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THX sound system
_THX 1138_ (vhs/ntsc)(1970)
"THX" stands for "Tomlinson Holman's eXperiment''.  Tomlinson Holman was a friend of director George Lucas, and inventor of the THX sound system used extensively by Lucas.

 _American Graffiti_ (1973)
License plate on John Milner's  deuce coupe is "THX-138''.

_Star Wars_  (vhs/ntsc)(1977)
_A New Hope_ the cell block in the Death Star that Leia is held in is cell block 1138.

_The Empire Strikes Back_ (vhs/ntsc)(1980)
General Rieekan says, "Send Rogues ten and eleven to station three-eight."

_ Raiders of the Lost Ark_ (vhs/ntsc) (1981)
When Indy is fighting the bald guy the number on the wing of the plane is THX-1138

_The Phantom Menace_ (vhs/ntsc) (1999)
One of the battle droids that walks by when the Princess and others are being led out under arrest has 1138 stenciled on his back. In the final battle Jar Jar knocks over a battle droid with serial number 1138 on his back.

At Disney World, while you're waiting for Star Tours, an announcement says (something like) "Will the owner of a landrover with vehicle number THX 1138 please move your vehicle? You're parked in a non-hovering zone."

• 604 track _Neuro Tunnel_ MP3 (160k) by Man With No Name
• sample: "for more enjoyment and greater efficiency, consumption is being standardized...";  "i need something...stronger..." - Robert Duvall
• track _F862_ by Doubting Thomas off of _The Infidel_
• sample: "[noise] What's wrong?";  "[noise] What's wrong? Nevermind."
• track _Omega Amigo_ by The Shamen off of _En-Tact_ (1990)

 

• sample: "My time is yours..."
• drum and bass track _Police State_ MP3 by T-Power
• "failure to report may result in prosecution for criminal drug evasion..."
• track _Memories Of Sound_ by Clock DVA off of _Man Amplified_ CD on Contempo 1992
• samples:
• "Performance perfect is perfect performance"
• "I was so afraid"
• "I wanted to touch you..."
• "...so many times"

 

• track _Man Amplifiers_ by ClockDVA off of _Man Amplified_ CD on Contempo 1992
• sample: "...combining with economic advantages of the linking structure far surpasses any disadvantages in increased perversions, a final note, an infinite translated mathematics, tolerance and charity among artificial memory devices is ultimately binary. Stimulating rhetoric, absolute. The theatre of noise is proof of our potential..."

• experimental drum and bass noise track _Something Stronger_ MP3 (160k) by DJ Scud off of _Mash The Place Up_ compilation 12"x2 on Wabana Ore Limited #021
• industrial breakbeat track _Your Mind Belongs To The State_ MP3 (192k) by Meat Beat Manifesto off of _Satyricon_ on Mute (1992)
• industrial metal/alternative metal track _Mr. Self Destruct_ MP3 by Nine Inch Nails off of _The Downward Spiral_ 12"x2 (picture disc) on Nothing (1994)(2010)

• The opening sounds of "Mr. Self Destruct" are a sample from the film THX 1138 in which a man is being beaten by a prison guard.
  
• big beat track _I Need Something Stronger_ MP3 (vK) by Apollo 440 off of _Millenium Fever_ CD on Stealth Sonic Recordings (1995)
• track _Next Day In The Course Of Time_ by Babyland off of _Total Letdown_ CD on Flipside
• sample: "4951..."
• drum & bass track _1138_ MP3 by Corrupt Souls off of _1138 / Skullfucked_ 12" on Black Sun Empire #007 (2005)
  
• track _Regime Of Coincidence, State Of Gravity_ by Laibach off of _Kapital_ (1992)

• samples:
• "Could you be more... specific?"
• "I need something stronger"
• "What's wrong?"
• "Take 4 red capsules, in ten minutes take 2 more"
• "My time is yours"
• "Our voices are not raised in any harmonious chorus"
• "But our differences are differences of empathy!"
• "We need a new unity!"
• "We must first choose a leader."
• "One idea to get us out of here!"
• "Now don't tow the line here, this is critical"
• "I'm picking up your scene"
• "Take your sedation"
• "Yes, fine"
• "Excellent"
• "Mind block restricted"
• "Retract something is touching"
• "Back off for a second, just back off"
• "Cut the mind block"
• minimal techno release _THX: Experiments In Synchronicity_ compilation CD on Minus #010 (2002)
• 5. Theorem vs. Sutekh - _Mitochondria_ MP3 (192k) 

• Based on George Lucas's 1971 science fiction film THX-1138, this song reflects the anonymity attached to living with a number for a name in a 25th century police state.  - Mark Kenndy - _The Misfits Book_ regarding track _We Are 138_ MP3 by The Misfits
• The main police droid number is 23.

THX 1138:4EB (1967)

Directed by
George Lucas

Writing credits
George Lucas

Genre: Sci-Fi / Short

Plot Outline: While monitored and pursued, a man races to escape through a futuristic labyrinth.

Complete credited cast:
Dan Natchsheim  .... 1138
Joy Carmichael   ....  7117
David Munson    ....  2222
Marvin Bennett   ....  0480
Ralph Steel  ....   9021
 

Also Known As:
Electronic Labyrinth (1967)
Runtime: USA:15
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Mono

• Anomalog: Death Star Home Theater With THX Sound

THX 1138 (1970)
 

Directed by
George Lucas

Writing credits
George Lucas
(story)
George Lucas

Genre: Sci-Fi

Cast overview, first billed only:
Robert Duvall (_Apocalypse Now!_)  .... THX 1138
Donald Pleasence  ....   SEN 5241
Don Pedro Colley  .... SRT
Maggie McOmie ....  LUH 3417
Ian Wolfe  .... PTO
Marshall Efron  .... TWA
Sid Haig  .... NCH
John Pearce  ....  DWY
Irene Forrest  ....  IMM
Gary Alan Marsh  .... CAM, the radical
John Seaton  .... OUE
Eugene I. Stillman ....  JOT
Raymond Walsh  .... TRG
Mark Lawhead   .... Shell Dweller in Prison
Robert Feero  ....   Chrome Robot

Runtime: USA:95
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Color (Technicolor)
Sound Mix: Mono