Behind The Scenes Secrets: The Wizard Of Oz

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The Wizard of Ozwas a hit during its time and has remained a classic even until today. The film was nominated for many Oscars including Best Visual Effects, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Picture, and won for Best Original Music Score. In 1989, the film was recognized on an even greater scale and marked for its contribution to history.The Wizard of Ozwas recognized as being “culturally significant” to the United States of America by the United States Library of Congress and has since preserved the film in the National Film Registry. The film was recognized again in 2007, when it was selected to be on the list of Unesco’s Memory of the World Register, which is an international list of significant “memories”.

Dark Side of The Rainbow

The idea of the Dark Side of The Rainbow refers to the pairing of the Pink Floyd album “The Dark Side of the Moon” andThe Wizard of Oz. The synchronicity between the two gives the effect that the two were created to respond to one another, although this is not the case. The result is a music video-like effect, and it is commonly referred to as the Dark Side of The Rainbow. The origination of the link between the two seems to derive from a message board of Pink Floyd fans back in 1995 and has since spread into nearly mainstream notoriety. Pink Floyd band members have since commented on the interesting spectacle. David Gilmour, the singer and guitar player of Pink Floyd, said that it’s just a coincidence and even tried it for himself. Pink Floyd drummer, Nick Mason, similarly joked that the album was definitely based onThe Wizard of Oz, but ratherThe Sound of Music.