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The Australian Magpie and it's remarkable call are a subject of the short comedy drama film Valley of the Stereos directed by George Port and co-produced by Peter Jackson. In the film one of the main protagonists is obsessed with recording the sounds of the Magpie as well as other nature sounds to create ambient nature-inspired music. This plan is thwarted by a new neighbor moving in next door with great comic effect. The Magpie (Gymnorhina tibicen) and it's song are also pivotal in the final twist of the story and the ending of the "war of sound" which the two characters engage in.