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Film: King of the Railway
Album: The King of Limbs
Format: PAL/NTSC
Discovered By: Sam the Angel Fox
Set Up: Begin the album as soon as the movie begins.

Length of sync: 1 hour, 2 minutes and 10 seconds (Put album on repeat to cover movie length).

Connections

  • King of the Railway is the 8th Thomas & Friends Movie, while The King of Limbs is the 8th Radiohead album.
     
  • Both have similar titles.
     
  • The album title, The King of Limbs could be seen as King Godred in the film, and Limbs being Railway lines/train tracks. Making King Godred the "King of Limbs".

Lyrical/Musical connections

Bloom

  • A lot of on beat moments with Thomas & Percy playing.
     

  • The vocal melody starts showing a book of Sodor in the middle ages.
     

  • Trumpets are heard when it shows the king. After that a scattering sound is heard as it shows men stealing the crown.
     

  • “I’m moving out of orbit” - Showing Spencer arriving from the mainland back to Sodor.

Morning Mr. Magpie

  • “You got some nerve coming here” - Sir Norramby arrives at Tidmouth station, then when the lyric is repeated he leaves almost instantly.

Little By Little

  • “Little by little by hook or by crook, I’m such a tease and you’re such a flirt” - Spencer challenged Gordon to a race as they begin to race.
     

  • “The last one out of the box” - Percy carrying a flatbed of boxes.
     

  • ​“The job that kills you” - Spencer backs up into his train of trucks, showing him embarrassed.

Feral

  • Right after a strange sound is heard it cuts to show Thomas arriving at the docks.
     

  • Some of the trucks move in time with the music as they bump each other.

Lotus Flower

  • A chuffing sound is heard as it shows Thomas, Percy & James shunting from up above.
     

  • “I’ll set you free” - Percy puffing off, James watching him.
     

  • “Just to see what if, Just to see what is” - as the box opens to reveal what’s inside it.
     

  • “The darkness” - showing the engine sheds that night.
     

  • ​The song ends as Emily and Henry travel to the Steamworks.

Codex

  • “Emily and Henry stop as soon as Thom Yorke’s little vocal stops/as soon as the first piano chord is played.
     

  • “around” - the engines move closer to listen to Stephen.
     

  • “And innocent” - a close up of Percy giving a small smile.
     

  • The song calms as the workers restore Stephen.

Give Up the Ghost

  • “In your arms” - showing Jack filling a truck.
     

  • Trumpets are hard as the castle gate opens.
     

  • “In your arms” - as the engines enter the castle.

Separator

  • “Falling off the giant bird” - tools fall from above.
     

  • “all the weight I’ve been carrying” - Diesel pushing in a flatbed of boxes.
     

  • “In the eye of the beholder” - Stephen watches Diesel push a truck.
     

  • “this is over” - Thomas, Percy & James finish their work.
     

  • ​“If you think this is over, then you’re wrong” - Sir Norramby walks away only to be stopped by Percy who talks to him.

Second Play-through

Bloom

  • “I’m moving out of orbit” - Gordon and Spencer pull up next to the new engines.
     

  • “Jellyfish swim by” - As Caitlin and Conner leave.

Morning Mr. Magpie

  • The song starts as soon as it cuts to Thomas shunting.
     

  • “You got some nerve coming here” - The trucks pulling Thomas & Percy downhill.
     

  • “Give it back” - Thomas & Percy reverse the trucks out.
     

  • “You know you should, But you don’t” - Thomas asking around if anyone had seen Stephen, they reply with no as their answer.

Little By Little

  • “where it is I should look” - The Fat Controller tells Sir Norramby that he’ll send the Sodor Search and Rescue Centre out to look for Stephen.
     

  • “Complication” - as the search for Stephen continues.
     

  • ​“I don’t know where it is I should look” - Stephen looking for a way out of the mine.

Feral

  • The sound of the song complimenting the rescue effort.

Lotus Flower

  • The chuffing sound is heard again, only this time it shows Thomas’s wheels spinning as it is heard.
     

  • Clapping in the song is heard showing an audience’s applause.
     

  • “Listen to your heart” - Sir Norramby giving his speech.
     

  • “And now I set you free” - Sir Norramby showing the crown from the box.

Codex

  • The song begins as it show cases moments from the special, starting the credits.  

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