The Simpsons episode "Fat Man and Little Boy" features a low tone version of the jingle.This includes some syndication prints that shift the closing music so it starts after the last commercial break, causing the music to end over the logo. On some Simpsons episodes that feature songs during the closing credits, such as "Dancin' Homer" and "Monty Can't Buy Me Love", the closing song continues playing over the Gracie Films logo.Others have sound effects and/or voiceovers completely replacing the jingle. Some episodes might use a soundbite from the episode, or use a voiceover from a character in that episode that plays alongside the jingle.On "Treehouse of Horror XXI" (2010), the woman's scream is replaced with the Wilhelm scream. Earlier Halloween shows lack some parts of the audio.
Numerous other alternate versions of the theme have been used over the years (see "Variants" above).
On Halloween episodes of The Simpsons, starting with "Treehouse of Horror IV", a woman screaming very cowardly replaces the shush, and the logo theme is played on an electric organ.There were two other music tracks that ended up being unused for this logo one was a George Winston-inspired track, and the other one was inspired by Phillip Glass.The music in this logo appears at the end of the Neil Cicierega song "Alanis", from his album Mouth Sounds.The tune is very similar to the refrain of "The King of Wishful Thinking" by Go West, but since this logo predates that song, this is just a coincidence. Music/Sounds: The sound of an audience muttering and murmuring is heard (voiced by former Fox CEO Garth Anchier and composer Jeffrey Townsend, double tracked to sound like more than two people), sometimes extended during the logo's early years, followed by a shushing sound effect (provided by British comedian Tracey Ullman), then a 9-note piano theme with drums composed by Jeffrey Townsend on a tiny Korg 05R/W rack with a custom preset. The PS2/Gamecube/Xbox/PC game The Simpsons: Hit & Run uses this logo, but with the print logo's texture, smoother animation and with flickering effects as the screen lights up.įX/SFX: The hand raising, the lights dimming, and the company name fading in.On the first season of The Tracey Ullman Show, the "IN ASSOCIATION WITH" text is in a different font and stays there a bit longer.This variant uses the end theme of the show. On the webisodes of The Critic, the logo is in the center of the screen, is brighter and blue, and is still.The first visual variation of this logo on a Simpsons episode was at the end of "Last Tap Dance in Springfield" (which can be shown on this page).Another famous example of a variant is on The Simpsons episode "Kamp Krusty", where a mariachi band plays the jingle, and after that, a bunch of people yell "¡Olé!".
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For a full comprehensive list of variations, see The Simpsons Archive's Alternate Credits Guide or our variations page on this company. One recurring variation is on Halloween episodes, where a woman screaming is heard followed by a creepy pipe organ playing the theme.