DSOTM fans, We did find some startling syncronicities while listening to DSOTM as the sound track to Wizard of OZ. Maybe the PAL/NTSC CD/record conversion has altered the timing slightly- we had to resync the cd on 'money' to when WOZ changes to color...
The highlight was most certainly: " The munchkin soldiers march to the beat, most notibly when they bring their arms to their chests."
Our DSOTM CD ended prematurely before the WOZ, perhaps the 'record' is longer ? There were apparently 5 different versions of DSOTM out there...
There is certainly plenty of room for sceptics and non-believers, however you be the judge...
I must acknowledge this source for the material that prompted us to experiment with this syncronicity phenomenon:
> This page is dedicated to analysing the effect of playing the album > Dark Side of The Moon by Pink Floyd as the soundtrack to the movie The > Wizard of Oz. > > I. To begin, it is imperative that you begin the CD just as the MGM > Lion roars for the third time. You will know if you are on if the > transition from Speak to Me and Breathe occurs just as the credit for > the producer appears. If the appearance of the credit hits the music > EXACTLY, then all is good. It is also necessary to set the CD player > on repeat so that the CD begins again immediately upon its finish. > > II. Different parts of the CD apply to different parts of the movie in > different ways. Sometimes the lyrics will coincide with the scene. > Sometimes the characters will accentuate the beat (particularly the > hi-hat). So on and so on. The effects of this phenominon become much > more evident in the middle of the movie during the time that Dorothy > meets the Lion, Tin Man, and Scarecrow. > > * III. First Black and White Scene > > o The lyric "balanced on the biggest wave" is sung just as > Dorothy is balancing on the fence, and "On The Run" starts > just as Dorothy falls of the fence. This creates a much > "darker" feel than the movie by itself could. > o As Antie Em is yapping, a female voice can be heard in the > background of the album that stops just as Auntie Em stops > runnning her mouth. > o Dorothy turns around and looks down just as the lyics "look > around. Choose your own ground" are sung. > o As Dorothy is singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow, she will > often look up at the planes flying by in the music. > o A verse in Somewhere Over The Rainbow is "Birds fly, why > can't I?" In the song Breathe, there is a verse that is "For > long you live and high you fly." > o Toto appears to be laughing at Dorothy as the laugh is heard > in the background. > o Chimes and Bells start ringing as the mean old lady rides up > on her bike. These fade when she gets off her bike, and she > gets hit by the fence to the beat of the music. When inside, > the music reflects the tone of the scene, especially the > change when Dorothy shifts her attention to different > characters. > o The words "Past Present, and Future can be read on a sign > outside of the fortune teller during the solo to "Time". > o The fortune teller tells Dorothy that she needs to go home > just as the lyric "Home, home again. I like to be there when > I can" is sung. > o The song "Great Gig in the Sky" begins just as Dorothy > leaves the fortune teller. The tornado in the background > takes on a "lazy" feel because of the music. This is a much > different feel than if the movie was watched without DSOTM. > o At approximately 3:35 in the "Pulse" version of Great Gig in > the Sky, a female voice whispers, "I never said I was afraid > of Dorothy". > o Drums kick in as the wind starts causing damage > o As soon as Dorothy gets knocked out, the singer tones down > and sings rather softly until the house lands. Great Gig in > The Sky ends when the house lands and Dorothy wakes up. In > fact, the music change occurs just as Dorothy opens her > eyes. > o The sounds of Money bring in the color part of the movie > just as Dorothy opens the door. > o The lyric "and racing around to come up behind you again" > from Time are sung just as the camera shot changes and shows > Dorothy from behind. > > * IV. Color Transition > > o The title Us and Them becomes very evident in this first > scene with the Munchkins. > o The Munchkins dance to the music, and one of them walks > across the screen while grooving to the bass line. > o The ballerinas enter on "us, us, us". The ballerina on the > left lip syncs some of the lyrics. > o The Lollipop Guild enters on "me, me, me". They even give > the lollipop to Dorothy on the beat. > o "Forward he cried" is sung just as Dorothy turns to face > forward. > o The good witch appears to play the guitar on her wand. She > also sways to the music. She even moves her fingers on the > wand as though