The sound is taken from the Sony Pictures presentation ident, where a short chime marks the end of the studio logo animation. The version circulated online is associated with releases from 2009 and 2014, when that logo treatment was widely seen in cinemas and on home video. As logo rips and intro templates spread on video platforms, editors began lifting the isolated ding for their own openings and parodies. Its association with a major film studio gives even low budget edits an instant sense of a big screen premiere.