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* 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 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 | * There is a version where the voice-over cuts in earlier. | ||
* Some versions have no | * Some versions have no 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 voice-over was seen for a brief time in 1996. This version is also followed by the 1995 Paramount Domestic Television logo. | ||
* There was a warped version during later years. | * There was a warped version during later years. | ||
* There is a low toned variant for the short version that appeared after an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. | * There is a low toned variant for the short version that appeared after an episode of ''The Twilight Zone''. | ||