Movies with Pink Floyd music as soundtrack

 

“Tonite let's all make love in London” (Pop Concerto for Film)

00.00.67             United  Kingdom

Directed by Peter Whitehead. Peter Whitehead production, direction, photography and edit. Assistent directors: John Esam and Anthony Stern. British documentary, color (72:00). Reviewed at press screening of New York Film Festival, 26.09.67. Lorrimer Films. Distribuited by Universal Education and Visual Arts.

Pink Floyd played a 10:00 version of “Interstellar overdrive”. There is a short view of Pink Floyd on stage. There is a private video tape, too.

 

“Days in the Life of San Francisco”

00.04.68             United Kingdom

Directed by Anthony Stern (60:00).

The film consist of a day in the life of San Francisco, using  fast movies and single shots out in time to music. Pink Floyd played an unreleased 15:00 version of “Interstellar overdrive”.

(May have been a Tv special, no listings of any movie by this name appear in any movie reference book)

 

“The Committee”

00.08.68             United Kingdom

Produced by Max Steuer, directed by Peter Sykes, story by Max Steuer (58:00). Craytic (Planet).

Pink Floyd recorded all title soundtrack. There is a 16:00 private audio recording with unreleased songs).

 

“More”

13.05.69             United Kingdom

Directed by Barbret Schroeder (109:00), color film. Jet Film-Doric Film. Cinema V Distribuiting.

Debuts at Cannes Festival, Cannes, France. Shown at the “Critic's Section”, didn't win any awards though. Not show in USA until 4.08.69.

The soundtrack is published by Pink Floyd in the official album “More”. The movie has Floyd songs scattered througout the film, most songs are heard in fragments. “Seabirds” is a unreleased track and the entire track is in the movie. Unfortunately, it's played as the background for a party scene, so no one can't hear it too well. The version of “Cymbaline” used in the movie is different than the version that appeared on the album (it has two different lines at the end of the first verse, and Waters sings the song - Gilmour sing the track in the album).

There is a official videotape ---------. In Italy the movies was called “Di più, molto di più”.

 

“Zabriskie Point”

05.02.70            United Kingdom

Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni (112:00, colour film).

The soundtrack is published in the official album “Zabriskie Point”. In the movie the music have different mixing.

There is a official videotape --------. On 5.02.70 the movie debut at the Coroner Theater, New York City, New York, USA.

 

“The Valley”

00.00.72            France

(other title: “La Vallèe”. 114:00, colour film)

Losange-SNC Production.

Produced by Barbret Schroeder.

Film debuts on 27.08.72 at the “Venice Film Festival”, Venezia, Italy. The movie, unfortunately, only contained brief snippets of Pink Floyd songs. The soundtrack is published by Pink Floyd in the official album “Obscured by clouds”.

There is a official videotape -------. This movie wasn't screened in Italy.

 

“Pink Floyd The Wall”

00.00.82            United Kingdom

Directed by Alan Parker (95:00, colour film)

The soundtrack wasn't published on official album. For the movie were used some traks from “The Wall” official album, some were re-recorded and where included two unreleased tracks: “What shall we do now?” and “When the Tigers broke free”.

Videotape:

VHS     C 502 584.

VHS     Picture Music TVJ90 1431 2- Stereo Hi-Fi

 

 

 

Movies with Pink Floyd filmed “on stage”

 

“Stamping Ground”

00.00.70            United Kingdom

Directed by Jason Pohland (101:00, colour film)

Original title: “Love and Music”.

Pohland made a special movie about the Holland Pop Actuel Festival at Rotterdam, Netherlands on 28.06.70. Pink Floyd are included with “Set the controls fof the heart of the sun” (X:XX) and “A saucerful of secrets” (X:XX).

Videotape:

VHS     VCF 180008-87 (Secam)

 

“Pink Floyd at Pompeii”

00.00.72            United Kingdom

(86:00, colour film)

Presented at “Edinburg Film Festival”, Edinburg Theatre, Edinburg, Scotland on November 1972. First screening at this festival. USA release was not until 21.08.74 at the Rivoli Theater, New York City, New York, USA.

The film included Pink Floyd performed live at the Amphitheatre of Pompei, Napoli, Italy during 4-7.10.71, and studio sessions filming and interviews during the recording of “The dark side of the moon” in Abbey Road Studios, London, UK on June 1972.

