The short then long description of DSOTM to Oz

Synchronicity first-half overview: Mellow Rock with a relatively low tension level. This half of the experience has been viewed by many and utilizes the general consensus of the Third Roar Theory (for info on this theory, take a look at the Synch Arkive posting here). There are many web sites already pertaining to this classic experience. You can also keep scrolling down for the longer version with movie images for visual reference.

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During Speak To Me:
Dissolve to Director Mervyn LeRoy is on musical transition between "Speak to Me" and "Breathe."
 
During Breathe:
Auntie Em puts her head over the chicken coop to "Breathe...breathe in the air."
Dorothy turns her head and looks back to "Look around..."
Dorothy touches Hickory's arm to "And all you touch..."
Hunk hits his thumb with his hammer to "...the work is done."
Dorothy balancing herself on the pig pen fence to "...balanced on the biggest wave..."
Dorothy falls into pig pen to "You race towards an early grave."
 
During On The Run:
Auntie Em seems to scold everyone to quiet background lyrics.
While Dorothy's singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow song, lyrics say "Live for today, gone for tomorrow...that's me."
Song ends peacefully when the sunbeams come through the clouds.
 
During Time:
Miss Gultch appears on her bike to the alarm bells.
Uncle Henry sits & shrugs to start of lyrics after Auntie Em tells off Miss Gultch.
Toto peeks out of the basket to "Peeking around..."
Dorothy's running away from home to "No one told you when to run... "
Prof. Marvel helps Dorothy with her chair from behind her to "...to come up behind you again..."
Prof. Marvel is telling Dorothy about Auntie Em to "Home, Home again..."
Dorothy leaves Prof. Marvel who is also the Wizard) to lyrics "Hear the softly spoken magic spell."
 
During The Great Gig in the Sky:
Dorothy confronts and battles high winds while the tornado is coming closer to perilous music vocals.
GITS: Dorothy gets knocked out by flying window in perfect synch. to musical transition.
Miss Gultch fades into the Wicked Witch of the West in synch with the vocals.
Song ends a few moments after the house hits the ground and Dorothy walks towards the front door.
 
During Money:
Song starts when movie goes to colour.
Damn if the Munchkins don't do a royal 'hammer-time' to the funky groove!
Munchkins seemingly march to the beat.
When the mayor comes out to do his babble, the softer background lyrics say "...I certainly was in the race..." (Political race?)
 
During Us And Them:
Lullaby League dance and twirl to echoing "Us...and them..."
Lollipop Guild undulates and hands Dorothy a lollipop to echoing "Me...and you..."
 
First close-up of the Wicked Witch of the West to "Black..." Then cut-scene to Dorothy wearing her blue dress to "...and blue..."
Multidimensionality with Dorothy and the Wicked Witch to the lyrics "...And who knows which is which and who is who."
 
The Wicked Witch of the East's feet disappear under house to echoing "...and down..."
Glinda and the Wicked Witch share words to "...it's a battle of words..."
Wicked Witch points to Glinda, her fingers look like a pointed gun to "...said the Man with the gun..."
Wicked Witch disappears in fireball to piano transition.
Glinda flies away in her sphere-mobile to echoing "...and out..."
Munchkins part from the Yellow Brick Road so Dorothy can skip her way out of Munchkin Land to "Out of the way, it's a busy day..."
 
During Any Colour You Like:
Dorothy meets the Scarecrow to sweet Pink Floyd funk.
 
During Brain Damage:
The looney Scarecrow begins his dance and a tuff of grass falls to the ground to "The lunatic is on the grass."
Dorothy is talking to trees to "There's someone in my head but it's not me."
 
During Eclipse:
Dorothy beats on the Tin Man's chest to the sound of a heart beating.

The long description of DSOTM to Oz

Track 1a : 3:57 : Speak To Me - (Track time shared with Breathe)

Press PLAY on your CD player to the third (3rd) Lion's roar. Music fades in slowly.

First DSOTM Timing Marker : Dissolve to Director Mervyn LeRoy is on musical transition between "Speak to Me" and "Breathe."
 

