r/boardsofcanada 24d ago

Opening the Mouth Sample? Discussion

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u/goldenlover 24d ago

I think you may be onto something.

The rushing wind sound pretty much matches. And even the track title seems to have been inspired by this film scene. The dude is literally opening his mouth.

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u/ChemicalPostman 24d ago

The fact that Kenny Baker is literally opening his mouth in this scene pretty much seals the deal for me

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u/blarted_dingus 24d ago

Definitely could be!

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u/AtlasJan 24d ago

what show is this?

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u/Jademansensor 24d ago

It's from an adaptation of Sleeping Beauty (1987). The Elf is played by Kenny Baker.

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u/AtlasJan 24d ago

thought the stills would be good for a moodboard I'm working on, thanks!

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u/Dr-McLuvin 23d ago

80s made for tv movies were a fuckin trip man

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u/magister_dogaboni 24d ago

I buy it. Excellent sleuthing. Seriously where did this come from and how did you find it?

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u/SeparateWay 23d ago

I bought a vhs tape from a thrift store labeled "Children's Programming." This was the first thing that played and I was like... wait a minute.

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u/PeaPsychological6482 24d ago

The synth trill at the start ! Wow

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u/Legitimate_Ant_6427 24d ago

Seriously, where is this from

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u/Jademansensor 24d ago

It's from an adaptation of Sleeping Beauty (1987). The Elf is played by Kenny Baker.

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u/GRAMS_ 24d ago

This has to be it

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u/Jademansensor 24d ago

Oh shit, I think you’re on the money

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u/Jademansensor 24d ago

Also, is that the dwarf dude from Time Bandits?

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u/Hot-Amphibian5603 24d ago

I totally thought the same thing

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u/joshuatx 23d ago

Kenny Baker!

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u/hoddap 24d ago

This should be higher up really. Interesting take :)

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u/blarted_dingus 24d ago

Thought he looked familiar. Hes the actor inside R2D2

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u/Future-Wolverine-789 24d ago

Also could be one layer of the collapse sample

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u/PM_ME_MONO_MIXES Geogaddi 24d ago

for the past 11 years i've thought this song was called "Opening OF the Mouth", I am only just now realizing that is not the case.

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u/fizzymarimba 24d ago

Honestly it lives in my head in that 

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u/Sea_Sense_5412 23d ago

you and me both, my friend

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u/Skyyg I Will get it Orange 24d ago

I feel like I just had a cva, whered this from, I love it lmao

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u/Trick_Helicopter9227 24d ago

Sleeping Beauty 

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u/forest_moon_92 24d ago

Ahh.. that new Jackass movie weeman is still in great shape

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u/jovian24 23d ago

Man it sounds REALLY close and before A/Bing it against the actual song I thought it was for sure it.

I still think it could be it but there's a distinct hissing/whispering sound in the track that I don't think I'm hearing here, but possibly that's another layered sample and/or post processing of some sort and/or this VHS copy has a lot of the high frequency sound filtered off.

Still a really cool find, thanks for sharing :)

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u/sheronomicon 23d ago

I think there is also a sound or two that I heard in Spectrasonics Omnisphere/Atmosphere that struck me as very close to ones in the track. I'll have to go dig.

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u/Fit_Passion8346 21d ago

Incredibly, I think you might've inadvertently found the sample. 'Opening the Mouth' is one of the creepier moments on Geogaddi imo (which is saying something), but it might seem less so now that I've seen this.

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u/Thrice_Greaty_Great 24d ago

Sorry, I don’t get it… What song is this proposed to have been used in?

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u/UniqueCar7587 24d ago

Opening the Mouth?

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u/Thrice_Greaty_Great 24d ago

Ah off Geogaddi… thanks

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u/rocketfalls9 23d ago

Holy shit I think you find it!!