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'''Audio:'''
'''Audio:'''
* 1982-1989: A shortened, slightly higher pitched version of the Sunburst music by Suzanne Ciani. The 1976 version was also used on this logo for a long version.
* 1982-1989: A shortened, slightly higher pitched version of the Sunburst music by Suzanne Ciani. The 1976 version was also used on this logo for a long version.
* January 4, 1988-1993: A six-note brass jingle mixed with twinkles composed by Timothy Thompson that was played on a keyboard. It sounds like a triumphant superhero theme.
* January 4, 1988-1993: A six-note brass jingle (mixed with twinkles) that sounds like a triumphant superhero theme. Composed by Timothy Thompson on a Roland D50.
* Sometimes, it has the closing theme of the show or TV movie playing over the logo, or none.
* Sometimes, it has the closing theme of the show or TV movie playing over the logo, or none.


'''Audio Variants:'''
'''Audio Variants:'''
* On the ''Married... with Children'' episode "A Man's Castle" as seen on ''The Most Outrageous Episodes: Volume 2'' DVD, the 1993 music from the 4th logo is heard.
* On the ''Married... with Children'' episode "A Man's Castle" as seen on ''The Most Outrageous Episodes: Volume 2'' DVD, the 1993 music from the 4th logo is heard.
* A warped version with Thompson's music exists, which was seen on '80s prints of Screen Gems shows such as ''Occasional Wife''. The 1988 theme is also in a higher pitch.
* A warped version with Thompson's music exists as seen on '80s prints of Screen Gems shows such as ''Occasional Wife''. The 1988 theme is also in a higher pitch.
* A slowed down version with Thompson's music also exists on the 1988 and 1991 logos. The 1988 logo was seen on the second episode of ''The Real Ghostbusters'', part of the ''Ghostbusters''/''Ghostbusters II'' DVD set, while the 1991 logo is seen on the 1991 ''The Young and the Restless'' Christmas episode. The 1988 theme also sounds much slower.
* A slowed down version with Thompson's music also exists on the 1988 and 1991 logos. The 1988 logo was seen on the second episode of ''The Real Ghostbusters'', part of the ''Ghostbusters''/''Ghostbusters II'' DVD set, while the 1991 logo is seen on the 1991 ''The Young and the Restless'' Christmas episode. The 1988 theme also sounds much slower.
* On the season 4 DVD set of ''Punky Brewster'', at the end of the episode, "The Nun's Story", the short 1995 [[Columbia TriStar Television|Columbia TriStar Television Distribution]] theme is used on the 1982 CPT logo.
* On the season 4 DVD set of ''Punky Brewster'', at the end of the episode, "The Nun's Story", the short 1995 [[Columbia TriStar Television|Columbia TriStar Television Distribution]] theme is used on the 1982 CPT logo.
** On the Peacock print of said episode, none.
** On the Peacock print of said episode, none.
* On a couple episodes of ''My Two Dads'' on the S1 DVD set, it had the first two notes of the 1988 fanfare gone. The music fades in at the third note. This may have appeared on the original NBC broadcasts.
* On a couple episodes of ''My Two Dads'' on the S1 DVD set, it had the first two notes of the 1988 fanfare gone: the music fades in at the third note. This may have appeared on the original NBC broadcasts.
* On ''Switched at Birth'' and on several episodes of ''Designing Women'', the 1988 theme reverbs for a long time after the logo fades out.
* On ''Switched at Birth'' and on several episodes of ''Designing Women'', the 1988 theme reverbs for a long time after the logo fades out.
* On the 1988 TV movie ''Intrigue'', the 1988 CPT theme is in a lower pitch.
* On the 1988 TV movie ''Intrigue'', the 1988 CPT theme is in a lower pitch.
* On the first three episodes of ''A Peaceable Kingdom'', the logo fades out halfway before the theme finishes. On the first episode, the theme fades out on the 6th and final note, with the second episode having it fade out on the 4th note, though a little bit of the 5th note can still be heard, and the third episode fades out on the 6th note, though a little bit of of the 1988 fanfare can still be heard before it fades completely.
* On the first three episodes of ''A Peaceable Kingdom'', the logo fades out halfway before the theme finishes. On the first episode, the theme fades out on the 6th and final note; on the second episode, the theme out on the 4th note (though a little bit of the 5th note can be still heard); on the third episode, the theme fades out on the 6th note (though a little bit of of the 1988 fanfare can be still heard before it fades completely).
* Some Screen Gems programs had the "S from Hell" logo sloppily plastered with this logo in the early/mid '80s, in a way that the first two-three notes of the SG jingle would be heard, then the Ciani music would be heard starting in mid-jingle. One example of this would appear on '80s reruns of ''The Farmer's Daughter''. Allegedly, during this same period, the logo would also plaster Screen Gems logos with the original music still intact, though no trace has been found since.
* Some Screen Gems programs had the "S from Hell" logo sloppily plastered with this logo in the early/mid '80s, in a way that the first two-three notes of the SG jingle would be heard, then the Ciani music would be heard starting in mid-jingle. One example of this would appear on '80s reruns of ''The Farmer's Daughter''. Allegedly, during this same period, the logo would also plaster Screen Gems logos with the original music still intact, though no trace has been found since.
* On a rerun of a ''Diff'rent Strokes'' episode on Antenna TV, the theme from the [[Embassy Communications]] logo can be heard, due to bad plastering.
* On a rerun of a ''Diff'rent Strokes'' episode on Antenna TV, the theme from the [[Embassy Communications]] logo can be heard, due to bad plastering.
* French airings of ''T.J. Hooker'' on the French Belgium channel "La Une" have the widescreen 1982 logo with the 1993 CPT theme.
* French airings of ''T.J. Hooker'' on the French Belgium channel "La Une" have the widescreen 1982 logo with the 1993 CPT theme.
* On a French print of a season 1 episode of ''Silver Spoons'', the 1988 CPT logo theme can be faintly heard as the volume is low.
* On a French print of a season 1 episode of ''Silver Spoons'', the 1988 CPT logo theme can be faintly heard when it's in low volume.
* On one print and also on German dubs of ''The Real Ghostbusters,'' the 2002 SPT theme is heard over the logo, most likely due to a bad reverse plastering error.
* On one print and also on German dubs of ''The Real Ghostbusters,'' the 2002 SPT theme is heard over the logo, due to a reverse plastering error.
* On the 1980s airing of ''Huckleberry Hound'', the first two notes of the Screen Gems "S from Hell" theme is heard before cutting to the 1982 theme.
* On the 1980s airing of ''Huckleberry Hound'', the first two notes of the Screen Gems "S from Hell" theme is heard before cutting to the 1982 theme.
* On one airing of ''Occasional Wife'', the first note of the Screen Gems "S from Hell" theme is heard before cutting to the 1988 theme.
* On one airing of ''Occasional Wife'', the first note of the Screen Gems "S from Hell" theme is heard before cutting to the 1988 theme.
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