What you need to know about the (restored) Pink Floyd movie in Pompeii
In 1971 the Pink Floyd, on the launching pad towards the world consecration, were the first band to play in Pompeii. That live became a legendary film and an unmissable live album, two cult titles, for fans of the legendary British band and for fans of classic rock more generally, which today relive after more than fifty years from the event.
The epochal concert movie “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII“, Originally released in 1972, directed by Adrian Maben, he will return to the cinema from 24 to 30 April, in a restored version. Trafalgar Releasing and Sony Music Vision will distribute the film concert in selected cinema and IMAX internationally. Tickets are already available in advance on www.pinkfloyd.film. Below the trailer of the film:
The May 2nd It will come out for the first time as a complete live album “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII “ (Legacy Recording / Sony Music). Over time, in fact, various recordings and pills of the iconic concert have come out, but never an official version and never in Dolby Atmos and vinyl. “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII “ It will be available in a remastered version on CD, digital audio, in Dolby Atmos and in vinyl and the various formats can be preordained at this link.
Digitally remastered in 4K from the original 35 mm film, with restored audio and mixed by Steven Wilsonthe film “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII ” He arrives on the big screen by proposing the definitive version of this pioneering masterpiece. To give first glance to the newly restored movies and audio, you can see the video of the “Echoes” performance in Pompeii:
The film documents what Pink Floyd did before becoming giants of the rankings on both banks of the Atlantic, where their music is still celebrated. Set among the ruins of the ancient Roman amphitheater of Pompeii, this unique and engaging film resumes the Pink Floyd as they perform an intimate and audience without a concert. Filmed in October 1971, “Pink Floyd at Pompeii” was the first live concert held in Pompeii and contains the fundamental songs “Echoes”, “A Saucerful of Secrets” and “One of These Days”. The images of the amphitheater, captured both during the day and at night, amplify the magic of the performance. The film also includes rare videos behind the scenes of the start of the processing of “The Dark Side of the Moon” in the Abbey Road Studios.
Nick Mason He said: “Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii is a rare and unique document of the band that performs live in the period before The Dark Side of the Moon”.
The film was meticulously restored, a frame for frame, starting from the original 35 mm negative, discovered in five jars labeled in doubt in the Pink Floyd archives. This epochal turning point brought to light the same film that passed through the camera during those sultry days among the ruins of Pompeii, more than 50 years ago. Guided by Lana Topham, director of the restoration of Pink Floyd, the team had the task of preserving the integrity and beauty of the original image. The film was scanned in 4K using advanced techniques to ensure maximum sharpness of the details. The colors have been enhanced and each frame has been meticulously revised and sheltered, maintaining a natural and vivid appearance with minimum grain adjustments.
«Since 1994 I have looked for the elusive original filming of Pink Floyd at Pompeii, so the recent discovery of the original negative of 35 mm from 1972 was a very special moment – he said Wool TophamDirector of the restoration of the Pink Floyd – The new restored version presents the first complete assembly of 90 minutes, combining the sorcerer of 60 minutes of the performance with the additional segments of the Abbey Road Studios documentary slightly later ».
The film also presents an extraordinary audio quality, with a new mixing for the theaters of Steven Wilson in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos that enhances the depth and clarity of the film, preserving the authenticity and spirit of the original version of 1972. The goal of Wilson was to remain faithful to how the band would have played in those days of torrid heat of 1971.
«Since my father was washeding my brain by playing The Dark Side of the Moon repeating, the Pink Floyd have been my favorite group. They are my “beatles”, deeply rooted in my musical DNA – he said Steven Wilson – I saw Pompeii for the first time by a coated copy in a local cinema. It made me an incredible impression, with his free and exploratory rock music made by four musicians who seemed to embody the notion of “cool” intellectual. It was an honor to get the soundtrack to accompany the incredible restoration of the Lana Topham film, which seems to have been shot yesterday ».
“Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII” is presented by RM Productions and directed by Adrian Maben. It is made executively by Reiner Moritz and Michelle Arnaud. Sony Music Vision is the international distributor.