she really were playing the guitar. > o The munchkin soldiers march to the beat, most notibly when > they bring their arms to their chests. > o The wicked witch appears right on the words "black, black". > The words "blue, blue" seem to relate to Dorothy, but they > do not hit right on the camera switch to Dorothy. I am > assuming that this is true to accomodate a later coincidence > in the movie. > o "And who knows which is which and who is who" is also sung > in the scene during which the other wicked witch is > discovered under the house. witch is witch... > o The words "up, up" are sung as the wicked witch is on top of > the platform, and "down, down" are sung as she walks down > from the platform. > o "And in the end" is sung as the wicked witch of the east > disappears. > o "out, out, out" is sung as the good witch disappears. > o Notice the song change occurs right on the scene change. > > V. Scarecrow > > o The song Brain Damage is playing. > o The Scarecrow accentuates the wawa guitar. The guitar will > play whenever Dorothy or the Scarecrow talk. Their body > movements correlate with the guitar almost exactly. > o When the Scarecrow is dancing while singing, he dances to > the music. He really grooves to it too. > > VI. Tin Man > > o The heartbeat is playing as Dorothy is banging on the Tin > Man's chest. She pounds to the beat. > o The album repeats here and the heartbeat starts up again. > o When the Tin Man is all oiled up, he begins dancing right as > the beat kicks in. He also dances to the music. > o The Tin Man makes steam come up from his head to the hi-hat > beat. > > VII. Lion > > o The Lion's Roars correlate with the roar-like sounds in the > background. > o The Lion appears to be conducting the music as he speaks. > o He also appears to play the air-saxophone as the solo is > played. > o All three characters skip to the beat during the scene > change. > o A bat flying past the screen happens while an airplane flies > by on the CD. > > VII. Emerald Castle > > o Dorothy falls down to a music change. > o Dorothy knocks on the door to the beat. > o The horse and the characters in the castle are all moving to > the beat. > o A music change occurs as they begin to walk down the big > hallway. > o When in the Wizard room, the fire shoots up to the music. > o The Lion jumps out the window to "down, down". > o The wicked witch grooves to the music in the scene with > Dorothy. > o The chimes heard at the beginning with the mean lady on the > bike are now accentuated by the cheering crowd in the > hot-air balloon scene. > o Dorothy clicks her heals to the beat of the hi-hat. > > VIII. Home, Home Again > > o The words "home, home again" are sung just as Dorothy opens > her eyes. > o The words "and in the end, we're only ordinary men" are sung > when the three actors who play the Lion, Scarecrow, and Tin > Man are talking to Dorothy. > o There is aother music change just as the credits stop > rolling. > > VIV. Other Evident Themes > > o The cover of the album has a rainbow prism. The black and > white light hits the prism and turns to color. On the > original album, the prism on the back side of the album goes > from color to black and white just like the movie. > o The eye on the cover of the album Pulse, which has a > performance of all of DSOTM, has the bike, Dorothy, the Tin > Man, The Scarecrow, The Lion, and the Witch imbedded in it. > o The lyric "Race towards an early grave" is sung during a > close up of Dorothy. This may make reference to the fact > that Judy Garland died prematurely due to drug abuse. > > Song Title Themes > > o Speak To Me - In the opening scene of the movie, no one has > time to speak to Dorothy as they prepare for the storm. > o On the Run - An instrumental that doesn't sync up with a a > particular scene, but is a recurring theme in the movie: > + Running home in the opening > + Running away from home > + Running around during the storm > + Running from the wiched witch > o Great Gig in The Sky - Song begins as Dorothy is running > home during the storm. The title could apply to the tornado > or to the house spinning around in the sky. > o Money - Could make reference to the fact that this is the > first movie ever filmed in Technicolor. This song also > begins just as the color portion of the movie begins. It > should also be noted that the fact that the movie contained > color was a major selling point. > o Us and Them - Could mean humans and Munchkins, or good and > bad. > o Any Colour you Like - I apparent during the second > repitition of the album. The horse changes color > approximately 5 times. This is done on purpose by the makers > of the movie using gelatin on the horse. > o Brain Damage - The Scarecrow scene >
Date: Mon, 02 Jun 1997 10:58:11 +1000