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Background

Guild Film Distribution was the theatrical division of Guild Home Video.

1st Logo (1985-1993)

Logo: Same as the 1985 home video counterpart but matted to widescreen, and "Film Distribution" replaces "Home Video".

Technique: Same as the home video counterpart.

Audio: Same as the home video counterpart.

Audio Variant: In its last year of usage, it used a lush orchestral remix of the 1993 home video theme.

Availability:

It appears on VHS tapes of Guild's first cinema releases, such as Cliffhanger, Last Exit to Brooklyn, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, The Fourth War, Universal Soldier and Rambo III.
The later music variant was found on a trailer for Bad Lieutenant, which was seen on the Blu-ray release from Fabulous Films.

2nd Logo (1993-1996)

Logo: Same as the 1993 home video counterpart, but matted to widescreen.

Technique: Same as the home video counterpart.

Audio: Same as the home video counterpart.

Audio Variant: On some films it may have used the previous logo's orchestral rendition of the home video theme.

Audio Trivia: The music was composed using the Korg M1 workstation from 1988.

Availability: Seen on later Guild cinema releases of the era before the company started a merger with Pathé in 1996, such as James and the Giant Peach; the home video counterpart appears on the video release of the film.

Guild Film Distribution

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 '''Technique:''' Same as the home video counterpart.
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+'''Audio:''' Same as the home video counterpart.
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' In its last year of usage, it used a lush orchestral remix of the 1993 home video theme.
+'''Audio Variant:''' In its last year of usage, it used a lush orchestral remix of the 1993 home video theme.
 '''Availability:'''
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 '''Technique:''' Same as the home video counterpart.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the home video counterpart.
+'''Audio:''' Same as the home video counterpart.
-'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some films it may have used the previous logo's orchestral rendition of the home video theme.
+'''Audio Variant:''' On some films it may have used the previous logo's orchestral rendition of the home video theme.
-'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The music was composed using the Korg M1 workstation from 1988.
+'''Audio Trivia:''' The music was composed using the Korg M1 workstation from 1988.
 '''Availability:''' Seen on later Guild cinema releases of the era before the company started a merger with Pathé in 1996, such as ''James and the Giant Peach''; the home video counterpart appears on the video release of the film.