The Dark Side of the Rainbow

With Christmas and Black Friday just around the corner, I wanted to remind everyone about a book I published earlier this year. While "slightly" off topic from the normal content on this blog, The Dark Side of the Rainbow examines the synchronistic relationship between The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wizard of Oz.

For the uninitiated, the “Dark Side of the Rainbow” theory (also known as "The Dark Side of Oz”) asserts that Pink Floyd purposely synchronized The Dark Side of the Moon to The Wizard of Oz. For those who have seen it, the mashup produces dozens of striking coincidences between the film and the album, where actions on the screen seemingly correspond to the lyrics, chords and musical moods of the Dark Side tracks.

In addition to a complete viewing guide for the synchronicities, the book explores an explanation for their existence:

* Pink Floyd absolutely had the means: they already had ample experience scoring films.

* Pink Floyd also had the motivation: the band continuously sought visual presentations of their songs during concerts.

* In the late 1990s, mainstream media outlets published reports that Pink Floyd had been threatened with a lawsuit by MGM if they used clips of The Wizard of Oz during concerts.

* Did Pink Floyd leave veiled clues on subsequent albums?

So, the question that must be answered: is it real, a cosmic coincidence, an ingenious marketing ploy, or just another conspiracy theory?

The Dark Side of the Rainbow. is currently available in both paperback and eBook on Amazon: amazon.com/dp/B0DXVND79V