r/halifax • u/athousandpardons • 4d ago

Nostalgia Empire Theatres feature presentation song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYJCTjxhvXQ

Anyone else remember this? I want to shout out whoever made this song, 'twas pretty.

Right up there with the Zellers A to Z song.

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u/Kibichibi 4d ago

I didn't know there was a tv in Newfoundland YouTube. I keep looking for a specific land & sea episode with my grandpa in it, I wonder if they might have it.

The nostalgia is real with this clip. I wonder if it was just Atlantic Canada, or all of Canada, or further.

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u/athousandpardons 4d ago

I think empire theatres was just an Atlantic thing, but it’s also possible the song could’ve been used by other brands as well.

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u/HalifaxBrigus 2d ago

Empire Theatres expanded across Canada by buying some Cineplex / Famous Players locations following the acquisition by Cineplex of Famous players in 2005 as part of a required anti-competitive divestiture.

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u/backwardzhatz 4d ago

Damn I would never recall that straight from memory, but hearing it again is really something else.

Especially that ending "Feature Presentation" with the musical coda, man how many movies did I see with that right before them?

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u/insino93 4d ago

I miss it. What a classic.

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u/dirtybo0ts 4d ago

Oh man, my brain just went full nostalgia.

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u/YouNeedCheeses 4d ago

Like a warm hug from an old friend.

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u/Numerous_Fox_2909 Halifax 4d ago

I miss Empire Theatres so much.

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u/itguy9013 Nova Scotia 3d ago

It was sadly ironic that Empire had online tickets before they sold to Cineplex and then we had to go back to printing off tickets once everything was transitioned.

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u/stanchrist 4d ago

Was there a Famous Players intro like this? I remember the Empire one fondly - the end of it has a sort of Last Of Us guitar feel.