Track 1b : 3:57 : Breathe - Vocals by Roger Waters

Same virtual second track name as TFOTL

Auntie Em puts her head over the chicken coop to "Breathe...breathe in the air."
Second DSOTM Timing Marker : Dorothy turns her head and looks back to "Look around..."
Dorothy touches Hickory's arm to "And all you touch..."
Hunk hits his thumb with hammer to "...the work is done."
Third DSOTM Timing Marker : Dorothy balancing herself on fence to "...balanced on the biggest wave..."
Dorothy falls into pig pen to "You race towards an early grave."

Track 2 : 3:31 : On The Run - instrumental

Auntie Em seems to scold everyone to quiet background lyrics.
While Dorothy's singing Somewhere Over the Rainbow song, lyrics say "Live for today, gone for tomorrow...that's me." when she's leaning against the bail of hay.
Song ends peacefully when the sunbeams come through the clouds.

Track 3 : 7:05 : Time - Vocals by Roger Waters

Miss Gultch appears on her bike to the alarm bells.
Uncle Henry sits & shrugs to start of lyrics after Auntie Em tells off Miss Gultch.
Toto peeks out of the basket to "Peeking around..."
Dorothy's running away from home and makes it to the bridge to "No one told you when to run... "
Prof. Marvel helps Dorothy with her chair from behind to "...to come up behind you again..."
Prof. Marvel is telling Dorothy about Auntie Em to "Home, Home again..."
Dorothy leaves Professor. Marvel to last lyrics "Hear the softly spoken magic spell."

Track 4 : 4:47 : The Great Gig In The Sky - instrumental Vocals by Clare Torry

Quiet background lyrics when Auntie Em is hollering for Dorothy.
Dorothy confronts and battles high winds while the tornado is coming closer.
Dorothy gets knocked out by flying window in perfect synch. to musical transition.
Dorothy watches her family and Gultch fly outside the window. Miss Gultch fades into the Wicked Witch of the West in synch with the vocals.
Song ends a few moments after the house hits the ground and Dorothy walks towards the front door.

Track 5 : 6:23 : Money - Vocals by Roger Waters

Song starts exactly when movie goes to colour.
Damn if the Munchkins don't do a royal 'hammer-time' to the funky groove!
Munchkins seemingly march to the beat.
When the mayor comes out to do his babble, the softer background lyrics say "...I certainly was in the race..." Political race?

 

Track 6 : 7:48 : Us And Them - Vocals by Roger Waters

Same longest track position as TFOTL: 4th from last

Lullaby League dance and twirl to echoing "Us...and them..."
Lollipop Guild undulates and hands Dorothy a lollipop to echoing "Me...and you..."
 
First close-up of the Wicked Witch of the West to "Black..."
Cut-scene to Dorothy wearing her blue dress to "...and blue..."
A sense of multidimensionality here for Dorothy between Glinda and the Wicked Witch to previously sung lyrics "...And who knows which is which and who is who."
 
The Wicked Witch of the East's feet disappear under house to echoing "...and down..."
 
Glinda and the Wicked Witch share words to "...it's a battle of words..."
Wicked Witch disappears in fireball to piano transition.
 
Glinda flies away in her sphere-mobile to echoing "...and out..."
 
Munchkins part from the Yellow Brick Road so Dorothy can skip her way out of Munchkin Land to "Out of the way, it's a busy day...I've got things on my mind..."

Track 7 : 3:25 : Any Colour You Like - instrumental

Dorothy meets the Scarecrow to sweet Pink Floyd funk.

Track 8 : 3:50 : Brain Damage - Vocals by Roger Waters

Scarecrow begins dance sequence and a tuff of grass falls to the ground to "The lunatic is on the grass."
Dorothy is talking to trees to "There's someone in my head but it's not me."
Dorothy turns her head towards Scarecrow to "You shout and no one seems to hear."
 

 

 

Track 9 : 2:06 : Eclipse - Vocals by Roger Waters

Dorothy beats on the Tin Man's chest to the sound of a heart beating.
 
FInal background lyrics of the DSOTM CD...
"There is no Dark Side of the Moon really....As a matter of fact, it's all dark."

DSOTM CD end.

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