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No evidence to suggest this logo debuted on that date or LaFontaine saying "Viacom".
imported>Camenati (End date refers to the 1999 logo. There isn't a source that supports the 1990's retirement date as 2004.) |
imported>Trevor807 (No evidence to suggest this logo debuted on that date or LaFontaine saying "Viacom".) |
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|Vopening.png|7th Logo (May 13, 1985-1986) | |Vopening.png|7th Logo (May 13, 1985-1986) | ||
|ViacomSteel.png.png|8th Logo (September 13, 1986-December? 1989) | |ViacomSteel.png.png|8th Logo (September 13, 1986-December? 1989) | ||
|ViacomProductions1998.jpg|9th Logo ( | |ViacomProductions1998.jpg|9th Logo (1990-May 11, 2000) | ||
|Viacom 2002.png|10th Logo (September 24, 1999-August 8, 2004) | |Viacom 2002.png|10th Logo (September 24, 1999-August 8, 2004) | ||
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'''Legacy:''' Its CGI makes this logo a favorite among the logo community. It is known by the fan nickname "V of Steel". | '''Legacy:''' Its CGI makes this logo a favorite among the logo community. It is known by the fan nickname "V of Steel". | ||
===9th Logo ( | ===9th Logo (1990-May 11, 2000)=== | ||
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'''Technique:''' 2D motion-controlled animation. This logo was animated by Atlantic Motion Pictures. | '''Technique:''' 2D motion-controlled animation. This logo was animated by Atlantic Motion Pictures. | ||
'''Audio:''' Again, there have been several musical variations accompanied with | '''Audio:''' Again, there have been several musical variations accompanied with a male voiceover saying "Viacom" near the end: | ||
* Usually, a synthesized rock score is used, complete with drums, horns, and even a guitar. Four telephone-like "wigga-wigga" sounds are heard as the line zig-zags. (The music is actually "Block" from a Korg M1 synthesizer.) | * Usually, a synthesized rock score is used, complete with drums, horns, and even a guitar. Four telephone-like "wigga-wigga" sounds are heard as the line zig-zags. (The music is actually "Block" from a Korg M1 synthesizer.) | ||
* For the (then-)newly-formed Viacom International, the same logo is accompanied by different music. A synthesized whoosh and timpani drum is heard first, leading into a jingle played on a flute sample ("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. Synthesized "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''. | * For the (then-)newly-formed Viacom International, the same logo is accompanied by different music. A synthesized whoosh and timpani drum is heard first, leading into a jingle played on a flute sample ("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. Synthesized "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''. | ||