SYNChronicles: Syncing Music to Film

By: Dav I.D.

This has to be one of my most barely indulged hobbies.
Well, that’s about to change.

CALLING ALL AUDIOPHILES, CINEPHILES, AND AUDIOCINEPHILES:
Its time to put our collective ears and eyes together into one big mass of synchronicity. If you’ve found any amazing combinations of music and film, please list them here so we can build this list!
Full albums are ideal, but if there’s a particular song that fits with a scene somewhere, why not include it?"
Try to come up with a neat title for your combination, and the appropriate moment to sync the two.

Unfortunately, I have only touched the surface of playing albums over movies- but who HASN’T done Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon with The Wizard of Oz? (“Well, I’m not a stoner…”) That one’s easily the most popular, so I’ll list it first.

1) “Dark Side of the Rainbow,” suggested by Dav I.D. (But not really)

FILM: The Wizard of Oz (1939)
ALBUM: Pink Floyd: The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
SYNC: Begin album @ 3rd lion’s roar, the first time the MGM logo appears during the movie.

2) “Reanimated Animals,” suggested by Dav I.D.

FILM: The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
ALBUM: Pink Floyd: Animals (1977)
SYNC: Begin album and movie at the same time.

3) “Dreaming Neon Sunrise,” suggested by Dav I.D.

SCENE: “The Man” meets with “The Woman from the City,” from Sunrise (1927)
SONG: Nevermore: Dreaming Neon Black (1999)
SYNC: Begin song when you see the long tracking shot begin of “The Man” walking outside to meet “The Woman from the City” for the first time.

4) “LAX/THE DARK KNIGHT” suggested by CHARLES DECKERT

SCENE: The underground truck chase sequence, from The Dark Knight (2008)
SONG: Tom Rothrock: LAX (2004)
SYNC: After the Joker hijacks the big rig, he takes it underground to pursue Harvey Dent in the SWAT car. Wait for the first camera angle of the side of Joker’s truck. Start LAX right before Joker and his goons slide the truck’s side door open to begin the attack.
NOTE: LAX is a song not available for purchase anywhere. You can find it on YouTube, however.

• 01
  The Wizard of Oz
  Victor Fleming
• 02
  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  Robert Wiene
• 03
  Sunrise
  F.W. Murnau
• 04
  The Dark Knight
  Christopher Nolan