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Synchronicities

The most popular Pink Floyd synch theory is undoubtedly Dark Side of the Moon with The Wizard of Oz, commonly referred to as “Dark Side of the Rainbow”. Some people think Pink Floyd purposely created the Dark Side of the Moon to match up with Wizard of Oz. We personally think it’s a big coincidence, but you can be the judge of that!

Click here for our in depth page devoted to the Dark Side of the Moon and Wizard of Oz synch

With thanks to Andrew C. Wendland, we also list over 50 other listings of Pink Floyd related Synchronizations.

Courtesy: The Pink Floyd Movie Synchronization Story

The Pink Floyd albums are listed in chronological order with the corresponding movie. In some cases, only part of the movie lines up with the album, but in the majority of cases, the entire movie can be played to music. A description of each sync appears by clicking on its title. I find that playing a movie with the Closed Captioning helps to follow the movie plot and themes, while performing the sync.

Along with each album and movie, I list my rating (grading) of the quality of the synchronization.

1. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
with The War of the Worlds (1952)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in July 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 25 minutes)

2. A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
with The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Todd Ellis and Andrew Wendland in April 2003

found in time for the 35th Anniversary of the album’s release

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 32 minutes)

3. More (1969)
with The Ten Commandments (1956)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Todd Ellis and Andrew Wendland in March 2002

sync length = album length (approx. 45 minutes)

soundtrack to the movie More

4. Ummagumma – Studio Album (1969)
with Gigi (1958)

sync grade = A

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Nov./Dec. 1997

sync length = album length (approx. 47 minutes)

soundtrack to the movie Zabriskie Point

5. Atom Heart Mother (1970)
with Doctor Zhivago (1965)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Nov./Dec. 1997

sync length = album length (approx. 52 minutes)

6. Relics (1971)
with The Beatles’ Yellow Submarine (1968)

sync grade = B-

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Feb. 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 30 minutes)

7. Meddle (1971)
with Gone with the Wind (1939)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Nov./Dec. 1997

sync length = album length (approx. 47 minutes)

8. Obscured by Clouds (1972)
with A Clockwork Orange (1971)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Dec. 1999

sync length = album length (approx. 40 minutes)

soundtrack to the movie La Vallee (The Valley)

9. Ummagumma (1969), Atom Heart
Mother (1970) or Meddle (1971)
with 2001 – A Space Odyssey (1968)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Kenny Dreamx, Jimmy Heidecker, and Andrew Wendland (completed in April 2002)

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 19 minutes)

play various pieces from each of these albums to cover the entire movie

10. Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
with The Wizard of Oz (1939)

sync grade = A

discoverer unknown

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 41 minutes)

11. Wish You Were Here (1975)
with It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)

sync grade = A

discovered by Jeff Stillman and Andrew Wendland in Nov. 1997

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 12 minutes)

12. Animals (1977)
with Casablanca (1942)

sync grade = A

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Nov./Dec. 1997

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 43 minutes)

13. Animals (1977)
with The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (1966)

sync grade = B

discovered by Scott Goia (tracks reordered by Andrew Wendland in April 2002)

sync length = song length + album length (approx. 43 minutes)

play Pigs on the Wing (Part 2) first, then play the whole album from the beginning

14. The Wall (1979)
with Alice in Wonderland (1951)

sync grade = A

discoverer unknown

sync length = movie length (approx. 75 minutes)

must skip the song "Comfortably Numb" on the album

75 minutes divides evenly into 25 songs (75/25 = 3)

songs in the Pink Floyd movie The Wall

15. The Wall (1979)
with Apocalypse Now (1979)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Marco DeConno

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 33 minutes)

songs in the Pink Floyd movie The Wall

play disc 1, then play disc 2, then play disc 1, then play most of disc 2

16. A Collection of Great Dance Songs (1981)
with Around the World in 80 Days (1956)

sync grade = B

discovered by Todd Ellis and Andrew Wendland in March 2002

sync length = 2 times the album length (approx. 1 hour 26 minutes)

17. The Final Cut (1983)
with The Longest Day (1962)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Dec. 1999

sync length = album length (approx. 43 minutes)

side 1 of the album at the beginning of the movie (6 songs); side 2 of the album at the end of the movie (6 songs) — a "final cut"

