/headslap. Yes I actually fat fingered his name up, and I meant to fix it later with Black Chocobo, but forgot.
That reminds me of something but I'll post in the Reunion thread since it isn't related to this topic. Nevermind, I set up a second install to compare default menu behavior and the issue I encountered wasn't due to the menu overhaul.
Anyways, I think you're right:
It seems like the fmv playing in the background is actually just out of sync. Weird.