This synch was not a random synch, this was an intentional synch by the directors of the Matrix, Andy and Larry Wachowski. In an interview, they explained if you start "Wish You Were Here" when Neo sees agents walking out of an elevator in his office builbing for the first time, the next 44 minutes of the movie would synch up with the entire album.

There is also another theory, not intended by the Wachowski brothers but was posted on "The Synching Ship." On that website, it explains that the synch starts earlier in the movie, when the Village Roadshow logo fades out. The checkpoint of this theory is when "the buzz in the beginning of 'Welcome to the Machine' should come in the instant the camera cuts to Neo's POV from his cubicle as he sees the Agents for the first time."

Dark Side of Down Under was the first synch I've ever done. I was amazed that a blockbuster album and a lackluster movie can synch greatly!

Insert your Dark Side of the Moon CD on a CD player, or if you have digital files of the whole album, that's a good format (I've even used that when I synched it). On the exact moment Track 1 starts playing, pause the CD and program the player for a full album repeat. Now to prepare your video, use your VHS or DVD copy of The Rescuers Down Under and insert it to the specific player of the format you're using. I don't recommend Laserdisc. I highly recommend the Gold Classic Collection DVD, but VHS is fine.

If you're using DVD, select Play from the main menu. After you press play, on the exact moment the screen turns black, unpause the CD player and enjoy the synch!

If you're using VHS, you'll proabably need some rewinding and timing to do. The place to unpause the CD player will be about 3 seconds before the Walt Disney Pictures logo fades in. It'll take some time, but don't worry.

There's another theory where you would unpause Dark Side of the Moon when the Walt Disney Pictures logo starts to fade in. You can try both therioes and compare them!

I just saw this news item about Rick Wright, founding member of Pink Floyd, going to the great gig in the sky...

Sad to see that cross the newswires...

peace,
--mj
arkiver

Start both the movie and the Cd at the same time with the CD on repeat. you know you have it when he says "bones" and you see a pile of bones

The connection. On the album cover, a guy is getting punch and his face all contorted. In the movie when the kids are fighting, he punches the kid on the ground and it gets all slow motion and resembles the punch on the album.

The first play through was ok and I didn't get to follow through on the second but here's what I discovered.

Mouth for War

Lyric "bones" as we see a pile of bones

Lyric "My ears can't hear what you say" as it looks like the old man cocks his head like he's trying to listen.

Lyric "releasing of anger" as we see the kid with anger in his face fighting the father

Lyric "close your eyes" as Teen Leonidas closes his eyes

A New Level

Lyric " a new level of confidence and power" as Leonidas returns and becomes king

Visual Sync: The spartan arm raises there arm three times in beat with the music

Walk

Scene/Song Title Sync: This works well because Leonidas says "let us walk" to the persian messenger.

Lyrical Match: Throughout the song the lyrics "Respect" play during this scene. The persian messenger disrespects Leonidas and this starts the war.

Lyric "Are you talking to me" as Leonidas points the sword at the persian in a threatening manner

Fucking Hostile

This Love (also ends right with the scene)

Lyric "you keep this love, thing, child, toy" as we first see the slave girl oracle that the creatures keep for their pleasures.

Rise (the 300 rise to the occasion to defend their land) starts right with the scene

Lyric "turn our backs on those who opposed" as the 300 turn away from the senate men who opposed them going to fight.

No Good (attack the radical)

Lyric "you'd better listen to a man who knows
what he's saying.I've seen your side,you run
and hide for the mere fact that you feel
inferior.Be superior,and know your interior " This fits very well with what is happening in the scene. The spartans meet the other army and he is talking to them about how they are not really soldiers.

Lyric "this land of fools will rise" as we see the 300 raising their spears three times again. They are not fools but they do rise to go fight. (one could say they are fools because they are going off to die; but it's for the greater good)

Lyric "low behold my eyes" as one of the spartans spots the mutant following them

Live in a Hole

Lyric "full of grief" as the spartans view the tree with all the dead bodies

Regular People

Lyric "i trampled along that road that you think you own" as the persian leader travels along the road only to come upon the spartans blocking the path with the wall

Lyric "you, you think you own, i take away" as the persian is bragging about how powerful they are and that they are going to invade and conquer

Lyric "I crush your rush" as the spartan leaps to chop off the arm of the persian as he tries to attack with the whip

Lyric " I take away, make it my own" just after he chopped off the arm

By Demons be Driven

No lyrical matches but the music goes great with the fighting.

