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Background

Odyssey Video was a home video company from United Kingdom.

1st Logo (1983-1990s)

Visuals: On a sky blue background with shimmering water below, a dark blue compass flies down and eases in towards the screen. Soon it stops, the water disappears and below "ODYSSEY" in white fades in below.

Variants:

The logo was used in a still for previews. It is upward and smaller with "OTHER TITLES FROM OUR CATALOGUE" in white below.
A textless variant exists.

Technique: Analogue 2D animation with live-action elements.

Audio: A whooshing sound followed by an excerpt from a synthesized rendition of Gounod's "Ave Maria". The particular version in this logo is "Song of Mary" by Alan Hawkshaw and is part of the KPM library. The full piece can be heard here.

Availability:

Seen on releases from the UK such as The Cartier Affair, That Sinking Feeling, Christmas on Division Street and Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter (released in the UK as Just Dennis).
It is also intact at the beginning of Amazon Prime Video's print of Act of Will.

2nd Logo (Mid 1990s-)

Visuals: A gold colored compass is shown on a black background along with the company name in gold capital lettering.

Technique: Unknown.

Audio: None.

Availability: Unknown.^[Examples?]

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-''Not to be confused with [[Odyssey Entertainment]] and [[Odyssey Distributors Ltd.]]''
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-===1st Logo (1983-1990s)===
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+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' was a home video company from United Kingdom.
+===1st Logo (1983-1990s)===
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-'''Logo:''' On a {{color|mediumblue|sky blue}} background with shimmering water below, a {{color|darkblue|dark blue}} compass flies down and eases in towards the screen. Soon it stops, the water disappears and below "{{font|Times New Roman|'''ODYSSEY'''}}" in white fades in below.
+'''Visuals:''' On a {{color|mediumblue|sky blue}} background with shimmering water below, a dark blue compass flies down and eases in towards the screen. Soon it stops, the water disappears and below "{{font|Times New Roman|'''ODYSSEY'''}}" in white fades in below.
 '''Variants:'''
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 * A textless variant exists.
-'''Technique:''' Analog 2D animation with live-action elements.
+'''Technique:''' Analogue 2D animation with live-action elements.
+'''Audio:''' A whooshing sound followed by an excerpt from a synthesized rendition of Gounod's "Ave Maria". The particular version in this logo is "Song of Mary" by Alan Hawkshaw and is part of the KPM library. The full piece can be heard [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUY--vzXrsM here].
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth rendition of the first portion of Gounod's "Ave Maria", which is a soothing tune with the sound of waves washing ashore when the compass moves.
+'''Availability:'''
-'''Availability:''' Seen on releases from the UK such as ''The Cartier Affair'', ''That Sinking Feeling'', ''Christmas on Division Street'' and ''Just Dennis''. Appears at the beginning of Amazon Prime Video's print of ''Act of Will''.
+* Seen on releases from the UK such as ''The Cartier Affair'', ''That Sinking Feeling'', ''Christmas on Division Street'' and ''Dennis the Menace: Dinosaur Hunter'' (released in the UK as ''Just Dennis'').
+* It is also intact at the beginning of Amazon Prime Video's print of ''Act of Will''.
 ===2nd Logo (Mid 1990s-)===
+{{MIA}}
+'''Visuals:''' A gold colored compass is shown on a black background along with the company name in gold capital lettering.
+'''Technique:''' Unknown.
-'''Logo:''' A {{color|gold}} colored compass is shown on a black background along with the company name in {{color|gold}} capital lettering.
-'''Technique:''' None.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
-'''Availability:''' Current.
+'''Audio:''' None.
+'''Availability:''' Unknown.{{AvailabilityExamples}}
+{{Home Entertainment-Navbox}}
 [[Category:United Kingdom]] [[Category:Home entertainment logos]] [[Category:British home entertainment logos]]
+[[Category:Logos with classical music]]
+[[Category:English-language logos]]