Synchromy
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Cast
No credited cast is listed for this film.
Credits
Music: 
Norman McLaren
Produced by: Norman McLaren
Plot
The film's soundtrack is an original musical composition produced with synthetic sound - through photographing unusual geometric shapes and running them through an optical sound head. The images are an artistic rendering of this soundtrack.
Sinekatalog’s take
Synchromy (1971) is a Canadian short film directed by Norman McLaren. It runs 7 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (602 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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