Hollow

UPDATE: I played the sync all the way through and was quite pleased

Mouth for War 2nd

A New Level

Lyric “no fucking surrender” as Leonidas refuses to surrender to xerxses

Walk

Lyric “I’ve got more friends like you, what do I do” as the Spartans turn and the camera shows the piles of Persian bodies

Lyric “to bleed” as Leonidas goes down from the giant shedding his first blood

Fucking Hostile

Great with the fight scene

Lyric “Fucking” the camera zooms in on xerxes

Lyric “fucking” does it again

Lyric “fucking hostile” as xerxes is pissed about losing

This Love

The heavy chorus picks up when the rhinoceros is approaching and ends when he falls

Lyric “no more head trip” as the guy is laid out to get his head chopped off

The heavy slow guitar goes great with the slow motion fighting and then the acoustic guitar comes in and fades out as the son gets his head cut off

Rise

Lyric “every creed and every kind” as we see all of the mutants

No Good

Lyric “no chance” as the queen smacks the guy

Lyric “You blame oppression and play the role of
criminals,to rape and burn show progress is
minimal” plays during the scene that the queen gets raped

Lyric “this land of fools will rise” as Leonidas says “prepare for glory”

Live in a Hole

Lyric “fullof grief I scream at the wind” as we see the father grieving over his dead son

Lyric “I still feel incomplete” as we see the Spartan with the eye patch

Lyric “My fear grips” as Leonidas grips him on the shoulder

Leonidas lip syncs Phil Anselmo’s “Alone”

Song ends and transitions with the scene

Regular People

Lyric “I’m out here putting pride on the line” as the queen is in front of the senate

Lyric “and just in case you think your bad” as the guy stands up to another in the crowd

Lyric “don’t fuck with this” as the Persian holds his hands up to xerxes on his throne

Demons be Driven

Lyrics “With decline in mind
End not far
Were left hanging alone here” during the scene that the Spartans are huddled under the shields and surrounded

Hollow (This song is a match for the scene as it’s about a best friend dying and it’s the scene that Leonidas dies)

Nice slow song for the tragic ending

Lyric “ I shake my fists at skies above” as we see Leonidas holding out his arms to the sky above welcoming the arrows

Mouth for War

Lyric “Revenge” as the guy is talking about the spartans’ giving their lives

Lyric “Bones” as we see the pile of dead Spartans

Lyric
“I feel a conquering will down inside me, Strength, The strength of many to crush
Who might stop me, My strength is in number” during the scene when the army is ready to attack

Song transitions with the scene

The set-up: Just start both at the same time with the CD on repeat. Enjoy because this one rocks!

Start Saucerful of SEcrets right at the beginning of the track... sit back and prepare to have a religious expierence! A Requime for the masses...

I have quite a few classic cartoon & clip syncs running on my web site & youtube - www.fearnoartent.com -

High, Guys

Well, I haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd share a few things with you. My "rougues gallery" of syncs is now at eighteen if you can believe it. Author R. Gary Patterson is lining up national and international radio programs on which I'll appear as his guest (knock wood) beginning in the next couple of weeks. What's on my timeline now? "The Butterfly Effect" and Staind's "Break The Cycle", and it's awesome. Oh, and I finally got around to writing a press release which I've already sent out to a couple hundred places.

Apparently BoingBoing thinks it's just way too cool for them, but I did hear back from SKUNK magazine and they want to do a full spread!

So, submitted for your reading enjoyment, here's the press release...

--- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ---

ROLLING STONE NAMES DEVILLE "KING OF THE STONER ROCK MOVIES"

07-25-2008 Atlanta, GA - Earlier this year, just in time for 4/20, Rolling Stone discovered an artist, known as "The DeVille", who combines classic rock albums with classic movies. It has long been known that eerie synchronicities exist between MGM's "The Wizard Of Oz" and Pink Floyd's "The Dark Side Of The Moon", and The DeVille’s mix is regarded world wide as the very best, with the most precise synchronization. But that was only the beginning…

Since his original 1999 mash-up, "The Dark Side Of Oz", The DeVille has perfected the art form. At his web site, www.SyncMovies.com, you will find such compelling combinations as "Night Of The Living Zombie" (Rob Zombie’s "Hellbilly Deluxe" meets George A. Romero‘s "Night Of The Living Dead"), "Fellowship Of The IV" (Peter Jackson’s "Fellowship Of The Ring" meets Led Zeppelin’s "IV"), and "Nevermind The Memento" (Nirvana’s "Nevermind" meets Christopher Nolan’s "Memento").

