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The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Official Music Video)

The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Official Music Video)

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About this video

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.

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Brought up as the reference point whenever something shows visuals tightly synced to music or train-ride scenery.

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danmatan · 2013-09 · reference

And of course, the video for the song, which might explain its choice: Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar [VIDEO]

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monocasa · 2017-05 · reference

Neat. Reminds me of Star Guitar's music video, which I assume was just done by hand in After Effects or something. [VIDEO]

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Kimitri · 2021-02 · reference

Reminds me of the music video for Star Guitar by the Chemical Brothers: [VIDEO] The game looks really beautiful and I would not have guessed it’s running on Pico-8. Wonderful!

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flobosg · 2021-03 · reference

The syncing of the visuals to the music brings to mind the video for The Chemical Brothers’ Star Guitar: [VIDEO]

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twic · 2025-03 · reference

That's Gondry at his most Gondryesque. There are connected themes in some of his other music videos: The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar [VIDEO] The Chemical Brothers - Let Forever Be [LINK] Daft Punk - Around The World [LINK] The White Stripes - The Hardest Button To Button - [LINK]

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