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The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Official Music Video)

ChemicalBrothersVEVO · 16.1M views · 2009-03-11 · 3:59

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Overview

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.

On Hacker News

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

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2013–2025

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Music performance & songsAnimation & visual effects
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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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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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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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