- Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:12 pm
#37825
So, tonight, as a way to pass the time while I couldn't sleep, I set out to find a workable syncing of The Hook and Pull Gang and TCM.
Now, I have no frame of reference here, as I didn't catch any of the live performances/screenings. And I didn't have the patience to try and perfectly time each individual track, nor would I want to watch TCM hovering over my turntable in an attempt to get this exactly right. But what I did find is certain points in the movie where, if you start a side and let it play through, some things seem to work and match up - for the most part, anyway. YMMV.
(If it matters, I conducted this experiment using the 2008 Dark Sky Films Ultimate Edition blu-ray of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I watched with the audio from the re-score only - I didn't mix it with the original audio from the film.)
Side A - 1:05 - Music should start just as the date "August 18, 1973" appears onscreen. The corpse sculpture should appear with the change in music, and the title card comes in with the drums/main theme. Franklin's wheelchair tumble is still a little off, but this side syncs pretty well as a whole.
Side B - 21:03 - This is the one I am least sure of. If you start here, at the Old Man's BBQ joint with the girls at the soda machine, the music ends at what seems like the right time, but the syncing is honestly a mixed bag. As a whole, it works well enough, but the stings and changes are all over the place. The mallet hits will never be timed right. I need to just accept that.
Side C - 43:45 - This is the hardest side to sync, as the music fades in and finding a concrete starting time is difficult. Generally, the music should kick in shortly after Sally and Franklin are finished with their convo outside the van and we switch back to Jerry looking for Kirk. Initially it may not seem like it's working. In fact, "Kirk" won't sync up - at all. But by starting at this point, S.A.W is awesome, has a number of changes corresponding with action, and should last for the duration of the Leatherface/Sally extended chase, finishing as Sally falls through the door at the Old Man's place.
Side D - 1:04:04 - As Side C goes almost immediately into Side D, you're gonna have to pause on this one, unless you want to risk a super-quick flip. The headlights coming out of the darkness is the cue to start (and incidentally, if you have this version on blu, it is on or just before the start of chapter 10). This side probably works the best, and is definitely the big payoff.
So, this is a rough outline of what worked for me, but like I said, YMMV. I would love any feedback, especially if someone can find a starting point that works better for the B Side. I had a lot of fun watching this with the score (mostly) in sync. The album is so damn good. The fact that it works this well with the movie makes it all the more impressive.
Now, I have no frame of reference here, as I didn't catch any of the live performances/screenings. And I didn't have the patience to try and perfectly time each individual track, nor would I want to watch TCM hovering over my turntable in an attempt to get this exactly right. But what I did find is certain points in the movie where, if you start a side and let it play through, some things seem to work and match up - for the most part, anyway. YMMV.
(If it matters, I conducted this experiment using the 2008 Dark Sky Films Ultimate Edition blu-ray of Texas Chainsaw Massacre. I watched with the audio from the re-score only - I didn't mix it with the original audio from the film.)
Side A - 1:05 - Music should start just as the date "August 18, 1973" appears onscreen. The corpse sculpture should appear with the change in music, and the title card comes in with the drums/main theme. Franklin's wheelchair tumble is still a little off, but this side syncs pretty well as a whole.
Side B - 21:03 - This is the one I am least sure of. If you start here, at the Old Man's BBQ joint with the girls at the soda machine, the music ends at what seems like the right time, but the syncing is honestly a mixed bag. As a whole, it works well enough, but the stings and changes are all over the place. The mallet hits will never be timed right. I need to just accept that.
Side C - 43:45 - This is the hardest side to sync, as the music fades in and finding a concrete starting time is difficult. Generally, the music should kick in shortly after Sally and Franklin are finished with their convo outside the van and we switch back to Jerry looking for Kirk. Initially it may not seem like it's working. In fact, "Kirk" won't sync up - at all. But by starting at this point, S.A.W is awesome, has a number of changes corresponding with action, and should last for the duration of the Leatherface/Sally extended chase, finishing as Sally falls through the door at the Old Man's place.
Side D - 1:04:04 - As Side C goes almost immediately into Side D, you're gonna have to pause on this one, unless you want to risk a super-quick flip. The headlights coming out of the darkness is the cue to start (and incidentally, if you have this version on blu, it is on or just before the start of chapter 10). This side probably works the best, and is definitely the big payoff.
So, this is a rough outline of what worked for me, but like I said, YMMV. I would love any feedback, especially if someone can find a starting point that works better for the B Side. I had a lot of fun watching this with the score (mostly) in sync. The album is so damn good. The fact that it works this well with the movie makes it all the more impressive.
