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Film: Bambi
Album: The Division Bell
Format: NTSC
Discovered By: Zephyr Ash Ostrowski
Set Up: Begin the album as soon as the movie begins.

Length of sync: 1 Hour 9 Minutes and 58 Seconds (Put album on repeat to cover movie length).

Notes: This sync was originally tested with the 1997 Masterpiece Collection VHS of the film, the DVD and Blu-ray releases will work as well.

Connections

  • According to Zephyr Ash, the four lights between the mouth on the cover could represent the three films that sync with the album: The Sound of Music, Planet of the Apes & Citizen Kane (All discovered by Andrew C. Wendland respectively). The fourth light could be Bambi.
     
  • The lyrics in Poles Apart that state “You were always the Golden Boy” could be a possible reference to Bambi, although he isn’t officially gold in colour, most official art of the character Bambi give him a gold shine/shade/colour to him.
     
  • Sci-Fi author Douglas Adams gave inspiration for the albums title while trying to think of a name for a charity. In his most famous work The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the number 42 plays an important role. And Bambi was released in 1942.

Lyrical/Musical Connections

Cluster One

  • The calm instrumental perfectly complimenting the opening scene of the animals going to see Bambi.

What Do You Want From Me

  • The song starts as soon as Bambi opens his eyes
     

  • What do you want from me?” - As Bambi tries to speak.
     

  • “You're so hard to please” - Owl making sure all the animals leave for Bambi to sleep.
     

  • “Do you think...” - as Thumper has a thoughtful look to his face.
     

  • “Should I stand out…” - Showing Bambi's father looking over them up above.
     

  • “Everything you see” - After this is said, Bambi sees a family of possums hanging from a tree.
     

  • “There is nothing to hide, turn and face the light” - As a mole pops out from the ground and looking around before digging back into the ground.

Poles Apart

  • “You were always the golden boy…” - Showing Bambi happily prancing.
     

  • The strange circus like music is heard as the birds begin to fly around Bambi.
     

  • ​…the roofs of uncertainty” - Flower points to himself, unsure of what’s going on.

Marooned

  • Much like Cluster One, Marooned being an instrumental track perfectly compliments the rain scene and the meadow scene, as when they enter, it is all misty.  

A Great Day for Freedom

  • “...had arrived” - Bambi had just splashed a duckling.
     

  • “left my side” - Bambi looks to his left to see some plants.
     

  • “I turned and I looked at you” - After looking in the waters reflection, Bambi meets Faline.
     

  • “slipped away . . . slipped away” - Bambi moves away from Faline nervously.

Wearing the Inside Out

  • “I stayed out of sight” - Bambi hid from the other deer.
     

  • “Won't hear a sound” - As everyone stays quiet watching The Great Prince walk by.
     

  • “Look at him now” - As it shows The Prince again from a shot of birds in the sky.

Take It Back

  • “screaming from all sides” - Bambi slips on the ice pushing Thumper along who then starts to scream.
     

  • “God knows I've tried” - Bambi and Thumper crashed into a pile of snow, trying to skate on the ice.

Coming Back to Life

  • Bambi’s mum puts her head up right on a guitar note.
     

  • “Where were you” - the moment Bambi’s mum is shot, Bambi continues to run.
     

  • “Where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless?” - Bambi starts to call for his mum.
     

  • “While the seeds of life and the seeds of change were planted” - After being told the news of his mum, Bambi starts to cry.

Keep Talking

  • “I can't seem to think straight” - As Owl explains to Bambi, Thumper and Flower how Love will make them crazy.
     

  • “I can't seem to speak now” - the boys watching Owl in horror.
     

  • "It doesn't have to be like this, All we need to do is make sure we keep talking" - The boys leave determined that love won’t affect them.

Lost for Words

  • “I was caught in a cauldron of hate” - Bambi becomes furious of another male deer taking Faline away.
     

  • “While you are wasting your time on your enemies” - Bambi fighting off the other deer.
     

  • The other male deer lands in the water right on beat.

High Hopes

  • Bambi is woken up when the bells are heard.
     

  • “Beyond the horizon” - Bambi looks at the horizon seeing smoke.
     

  • “We reached the dizzy heights” - as a bird starts to fly off.
     

  • The bird is shot dead landing on the ground on beat, after this the music starts to intensify.
     

  • “There's a hunger still unsatisfied” - as the Dogs try to reach up to Faline.
     

  • The emotion music complimenting the intense fire scene.

Second Play-through

Cluster One

  • After the strange noises are heard, the song plays through the last scene of Faline and Bambi’s children after being born, echoing the opening scene.

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