I finally dove into the world of Arduino and using the awesome Four Banger setup for it I was able to create an animated sequence with sound and a trigger! I really recommend people check it out it really makes using the arduino super easy and only cost about 20 bucks to do everything a similar prop controller might cost around 100 dollars. Toss in a few servos and a servo controller and this is what I came up with!!
You can check out the awesome four banger setup and tutorial/parts list here! http://buttonbanger.com/?page_id=37