Netflix theme updated by composer Hans Zimmer - listen here

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Any Netflix user will be familiar with the short, sweet 'ta-dum' sound that triggers their arrival on the Netflix platform. As an opening sound it's not bad, providing familiarity with the building over time, without a composition stretched enough to scratch your ears the more you listen to it. If you're watching a Netflix movie at the theater or at a festival screening, you may have heard something very different. As it turns out, Netflix commissioned acclaimed composer Hans Zimmer (Inception, Gladiator, No Time To Die) to create a fully cinematic alternative to this humble sound, for viewers to enjoy on a larger scale. You can listen to the full audio clip (16 seconds total) below.

Netflix's brand of “ta-dum” sound is one of the best of all time, but it doesn't work as well in a movie theater as it's only 3 seconds long. So Netflix commissioned Hans Zimmer to expand it for theaters and...so...good.pic.twitter.com/RGw26vCAGYAugust 9, 2020

I owe you Hans

Netflix's super-brief start/connection sound is great when you're just trying to dive into The Witcher as quickly as possible, but the start of any movie in theaters is set to build anticipation - part of why many love preview trailers. to the movie The expanded version is clearly aimed at strengthening Netflix's cinematic credentials on the film festival circuit, a place where it hasn't always been welcomed with open arms. However, amid theater closures around the world, the relaxation of award criteria has meant that Netflix can no longer submit its own titles to the Oscars. Hans Zimmer is a household name, he's no small feat as a composer, and the result is certainly more cinematic. However, unless Netflix continues to hand out awards like The Irishman and Roma, along with popcorn flicks like Extraction, not every startup remix in the world will keep it in the hearts of moviegoers. Today's best Netflix deals