Having a tough time finding citations for whether ASIA actually ... • Aaron Parecki

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Having a tough time finding citations for whether ASIA actually had the rights to use the THX "Deep Note" sound as the intro to their "Countdown to Zero."

There is a reference from asiaworld.org (http://web.archive.org/web/20050319220106/http://asiaworld.org/Armada/1997/0208_106.txt) that cites an email saying that ASIA met the creator of Deep Note and subsequently used it on their album.

The problem is the email says "That was, I believe, made by Will Alexander who is Keith Emerson's keyboard technician" and I can't find any other references crediting either of them as the creator of "Deep Note".

Portland, Oregon, USA

Sun, Feb 16, 2014 10:08pm -08:00

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- jakobleier
Have you written a response to this? Let me know the URL:
- Sarah Tulman Jesudason facebook.com/1496644498
  
  I think what the email is trying to address is that ASIA recorded a fresh version of the THX sound rather than using a sample. I don't think it's implying that they had a hand in making the actually trademarked THX.
  
  Mon, Feb 17, 2014 5:41pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)
- Sarah Tulman Jesudason facebook.com/1496644498
  
  Most citations credit James A Moorer.
  
  Mon, Feb 17, 2014 4:14pm +00:00 (via brid-gy.appspot.com)

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