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Added more movies for the bylineless closing variant and post-1998 films with 1993 main fanfare.
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'''Bylines:'''
'''Bylines:'''
* Starting with ''The Juror'', released on February 2, 1996, the byline "{{color|#FFA500|'''a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company'''}}" fades in on the bottom, being slightly off-center. In its original appearance, the byline is cheaply chyroned in and is a lot bigger and wider than the proportion of the "COLUMBIA" name and the pedestal. Starting with ''The Craft'', released on May 3, 1996, the byline is darker in color, fades in, and is positioned under the Torch Lady instead of in front of her. However, some post-1996 films, such as ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', ''Wild Things'', ''Dance with Me'', and ''Vampires'', may have this logo without the byline, while trailers and TV spots continued to use the bylineless version of the logo until 1999. The last film to use this byline was ''Captain Phillips'', released on October 11, 2013. and also makes a "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" cameo on ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''. Starting with the 2006 version, the font of the byline is in Arial.
* Starting with ''The Juror'', released on February 2, 1996, the byline "{{color|#FFA500|'''a SONY PICTURES ENTERTAINMENT company'''}}" fades in on the bottom, being slightly off-center. In its original appearance, the byline is cheaply chyroned in and is a lot bigger and wider than the proportion of the "COLUMBIA" name and the pedestal. Starting with ''The Craft'', released on May 3, 1996, the byline is darker in color, fades in, and is positioned under the Torch Lady instead of in front of her. However, some post-1996 films, such as ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', ''Wild Things'', ''Dance with Me'', ''Vampires'' and ''Gloria'', may have this logo without the byline, while trailers and TV spots continued to use the bylineless version of the logo until 1999. The last film to use this byline was ''Captain Phillips'', released on October 11, 2013. and also makes a "blink-and-you'll-miss-it" cameo on ''Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse''. Starting with the 2006 version, the font of the byline is in Arial.
* In late 2013, the byline was shortened to "{{color|#FFA500|'''a Sony Company'''}}" (in Arial Bold font), with the {{color|orange}}-{{color|gold}} color of the previous byline changed to a {{color|saddlebrown|bronze}}, and is properly centered. This byline debuted on US prints of ''American Hustle'' (it only appears at the end; the film itself uses the 1976 logo), ''The Monuments Men'', and trailers for ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' and ''22 Jump Street''.
* In late 2013, the byline was shortened to "{{color|#FFA500|'''a Sony Company'''}}" (in Arial Bold font), with the {{color|orange}}-{{color|gold}} color of the previous byline changed to a {{color|saddlebrown|bronze}}, and is properly centered. This byline debuted on US prints of ''American Hustle'' (it only appears at the end; the film itself uses the 1976 logo), ''The Monuments Men'', and trailers for ''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'' and ''22 Jump Street''.


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'''Closing Variants:'''
'''Closing Variants:'''
* The standard closing variant, either superimposed over the ending scene or on a black background, features the print logo of Torch Lady (and the cloud background) inside a rectangular box, with the torch and clouds overlapping the top of the box. To the left of the logo are the words "COLUMBIA PICTURES" (in the same Bank Gothic font as the previous logo), with "COLUMBIA" over "PICTURES". Below that are the words "A COLUMBIA PICTURES RELEASE" or "RELEASED BY" (both in the small-caps format) above the logo with the SPE byline underneath the logo. On some movies such as ''Stuart Little'', the animated short ''Early Bloomer'', ''Hollywood Homicide'', and ''13 Going on 30'', the SPE byline is smaller, more spaced out, and is in a different font. Depending on the credits, the logo and the text may vary in color. Starting with ''American Hustle'', the byline was shortened to "'''a Sony Company'''"; however, the older SPE byline variant made a surprise reappearance on ''Pixels'', released on July 24, 2015.
* The standard closing variant, either superimposed over the ending scene or on a black background, features the print logo of Torch Lady (and the cloud background) inside a rectangular box, with the torch and clouds overlapping the top of the box. To the left of the logo are the words "COLUMBIA PICTURES" (in the same Bank Gothic font as the previous logo), with "COLUMBIA" over "PICTURES". Below that are the words "A COLUMBIA PICTURES RELEASE" or "RELEASED BY" (both in the small-caps format) above the logo with the SPE byline underneath the logo. On some movies such as ''Stuart Little'', the animated short ''Early Bloomer'', ''Hollywood Homicide'', and ''13 Going on 30'', the SPE byline is smaller, more spaced out, and is in a different font. Depending on the credits, the logo and the text may vary in color. Starting with ''American Hustle'', the byline was shortened to "'''a Sony Company'''"; however, the older SPE byline variant made a surprise reappearance on ''Pixels'', released on July 24, 2015.