18. Works (1983)
with Fantasia (1940)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Feb. 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 5 minutes)

19. A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
with Sayonara (1957)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Nov./Dec. 1997

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 28 minutes)

20. Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
with Dune (1984)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in March 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 17 minutes)

21. Delicate Sound of Thunder (1988)
with Highlander (1986)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Oct. 2004

revealed on 20.10.04

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 50 minutes)

22. The Division Bell (1994)
with The Sound of Music (1965)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Nov./Dec. 1997

sync length = 2 times the album length (approx. 2 hours 13 minutes)

23. The Division Bell (1994)
with Planet of the Apes (1967)

sync grade = B

discovered by Kenny Dreamx

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 52 minutes)

24. The Division Bell (1994)
with Citizen Kane (1941)

sync grade = A

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Dec. 2001

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 59 minutes)

inspired by Nick Mason interview on page 73 of January 2002 Maxim magazine

25. Pulse (1995)
with Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in March 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 17 minutes)

play disc 1, then play disc 2

26. Pulse (1995)
with 2010 – The Year We Make Contact (1984)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in March 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 56 minutes)

play disc 2, then play disc 1

27. Is There Anybody Out There? – The Wall Live (2000)
with Star Wars (1977)

sync grade = A

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Mar. 2004

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 4 minutes)

play all of disc 1, then play all of disc 2, then play beginning of disc 1

28. Is There Anybody Out There? – The Wall Live (2000)
with Alien (1979)

sync grade = A

discovered by Andrew Wendland in April 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 56 minutes)

play all of disc 2, then play all of disc 1, then play beginning of disc 2

29. Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001)
with E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Andrew C. Wendland in Nov. 2001

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 55 minutes) = 17 tracks

play all of disc 1 (tracks 1-13) starting with Astronomy Domine

play beginning of disc 2 (tracks 1-4) ending with Comfortably Numb

30. Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001)
with One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Andrew C. Wendland in Dec. 2001

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 14 minutes) = 23 tracks

play part of disc 2 (tracks 5-13) starting with When the Tigers Broke Free

play all of disc 1 (tracks 1-13)

play beginning of disc 2 (track 1)

31. Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (2001)
with K-PAX (2001)

Method #1

sync grade = B

proposed by a few

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 1 minute)

play all of disc 1 starting with Astronomy Domine

play beginning of disc 2 until the end of the film

Method #2

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Dec. 2004

revealed on 21.12.04

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 1 minute)

play part of disc 2 (tracks 5-13) starting with When the Tigers Broke Free

play all of disc 1

32. The Final Cut (2004)
with Patton (1970)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Feb. 2006

revealed 16.04.06

sync length = album length (approx. 46 minutes)

must use 2004 version with the bonus track "When the Tigers Broke Free"

this is the "final" Pink Floyd sync

33. Music of Pink Floyd – Orchestral Maneuvers (1989)
with Twilight Zone – The Movie (1983)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland on 09.04.05

revealed 16.04.2005

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 41 minutes)

34. Us and Them – Symphonic Pink Floyd (1995)
with Dragonslayer (1981)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Dec. 2004

revealed 01.01.2005

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 49 minutes)

35. Syd Barrett – The Madcap Laughs (1970)
with The Graduate (1967)

sync grade = B

discovered by Todd Ellis and Andrew Wendland in Nov. 2004

revealed on 21.12.04

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 46 minutes)

36. Syd Barrett – Barrett (1970)
with The Fly (1958)

sync grade = B-

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Nov. 2004

revealed on 07.11.04

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 34 minutes)

37. Syd Barrett – Opel (1988)
with The Shining (1980)

sync grade = B-

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Nov. 2004

revealed on 21.12.04

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 24 minutes)

38. Syd Barrett – Octopus (1992)
with The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in April 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 40 minutes)

39. Syd Barrett – Wouldn’t You Miss Me? (2001)
with Edward Scissorhands (1990)

sync grade = B

discovered by Todd Ellis and Andrew Wendland in April 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 45 minutes)

40. David Gilmour (1978)
with Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Dec. 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 51 minutes)

41. David Gilmour – About Face (1984)
with Blade Runner (1982)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in May 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 2 minutes)

42. David Gilmour – On an Island (2006)
with Cast Away (2000)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Andrew Wendland on 07.03.06

revealed on 09.03.06

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 23 minutes)

