Alvin and the Chipmunks slowed down to a normal pitch is truly nightmarish
The Chipmunks meet David Lynch.
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Your support makes all the difference.What happens when you slow down the voices of Alvin and the Chipmunks? Nightmares. That's what happens.
YouTube channel owner Greg Danner has slowed down a clip from the 2007 film for presumably experimental purposes, and the results are truly bizarre. Featuring the film's human compatriot Jason Lee sounding like the monster hiding under a child's bed, this clip makes the chipmunks sound (almost) normal. Normal for the dream sequence of a David Lynch movie, at least.
As pointed out in the comments, the ideal way to experience this video is to hit the settings button and watch this at a 1.5x speed. That's the point at which it sounds almost exactly as it must have done while being originally recorded; with Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jesse McCartney providing those furry mammalian voices.
Though this piece of information may have (miraculously) passed you by, the rodent buddies have a fourth film, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, out in UK theatres 12 February.
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