
  • Soldier of Fortune (1955)
  • Can-Can (1960)
  • The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964)
  • The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)
  • Batman (1966)
  • Valley of the Dolls (1967)
  • Planet of the Apes (1968)
  • The Detective (1968)
  • Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
  • Hello, Dolly! (1969)
  • M*A*S*H (1970)
  • The Only Game in Town (1970)
  • Walkabout (1971)
  • The French Connection (1971)
  • The Culpepper Cattle Co. (1972)
  • The Last American Hero (1973)
  • Young Frankenstein (1974)
  • French Connection II (1975)
  • Sky Riders (1976)
  • Damnation Alley (1977)
  • Damien: Omen II (1978)
  • Fatso (1980)
  • Oh Heavenly Dog (1980)
  • The Final Conflict (1981)
  • Chu Chu and the Philly Flash (1981)
  • Tattoo (1981)
  • Six Pack (1982)
  • The Man from Snowy River (1982)
  • Betrayal (1983)
  • Bill Cosby: Himself (1983)
  • To Be or Not to Be (1983)
  • Romancing the Stone (1984)
  • Johnny Dangerously (1984)
  • Turk 182! (1985)
  • The Man with One Red Shoe (1985)
  • Raising Arizona (1987)
  • Wall Street (1987)
  • Broadcast News (1987)
  • Big (1988)
  • Alien Nation (1988)
  • The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
  • Worth Winning (1989)
  • Pacific Heights (1990)
  • Home Alone (1990)
  • Point Break (1991)
  • My Cousin Vinny (1992)
  • Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
  • Once Upon a Forest (1993)
  • Freaked (1993)
  • Battle of the Sexes (2017)

CinemaScope extended version[]

No usage in films[]

The original and CinemaScope extended versions of the 20th Century Fox fanfare were not heard at the start of these films.

Audio samples[]

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