43. Nick Mason – Fictitious Sports (1981)
with Rollerball (1975)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in March 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 5 minutes)

44. Nick Mason & Rick Fenn – Profiles (1985)
with Batman The Movie (1966)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in April 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 45 minutes)

45. Ron Geesin & Roger Waters – Music from The Body (1970)
with Metropolis (1926)

sync grade = B

discovered by Bob Carroll

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 55 minutes)

46. Roger Waters – The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking (1984)
with Psycho (1960)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Jan. 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 49 minutes)

47. Roger Waters – Radio K.A.O.S. (1987)
with War Games (1983)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Dec. 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 53 minutes)

48. Roger Waters – Amused to Death (1992)
with King Kong (1976)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Jan. 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 14 minutes)

49. Roger Waters – Amused to Death (1992)
with King Kong (1933)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Aug. 2004

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 40 minutes)

50. Roger Waters – In the Flesh (2000)
with Escape from New York (1981)

sync grade = B+

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Jan. 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 39 minutes)

play disc 1, then play disc 2

51. Roger Waters – In the Flesh (2000)
with Apollo 13 (1995)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Feb. 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 20 minutes)

play disc 2, then play disc 1

52. Roger Waters – Flickering Flame (2002)
with Chariots of Fire (1981)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Feb. 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 4 minutes)

53. Roger Waters – Ca Ira (2005)
with Les Miserables in Concert – The Dream Cast (1995)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Sept. 2006

revealed on 18.09.06

sync length = concert length (approx. 2 hours 27 minutes)

play all of disc 2

play all of disc 1

play most of disc 2

54. Richard Wright – Wet Dream (1978)
with Niagara (1953)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in March 2003

sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 29 minutes)

55. Rick Wright – Broken China (1996)
with The Abyss (1989)

sync grade = B

discovered by Andrew Wendland in Dec. 2002

sync length = movie length (approx. 2 hours 23 minutes)

Other Synch’s
Eliza Wren’s mash-up of “Return to Oz” – the sequel to “The Wizard of Oz”, which was inspired by the Dark Side of The Rainbow synch.

For more info, visit: Eliza Wren’s Return to Oz Project

7 responses about “Synchronicities”

1. Kevin said:
   November 2nd, 2011 at 8:16 pm

   I found a great sync to be the animated Alice in Wonderland with Echoes starting disc one at the beginning. Some really cool syncs.

   A frind of mine discovered that in the Dark Side of the Rainbow sync if after DSotM completes, that if you begin Animals at that point instead of starting DSotM again, incredible syncs happen, maybe better than the first part of the film. Try it out!

   enjoy!

   Kevin

2. Kevin said:
   November 2nd, 2011 at 8:18 pm

   Oh, by “Echoes” above ^ , I of course meant the the best of set, and not just the song.

   -Kevin

3. Andreas said:
   November 20th, 2011 at 8:41 am

   I found out that The Adventures of Mark Twain and Dark side of the moon synchronize REALLY well! its crazy.. check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwXR9nCnOF4

4. Gene said:
   December 15th, 2011 at 11:01 am

   The best sync for me is “Echoes” with the digitally remastered version of “2001 A Space Odyssey”. The sync on this one very tight and amazing. The key is to start the movie at chapter 28, then 3.14 seconds later (the value of Pi) start “Echoes”. You will be in for a treat. The music ends as the movie fades to credits.

5. Gene said:
   December 15th, 2011 at 12:40 pm

   I forgot to add: Notice how the mood of the music also tracks the video. This is especially noticeable when the movie changes to the scenes where you are gliding over an alien landscape.

   I worked on the timing for a long time. A 3 second start delay for the music is about the best you can do by hand. I used a Harmony remote to program a macro which allowed me to precisely adjust the delay time to approximate the value of Pi.

   Enjoy!
   Gene

6. Gene said:
   December 15th, 2011 at 12:44 pm

   I would add a postscript to express my feelings that this sync is an A+

7. BK said:
   January 31st, 2012 at 10:52 pm

   This is rather complex, but to learn how to sync 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Shining, and The Wall all at the same time, go to http://iahuasca.blogspot.com. There are some screenshots there as well as detailed instructions. Thanks for your time.