The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Official Music Video)
Why Hacker News recommends it
Brought up as the reference point whenever something shows visuals tightly synced to music or train-ride scenery.
What it is
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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What Hacker News said
Cites danmatan · 2013-09 · on “London to Brighton train ride, 1953-2013 [video]”
And of course, the video for the song, which might explain its choice: Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar [this video]
Cites monocasa · 2017-05 · on “Music video showcasing procedurally generated graphics [video]”
Neat. Reminds me of Star Guitar's music video, which I assume was just done by hand in After Effects or something. [this video]
Cites Kimitri · 2021-02 · on “Cab Ride: Drive a train, forever, through a dreamlike land”
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!
Cites flobosg · 2021-03 · on “This Music Video Does Not Exist [video]”
The syncing of the visuals to the music brings to mind the video for The Chemical Brothers’ Star Guitar: [this video]
Cites twic · 2025-03 · on “Kylie Minogue song about a typeface”
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]