“the video for the song, which might explain its choice”
The music video for the song used in the train ride.
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And of course, the video for the song, which might explain its choice: Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar this video
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Official Music Video)
16.1M views · Mar 11, 2009 · 3:59 · 0 HN recommenders · 5 mentions · discussed 2013–2025
The official music video for The Chemical Brothers' Star Guitar, directed by Michel Gondry. Visuals of a passing landscape are synced to elements of the music.
Why Hacker News points people here: Brought up as the reference point whenever something shows visuals tightly synced to music or train-ride scenery.
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“Reminds me of Star Guitar's music video”
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Neat. Reminds me of Star Guitar's music video, which I assume was just done by hand in After Effects or something. this video
“Reminds me of the music video for Star Guitar by the Chemical Brothers”
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Reminds me of the music video for Star Guitar by the Chemical Brothers: this video The game looks really beautiful and I would not have guessed it’s running on Pico-8. Wonderful!
“The syncing of the visuals to the music brings to mind the video for”
Music video with visuals synced to the music.
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The syncing of the visuals to the music brings to mind the video for The Chemical Brothers’ Star Guitar: this video
“That's Gondry at his most Gondryesque.”
Gondry's music video work with recurring themes.
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That's Gondry at his most Gondryesque. There are connected themes in some of his other music videos: The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar this video The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be link Daft Punk - Around The World link The White Stripes - The Hardest Button To Button - link