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'''Audio 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.
'''Availability:''' Appears 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 UK VHS release of the film.


{{Chronology||[[Guild Pathé Cinema]]}}
{{Chronology||[[Guild Pathé Cinema]]}}

Revision as of 15:29, 2 February 2024


Background

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


1st Logo (1985-1993)


Visuals: Same as the 1985 home video counterpart, but matted to widescreen, and "Film Distribution" also 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 releases 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 appears on the Blu-ray release from Fabulous Films.

2nd Logo (1993-1996)


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

Technique: Same as the home video counterpart.

Variant: A "windowboxed" version exists, appearing before the Cinergi Pictures logo on a UK trailer for Judge Dredd.

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: Appears 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 UK VHS release of the film.

Guild Film Distribution
Guild Pathé Cinema
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