Universal Records

Background
Universal Records was founded in 1977 as WEA Records Philippines Inc. The company was the licensee of WEA in Philippines for 15 years, but the latter still decided to put its own office, the precursor of what is now Warner Music Philippines.

1st Logo (1995-2000s)


Visuals: In an outer space background, we see the planet Earth fly in from the bottom left corner of the screen while rotating. While this happens, we see a large chunk of metal/stone fly in while flipping vertically. Afterwards, we see another piece from the left corner of the first chunk emerge and then attach itself to the first chunk to form a large U. After they attach, the background suddenly turns white and the U turns blue along with the globe and has a registered trademark symbol (®) on its side. The word UNIVERSAL, in blue, appear letter by letter (a la the 4th PolyGram Video logo) and RECORDS, also in blue, go up from the bottom of the screen.

Variant: A filmed version appears on Sige... i hataw Mo!.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: An orchestrated MIDI-like fanfare.

Availability: Can be seen in the company's videoke (karaoke on video) VCDs. The filmed version is seen only in Sige... I-hataw Mo!, the label's only motion picture film (distributed by Megavision Films).

2nd Logo (2000s)


Visuals: We see a white/blue gradient background with the Universal Records logo at the top of the screen and the company's address, telephone and fax numbers, website and e-mail info below.

Technique: None.

Audio: None.

Availability: Seen following the 1st and next logos in later releases by the company.

3rd Logo (2000s)


Visuals: We see red curtains at the beginning. These open, revealing a stage with red / blue / white lights, a videoke machine, a disco ball, a microphone, and a stool chair. A character based on the "u" of the Universal Records logo walks into the stage and grabs the microphone, and tests it. The character also tweaks with the videoke TV before grabbing the microphone again and sitting on the chair. Meanwhile, it touches the disco ball, which moves and hits the character's back, making the "u" character touch his head in discomfort. The curtains close, before we fade into black.

Technique: CGI.

Audio: A music box theme is heard in the background, with a wiping sound then the curtains open, walking sounds, microphone test noises, two high guitar notes, a cartoonish hitting sound, descending synth sounds, a quick white noise effect, and a 3-note ding after the curtains close.

Availability: Seen on Universal's children's music videoke discs.