Dark Side of the Moon and The Wizard of Oz

mespock

mespock

Marxists - Socialists
Joined
Jun 15, 2004
Messages
13,765
Reaction score
22
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Something to make you go Hmmmmmm!

If you begin the album on the third roar of the MGM lion (using the NTSC version of the movie, not the 25 frame/s PAL version which runs a little over 4% faster) the coincidences include (but are not limited to):

The line "balanced on the biggest wave" comes as Dorothy balances on the fence. The song "On the Run" starts as Dorothy falls off the fence.

"The Great Gig in the Sky" begins when the tornado first appears.

The song "Us and Them" is played when Dorothy meets the Wicked Witch of the West.

The line "black and blue" is repeated when Dorothy and the Witch are talking to each other (Dorothy in her blue outfit, the Wicked Witch in black).
The line "the lunatic is on the grass..." coincides with Dorothy meeting the Scarecrow.

When we first see Miss Gulch on her bicycle, the song "Time" starts with its bells and alarms.

Dorothy asks Professor Marvel what else he sees in his crystal ball as the line "thought I'd something more to say" comes along in the song "Time".
As the Scarecrow sings "If I Only Had a Brain", Pink Floyd sings "Brain Damage".

Side 1 of the original vinyl album (up to the end of "The Great Gig in the Sky") is exactly as long as the black and white portion of the film.

As Dorothy listens to the Tin Man's chest, the album ends with the famous heartbeat sound effect.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Possible film and music synchronizations
 
That's all true. Syncing those two up is so awesome! In fact, I enjoy "Dark Side of the Rainbow" (Or "The Wizard of The Moon" or "The Pink Wizard of Floyd" if you'd rather) more than either "The Wizard of Oz" or "Dark Side of the Moon" by themselves.

What some people don't know is that if you time it right (2:10 into the last track or so) then click rapidly back to track one and it'll re-sync. When the tin man is trying to walk and starts to tumble forward, then rights himself then starts to tumble in the opposite direction, then rights himself and so on coincides to the beginning of "Breathe" where the David Gilmour bends the strings down then lets them back up. In other words the Tin Man is losing himself when the bend is starting, and righting himself when the bend is letting up. Like he's bending invisible guitar strings set next to him as he falls. It's amazing.

And then there are other examples as well. Like a lot of sync-ups in body language when The Lion is singing his "If I were King of the forrrrreesssst!" song to "Money".

And if I remember correctly, it switches to "On the Run" when the which appears on the Yellow Brick Road and hurls fire at the scarecrow.

So you can keep it going even after the CD is over. That's amazing that they sync up like that. I want to do an album that syncs to "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" :D

One thing about that scene that has nothing to do with Pink Floyd. Right after the witch leaves and you see them gather themselves and start marching off into the distance on the Yellow Brick Road, well, if you look off into the woods in that shot, you will see a man hanging himself. It's the real deal, the honest to God deal. It's not a camera trick or a prop. It only got in the movie because they didn't notice it during production. In fact, I think it didn't become apparent til the remaster. But anyway, you'll see this real small image of a man off in the trees in a white dress shirt and black slacks jump once, then jump twice, then jump a third time, then disappear for just a second until you see him swing across once or twice. Finally, you just see his limp body hang there. Really creepy. Not much fun to see.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Members online

No members online now.
Total: 91 (members: 0, guests: 91)
Back
Top