**Both variants have <u>bylineless versions</u>. This is used on ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', John Carpenter's ''Vampires'', ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'' (all three use this with the "A COLUMBIA PICTURES RELEASE" variant) and ''Wild Things'' (which uses this with the "RELEASED BY" variant); all four movies use the bylineless logo at the beginning (though current prints of ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'' do use the logo with the byline at the beginning).
**Both variants have <u>bylineless versions</u>. This is used on ''I Know What You Did Last Summer'', John Carpenter's ''Vampires'', ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'' (all three use this with the "A COLUMBIA PICTURES RELEASE" variant), ''Wild Things'', ''Dance with Me'', ''Gloria'', ''The Deep End of the Ocean'', and ''Still Crazy'' (all five uses this with the "RELEASED BY" variant); all eight movies use the bylineless logo at the beginning (though current prints of ''I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'' do use the logo with the byline at the beginning).
* An early closing variant featured the boxed Torch Lady logo in the center, with "COLUMBIA PICTURES" and the SPE byline below one another. Sometimes, the text and byline are smaller and the logo is bigger to fit the width of the text. There is also a variant where the logo is inverted and no SPE byline is used; this appeared on ''Warriors of Heaven and Earth'' and ''Kung Fu Hustle'', as well as on ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' and ''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'' with Sony byline. Beginning with ''Life'' in 2017, a revised version of this variant is used where the text and byline are larger.
* An early closing variant featured the boxed Torch Lady logo in the center, with "COLUMBIA PICTURES" and the SPE byline below one another. Sometimes, the text and byline are smaller and the logo is bigger to fit the width of the text. There is also a variant where the logo is inverted and no SPE byline is used; this appeared on ''Warriors of Heaven and Earth'' and ''Kung Fu Hustle'', as well as on ''Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway'' and ''The Mitchells vs. the Machines'' with Sony byline. Beginning with ''Life'' in 2017, a revised version of this variant is used where the text and byline are larger.
* On international prints of ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'', a still version of the opening logo is used.
* On international prints of ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'', a still version of the opening logo is used.
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'''Audio:''' A majestic tune which ends with a brass sounder, composed by Jonathan Elias. The fanfare was recorded in 1993 and re-mixed in 1998, giving four versions of the fanfare (two mains and two alternates), all with the same ending, with only the 1998 final mix still being used regularly today:
'''Audio:''' A majestic tune which ends with a brass sounder, composed by Jonathan Elias. The fanfare was recorded in 1993 and re-mixed in 1998, giving four versions of the fanfare (two mains and two alternates), all with the same ending, with only the 1998 final mix still being used regularly today:
* The 1993 main version (demo mix) is an early draft of the fanfare with the piano tune emphasized more, and thus sounds more "stripped down" compared to later iterations. This variant debuted on ''In the Line of Fire'' (the second film to use the 1993 logo). It was used mostly on films from 1993-1998, though it was also used on some 2000-01 films (an example being ''Loser''). The surround tracks of this mix have minimal volume; it may have been intended for theaters at the time that were still formatted in stereo sound and have not yet converted to surround sound.
* The 1993 main version (demo mix) is an early draft of the fanfare with the piano tune emphasized more, and thus sounds more "stripped down" compared to later iterations. This variant debuted on ''In the Line of Fire'' (the second film to use the 1993 logo). It was used mostly on films from 1993-1998, though it was also used on some 1999-2000 films (examples being ''Gloria'' and ''Loser''). The surround tracks of this mix have minimal volume; it may have been intended for theaters at the time that were still formatted in stereo sound and have not yet converted to surround sound.
* The 1993 alternate version (rough mix) is re-orchestrated, and has additional sections/instruments (such as brass, horns, chimes, synthesizers, and flute sections), additional tracks for surround sound channels, and sounds way more powerful than the other fanfares listed here. The added tracks serve as a basis for the later versions of the fanfare. It only appeared on five films from 1993-1997, however: ''Last Action Hero'' (the first film to use this logo), ''Geronimo: An American Legend'' (although some prints may have the 1993 main version), ''Little Women'' (1994), ''Josh and S.A.M.'', and ''Buddy''. This fanfare could have possibly have been intended to take advantage of the then-new SDDS sound system. A theory as to why this fanfare was seldom used was due to the technical problems of the SDDS systems in various theaters, thus resulting in the 1993 demo version being more widely used until 1998.   
