Columbia Music Entertainment

Credits

Descriptions by
EllineChiTown312

Video captures courtesy of
VHSLover

Background

On October 1, 2002, Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. was officially remained as Columbia Music Entertainment, Inc. (コロムビアミュージックエンタテインメント株式会社, Koromubia Myūjikku Entateinmento Kabushiki kaisha), ending their 55 year name usage. On October 1, 2010, 8 years after its name change, it was announced that they reverted back to its previous name coinciding with the centennial of the company's founding in 1910.

Contents
1st Logo (2002-2009)	2nd Logo (2009-2010)

1st Logo (2002-2009)

Visuals: On a black background, a line is drawn to reveal the white background surrounded by lines on the bottom and a half-circle on the right, with the blue circle on the left and the words "Music" on the right, then the circle slides to the right to reveal "Entertainment" on the left and the circle moves back to the left to reveal "Columbia" and the circle reveals the trademark "Magic Notes" logo with the words "Music Entertainment" now stacked on the "Columbia" text.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Audio: A guitar tune.

Availability: Seen on all VHS (until 2006) and DVD releases by the company for most of the period, including NHK Video releases. It also appears on early Blu-ray releases since 2007.

2nd logo (2009-2010)

Visuals: On a blue background, a 3D circle with a trademark "Magic Notes" logo spins with the background changes to white, and the circle spins to the left to reveal the text "Columbia Music Entertainment" with the circle "Magic Notes" logo now turns to 2D.

Technique: CGI animation.

Audio: A piano followed with a long string note.

Availability: Seen on later DVD and Blu-Ray releases by the company for most of the period, including Japanese releases of Sesame Street videos and Jillian Michaels and Denise Austin workout videos.

◄ Nippon Columbia (1946-2002)

Columbia Music Entertainment

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