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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 a male voiceover (Don LaFontaine) saying "Viacom" near the end:
'''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 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'' and the TV movie ''Haley Wagner, Star''. 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'' and the TV movie ''Haley Wagner, Star''. 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.
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