The Static Angel: How HBO perfected its sonic identity
Twenty Thousand Hertz
HBO - The Static Angel
The sound has stayed the same in every single country. It's an audio trigger, and i think that works in any language in any region. H b o still uses the static angel almost everywhere, with one exception. When they started releasing what they call max originals, which are shows and movies that are only on the streaming side. For this content, h b o designed a new sonic logo. They tried hundreds of versions from multiple sound designers. In the end, they chose one that was heavily inspired by the static angel.
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