Playtone

Background
This is the production company of Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman formed in 1998. The company’s name and logo originate from the fictional record label Playtone Records from Hanks’ 1996 directorial debut, That Thing You Do!

1st Logo (September 9, 2001-)
Logo: On a black background, a colored oval with the text "PLAY•TONE" on it zooms in and shakes vigorously, then it stops and fades out.

Technique: 2D computer animation.

Music/Sounds: It depends on the variant, but most themes involve a four-note ascending theme, followed by a held-out last note (based on the final five notes of "That Thing You Do!" by the Wonders):
 * My Big Fat Greek Wedding and its sequel: The drums are sampled from the original "That Thing You Do!" recording and the five-note theme is played on a mandolin, followed by a short accordion ditty.
 * The Ant Bully: A version of the above theme but played with different instruments.
 * The Great Buck Howard: A big band arrangement of the theme is heard.
 * The Circle: The entire theme is sampled from the original "That Thing You Do!" recording.

Otherwise it uses the opening/closing theme of the movie/show, or silence.

Availability: Common. It debuted on Band of Brothers and has since appeared on the majority of the company's productions.

2nd Logo (September 25, 2008-)
Logo: On a black background, a brown Playtone logo made of scratched metal emerges from the darkness.

Technique: CGI animation.

Music/Sounds: Silence or the opening/closing theme of the movie/show.

Availability: Common. Seen on City of Ember, Game Change, Parkland, Greyhound and A Man Called Otto, among others. It was also seen on the miniseries The Pacific and Olive Kitteridge. Used in tandem with the previous logo.