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'''Music/Sounds:''' Again, there have been several musical variations accompanied with a voice-over by Don LaFontaine saying "Viacom" near the end: | '''Music/Sounds:''' Again, there have been several musical variations accompanied with a voice-over by Don LaFontaine saying "Viacom" near the end: | ||
* Usually, a synthesised rock score is used, complete with drums, horns, and even a guitar. Telephone-like "wigga-wigga" sounds are heard as the line zig-zags. | * Usually, a synthesised rock score is used, complete with drums, horns, and even a guitar. Telephone-like "wigga-wigga" sounds are heard as the line zig-zags. | ||
* For the (then-)newly-formed Viacom International, the same logo is accompanied by different music. A synthesised whoosh and timpani drum is heard first, leading into a jingle played on a flute sample (Korg | * For the (then-)newly-formed Viacom International, the same logo is accompanied by different music. A synthesised whoosh and timpani drum is heard first, leading into a jingle played on a flute sample (that's "HardFlute" taken from Program B on a Korg T1 synthesizer) being heard as the line uncurls. As the logo finishes, a faint choir is heard in the background. Synthesised "shining" sounds can be heard throughout the entire logo. The LaFontaine voice-over is still heard. Composed by Michael Rubin, known for his work on ''Blue's Clues''. | ||
* There is a version where the LaFontaine voice-over cuts in earlier. | * There is a version where the LaFontaine voice-over cuts in earlier. | ||
* Some versions have no LaFontaine voice-over. The Viacom Productions logo is one of these, except the variant used on ''Diagnosis: Murder''. An extremely short version with no LaFontaine voice-over was seen for a brief time in 1996. This version is also followed by the 1995 Paramount Domestic Television logo. | * Some versions have no LaFontaine voice-over. The Viacom Productions logo is one of these, except the variant used on ''Diagnosis: Murder''. An extremely short version with no LaFontaine voice-over was seen for a brief time in 1996. This version is also followed by the 1995 Paramount Domestic Television logo. | ||