"Sometimes it’s the movie first, sometimes it’s one line in a song - whether a conversation or a dream, synchronicity is my constant source of inspiration", says The DeVille. "Psychologist Carl Jung defined this phenomenon, but that really doesn’t explain it. You can only experience it."

The DeVille’s gallery currently contains eighteen completed multimedia masterworks. "The DeVille is the man, watch his movies if you dare!", declares Rolling Stone editor Evan Schlansky. In his article "Meet The King Of Stoner Rock Movies", Mr. Schlansky praises The DeVille‘s collection calling "Fellowship Of The IV", "The one sync to rule them all!" Renowned rock historian R. Gary Patterson, author of "Tales From The Darkside: Rock & Roll Myths, Legends And Curses", simply states, "They’re the best Christmas present I ever got!"

Despite the resistance of most major media labels, the devout mash-up audience continues to grow worldwide via the internet, disco raves and that most powerful marketing instrument: word of mouth. Syncs by The DeVille have been showcased in venues around the world, from theaters and clubs to planetariums and television. "I currently have fifty two additional mash-ups in various stages of development", The DeVille revealed. "My muse won’t let me rest".

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Contact Giles Shepherd
Phone: 678-754-5372
Email: tronicmale@yahoo.com
Web site: http://www.SyncMovies.com

LINKS
http://www.SynchronicityArkive.com/
Rolling Stone article: http://www.tinyurl.com/thedeville
Google search results for "Wizard Of Oz" + "Pink Floyd" - 300,000 links

Very good class. You have drawn beautiful pictures of your summer vacation. I would like you each to stand in front of the class and tell us about your picture.

We have Trish's picture of Disney World. Trish gets up and walks to the front of the class. She has pretty bows in her hair. She explains how Disney World if full of family fun. See all the smiles, butterflies, and rainbows.

Next is Mike's pictures of the beach. Mike shuffles up front and explains how fun it was to bond with his Dad while fishing. See the picture of the two people fishing.

Next is…well… Karl's? Now maybe Karl can explain his picture, Ey? Karl walks up front looking a little wild eyed. Karl starts to describe his picture. "These are ..."

The teacher interrupts, "Those triangle buildings, those pyramids! Did you go to Egypt?"

Karl shakes his head, "No".

The Teacher continues, "Those people walking around the pyramids look like blue cartoon characters! Did you go to 'Toonworld' for vacation?"

Again Karl shakes his head, "No."

The Teacher continues, "And what about those flying objects? Your planes do not have any wings and there are purple bug eyed people looking out the windows? You went to Cape Canaveral this summer didn't you?"

Again Karl shakes his head, "No."

The befuddled teacher continues, "And what about that car being towed in the air by one of the rockets! Is that your family in the flying station wagon?"

Finally, Karl says, "Yes!"

The perplexed teacher continues, "And what about those giants on the hills?"

At last Karl gets to speak, "Oh... those! They are not giants. They are geoglyphs. During the summer solstice, ey, they depict Vangelis' 1984 'Soil Festivities' starting 7 minutes and 1 second after you see the spaceship following the intermission in Kubrick's, '2001: A Space Odyssey'. I call it 'Solstice Festivities'."

The red faced teacher states, "Karl, you did not complete the assignment as instructed. This is not your 'summer vacation'. You drew some alien invasion. Go stand in the corner with the dunce cap. I can see this is going to be a long school year."

Later at lunch, the other children taunt Karl. "Look out spaceboy! Here comes another UFO!" as they throw an empty milk carton at his head.

Unpause Pink Floyd's "The Division Bell" track 1 from time 0:00 when you see ripples in the water just before the water worm shows up in "The Abyss" Special Edition (171 minutes long). Then play track 10 "Lost For Words". After 10 finishes, play 2 through 9 back to back and skip to track 11.

The regular edition of "The Abyss" has different scenes which mess up the timing.