Best musical movie audio problems of all time

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The Muppet Christmas Carol picture

Audio problem: The ghost of Christmas past says "these are but shadows... they are what they are - do not blame me." Her mouth keeps moving after she stops speaking.

manthabeat

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Suggested correction: No, it doesn't. When she finishes this speech at 45:16, there is an immediate cut to Scrooge. We can only see the back of the ghost. Her mouth is not visible.

Peter Harrison

Suggested correction: A mouth can move without speaking, not an audio problem but a puppeteering problem that is not a mistake.

lionhead

A puppeteer problem would still be a mistake.

manthabeat

Maybe for the puppeteer, but in the movie it is no problem because a mouth can move without sound coming out. So what exactly went wrong?

lionhead

But practically speaking people (or puppets) don't just flap their mouth open and closed with no reason. The overwhelming probability is simply that there was a dubbing error or a line was cut and the dialogue didn't fit with the mouth movement.

The mouth opens 1 extra time. That's all.

lionhead

But it's glaring enough to be noticeable. Regardless of how or why it happened, it's a mistake.

manthabeat

In the version on Disney+, there is an immediate cut to Scrooge as the spirit finishes her speech. We only see the back of the spirit's head. Are you seeing something different on other versions?

Peter Harrison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBDqCFyugW0. I got the scene right here, it's at 1:50. Judge for yourself. I can repeat that part over and over again, but to be honest, sometimes it looks like there is an extra movement. Sometimes I can't see it. Even if it was, muppets move their mouths without speaking all the time.

lionhead

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La La Land picture

Audio problem: Seb and Mia are watching "Rebel Without a Cause", and the scene shows Jim Stark driving up the ramp to the observatory. The music playing at that moment is the original track from that movie, but it is not synchronized properly with the visuals. (00:51:06)

A-Team LTKP

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Dreamgirls picture

Audio problem: When they are playing "Patience" for Curtis, he is holding a drink in his hand. After he shuts the music off, when he moves the hand holding the drink, you can hear ice clinking in the glass. However, you can plainly see that there is no ice in his drink. This happens a couple times in the scene.

jshy7979

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Newsies picture

Audio problem: During the scene where the newsies find out that Jack has turned scabber, Weasel asks David if he'd like a new suit of his own. David yells "Never. I'm not like you." But his mouth isn't moving when he says "I'm not like you." (01:33:35)

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Peter Pan picture

Audio problem: After the mermaids splash Wendy, she raises a seashell threateningly above her head and says "If you dare come near me again.". Her mouth doesn't move at all.

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The Phantom of the Opera at the Royal Albert Hall picture

Audio problem: In Notes II, Madame Giry voice is out of sync as she says,"Fear his fury.".

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The Muppet Movie picture

Audio problem: Fozzie and Kermit are driving right towards Gonzo and Camillia. When Fozzie says, "Yeah, cute huh?" if you look in the mirror, his mouth doesn't move.

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Cannibal! The Musical picture

Audio problem: The original audio track for the saloon scene towards the end was accidentally lost during filming. Because the film was largely ad-libbed, not all of the lines could be recalled when the scene was dubbed in post production. As a result, lip movement is matched rather poorly to the audio.

DavidK93

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South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut picture

Audio problem: When Satan and Saddam leave the room, after the 'I can change' song, Saddam says "I love you" yet his mouth never moves. (00:54:00)

Hamster

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Bride and Prejudice picture

Audio problem: At the end of the scene on the hotel balcony between Darcy and Balraj, Darcy's voice said "Not exactly, no" but his mouth says "Absolutely not, no." (00:14:55)

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Jersey Boys picture

Audio problem: In a shot during the scene with "Big Girls Don't Cry," when Frankie Valli sings, "Baby, I was cruel," the soundtrack is going, they're dancing, but Frankie is not singing - or at least, his lips aren't moving. (01:00:20)

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Mary Poppins picture

Audio problem: During the Spoonful of Sugar song Mary stands in front of a mirror and sings along with her reflection. Her reflection sings "they find." but the mouth movements do not match. (00:33:30)

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Tangled picture

Audio problem: There is a clear lip-sync problem in the boat scene, after Eugene takes out the lanterns.

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Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner picture

Audio problem: When we see the moth singing on his way to the bar, his mouth doesn't move.

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An American Tail picture

Audio problem: When Warren T. Rat calls open season on Fievel, the cats all scramble at once to capture him. In one shot where Fievel is running from either end of the piano, he jumps upon the same key twice. The notes play, but the key never goes down at all. (00:51:55)

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Popeye picture

Audio problem: At the illegal fight, as Castor and Oxheart get ready to fight, Oxheart's mom says "Don't kill him. Just rough him up a bit." you hear the lines, but her mouth isn't moving.

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Beauty and the Beast picture

Audio problem: When the wolves attack Maurice and Philippe, the wolves make growls that only big cats (lions/tigers) would make.

Rassdyt

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A Night at the Opera picture

Audio problem: After Chico and Harpo first meet there's a man at the opera playing a drum. Not only is he out of sync with the sound we hear, but he is mimicking the blows.

Sacha

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