* The 1993 alternate version (rough mix) is re-orchestrated, and has additional sections/instruments (such as brass, horns, chimes, synthesizers, and flute sections), additional tracks for surround sound channels, and sounds way more powerful than the other fanfares listed here. The added tracks serve as a basis for the later versions of the fanfare. It only appeared on six films from 1993-1997, however: ''Last Action Hero'' (the first film to use this logo), ''Striking Distance'', ''Josh and S.A.M.'', ''Geronimo: An American Legend'' (although some prints may have the 1993 main version), ''Little Women'' (1994), and ''Buddy''. This fanfare could have possibly have been intended to take advantage of the then-new SDDS sound system. A theory as to why this fanfare was seldom used was due to the technical problems of the SDDS systems in various theaters, thus resulting in the 1993 demo version being more widely used until 1998.   
* The 1998 main version (final mix) is the finalized version of the 1993 alternate fanfare (rough mix). It was first used on John Carpenter's ''Vampires'', released on October 30, 1998, and has been the standard version used by Columbia ever since, being used the longest out of the four mixes. This change may have been intended to take advantage of newer digital 5.1 surround sound technologies.
* The 1998 main version (final mix) is the finalized version of the 1993 alternate fanfare (rough mix). It was first used on John Carpenter's ''Vampires'', released on October 30, 1998, and has been the standard version used by Columbia ever since, being used the longest out of the four mixes. This change may have been intended to take advantage of newer digital 5.1 surround sound technologies.
* The 1998 alternate version is an alternate mix of the 1998 main fanfare with less brass and more piano similar to the 1993 demo version. This version first debuted on ''Stepmom'', released on December 25, 1998. It was used in tandem with the 1998 final version. The final film to use this rendition on a regular basis was ''Hotel Transylvania'' (2012), although it made an appearance in the 2014 Brazilian film ''Confissões de Adolescente'', and then again nine years later with ''Napoleon'' in 2023. It was the most regular rendition heard in Sony's Brazilian co-productions during the 2000s as well.
* The 1998 alternate version is an alternate mix of the 1998 main fanfare with less brass and more piano similar to the 1993 demo version. This version first debuted on ''Stepmom'', released on December 25, 1998. It was used in tandem with the 1998 final version. The final film to use this rendition on a regular basis was ''Hotel Transylvania'' (2012), although it made an appearance in the 2014 Brazilian film ''Confissões de Adolescente'', and then again nine years later with ''Napoleon'' in 2023. It was the most regular rendition heard in Sony's Brazilian co-productions during the 2000s as well.
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'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
* On the ''Open Season'' short "Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run" and ''The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas'', the first half of the [[Sony Pictures Animation]] logo music can be heard during the logo, before the Columbia logo cuts into the mentioned logo as the music finishes.
* On the ''Open Season'' short "Boog & Elliot's Midnight Bun Run" and ''The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas'', the first half of the [[Sony Pictures Animation]] logo music can be heard during the logo, before the Columbia logo cuts into the mentioned logo as the music finishes.
* The alternate mix of the fanfare is PAL pitched on some films.
* From 2005 to 2012, the alternate mix of the fanfare is PAL pitched.
* There is also a double-pitched (very high tone) version of the 1998 theme.
* From 1999 to 2000, there is also a double-pitched (very high tone) version of the 1998 theme.
* On <u>''Palmetto''</u>, yet another arrangement of the theme is heard without cymbal hits, ending smoothly with synthesized flutes (presumably a version of the 1993 rough mix). This variant was only seen on original Columbia TriStar releases, as current releases remove this logo (prior to Time Warner owning the [[Castle Rock Entertainment|Castle Rock]] library, as ''Palmetto'' is a Castle Rock film, however a recent TCM France airing retained the Columbia logo, which was also in widescreen).
* On <u>''Palmetto''</u>, yet another arrangement of the theme is heard without cymbal hits, ending smoothly with synthesized flutes (presumably a version of the 1993 rough mix). This variant was only seen on original Columbia TriStar releases, as current releases remove this logo (prior to Time Warner owning the [[Castle Rock Entertainment|Castle Rock]] library, as ''Palmetto'' is a Castle Rock film, however a recent TCM France airing retained the Columbia logo, which was also in widescreen).
* On the 2000 Region 2/4 PAL DVD release of ''Erin Brockovich'' (and its 2012 reprint), for some strange reason, the 1998 theme is NTSC-pitched (as with the 1997 Universal logo's theme). This is also the case on the film's UK VHS release.
* On the 2000 Region 2/4 PAL DVD release of ''Erin Brockovich'' (and its 2012 reprint), for some strange reason, the 1998 theme is NTSC-pitched (as with the 1997 Universal logo's theme). This is also the case on the film's UK VHS release.
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