discovered by Andrew Wendland in Dec. 2001 | |
revealed 31.12.2001 | |
sync length = movie length (approx. 1 hour 59 minutes) | |
start CD at the beginning of the movie when "An RKO Radio Picture" appears | |
repeat CD until the end of the movie | |
inspired by Nick Mason interview on page 73 of January 2002 Maxim magazine |
Some things I noticed:
Cluster One
What Do You Want from Me
"Look around this room tonight... Settle in your seat" as men are gathered in a meeting.
"You can have anything you want" refers to the wealthy Mr. Kane.
"You can own everything you see" and "Sell your soul for complete control" refer to Mr. Kane.
Poles Apart
"Did you know it was going to go so wrong for you?" and "you were always the golden boy then" refer to Mr. Kane.
"Did you realize what you'd become?" as Mr. Kane's in a wheelchair.
"stared out the steel in your eyes" as the movie projector finishes the film.
"The rain fell slow, down on all the roofs of uncertainty" as it rains on the roofs.
"I thought of you and the years and all the sadness fell away from me" as former wife of Mr. Kane is sitting at a table crying.
Marooned
Metal door looks like face in artwork for Marooned.
A Great Day for Freedom
Everybody reading newspapers, and the artwork shows newspapers.
Wearing the Inside Out
Lyrics describe Charles Foster Kane.
Take It Back
Coming Back to Life
"Coming back to life" refers to Kane bringing the newspaper back to life.
The girls dance to the music.
An ice sculpture of two faces facing each other in the film is very similar to the album cover concept.
Keep Talking
Trophy has similar shape as the monkey face in the artwork.
"Keep Talking" as people describe Mr. Kane's past.
Lost for Words
Lost for Words is fitting title for scene between Mr. Kane and his wife.
"When the Right One walks out of the door" as Mr. Kane's second wife walks through a door.
"So I open my door" as she opens the door to her home.
High Hopes
"Flag unfurled" as the banners are shown.
Mr. Kane has high hopes of becoming elected to office as governor.
"Hi, is that Charlie?" at the end of album giving subtle clues about Charlie Kane.
Cluster One
What Do You Want from Me
"You can have anything you want" as he marries singer.
Poles Apart
Marooned
A Great Day for Freedom
"raised a cry" as the curtain was raised.
Flowers are on stage, flowers in the room, and flowers in the artwork for this song.
Wearing the Inside Out
"But still the screen is flickering" as the bulb flickers out.
"I'm creeping back to life" as woman is recovering from overdose.
Take It Back
"The earth was on fire" as the fire cooks the roasts.
"She will take it back some day" as wife takes back her own life by leaving Charlie.
Coming Back to Life
A beach is in the background just like in the artwork.
Keep Talking
Trophy appears again during same song that it appeared prior.
Lost for Words
After all the credits, a door slams right at the very end of the film.