It contains: Speak to me; Echoes part 1; On the run - studio session; Careful with that axe, Eugene; A saucerful of secrets; Us and them - studio session; One of these days; Set the controls for the heart of the sun; Brain damge/Eclipse - studio sessions; Mademoiselles nobs; Echoes part 2.

The first complete videotape was published in Germany. In 1982 was published a 60:00 version with only live tracks.

Videotape:

VHS     --- (86:00)

VHS     PY 705 (1982 - 60:00)

VHS     Channel 5-VHS CD 05182 (60:00)

VHS            Polygram Video 3012-8S (86:00)

 

“Heart of the sun”

00.00.73            United Kingdom

Directed and produced by Peter Clifton.

Photography by Peter Whitehead.

(107:00, colour film)

Star Films. With Pink Floyd, Ike and Tina Turner, Revue, Rod Stewart & the Faces.

From this movie are taken the followings:

“Popcorn”

“Sounds of a city”.

The Pink Floyd was filmed at London, Ealr's Court 18-19.05.73. The movie contains “Set the controls for the heart of the sun” (XX:XX) and “Careful with that axe, Eugene” (X:XX) .

There was two films where Pink Floyd performed only “Careful with that axe, Eugen”:

“Rock city London 1964/73”

“Superstars in concert”

Videotape:

“Superstars in concert”

VHS    

 

“Pink Floyd in concert - Delicate sound of thunder”

00.05.89            United Kingdom

(96:00, colour film)

Recorded live in Nassau Coliseum, New York City, New York during august 1988, it contains:

Shine on you crazy diamond (intro); Signs of life; Learning to fly; Sorrow; The dogs of war; On the turning away; One of these days; Time; On the run; The great gig in the sky; Wish you were here; Us and them; Comfortalby numb; One slip; Run like hell; Shine on you crazy diamond (reprise, end credits).

Videotape

VHS     CMV 1128.

 

 

 

Pink Floyd music included in the following movies

 

“All my loving”

00.00.68            United Kingdom

Directed by Tony Palmer.

British documentary about English rock with music of Beatles, Who, Hendrix, Donovan, Animals, Moody blues, Frank Zappa, Cream, Terry Dene, Pink Floyd and others.

 

“European music revolution”

00.00.70            United Kingdom

Documentary including shots of Pink Floyd live but no music.

 

 

 

There are some Pink Floyd shows regulary filmed but unreleased

 

a) Movies

 

01.10.67          

Saville Theatre, London, UK.

Filmed by Yoko Ono.

 

22.12.67          

Kensington Olympia Theatre, London, UK.

Filmed by Barbra Rubin.

 

08.08.69          

Race Course, Plumpton, UK.

Filmed by Jerome Laperrousaz.

 

25.10.69          

Mont d'Enclus, Amougies, France.

Filmed by Jerome Laperrousaz. He made a special movie called “Music power” that included “Green is the colour/Careful with that axe, Eugene”.

 

1980/81           

“The Wall” shows

Filmed by the band.

 

05.11.87          

The Omni, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Filmed by the band, only few tracks published in 1987/88 as video-clips.

 

 

b) TV's

 

29.04.67          

Alexandra Palace, London, UK.

Filmed by BBC2 and by a private italian film-maker.

 

31.05.68          

Amsterdam

Holland TV.

 

20.06.71          

Palasport EUR, Roma, Italy.

Filmed by RAI TV, Italy.

 

05.07.75          

Knebworth Park, Knebworth, UK.

Filmed by TF1, France.

 

21.06.88          

Place d'Armes, Versailles, France.

The first half was filmed. So that the light show could come across better, the show started at 10:30pm and finished at 1:25am without warning the audience.

 

22.06.88          

Place d'Armes, Versailles, France.

The second half of the show was filmed.

 

06.07.88          

Stadio Comunale, Torino, Italy.

Filmed by RAI TV, Italy.

 

20.07.88          

Stadio Sarria Espanol F.C., Barcelona, Spain.

Filmed by Spanish TV.

 

16.05.89          

Arena, Verona, Italy.

Filmed by RAI TV, Italy.

 

 

 

Movies with Pink Floyd edit songs

 

“The way to Salina”

00.00.68            United Kingdom

 

“Crystal voyager”

00.00.74            United Kingdom

Directed by Albert Falzon and George Greenhough.

(78:00, colour film).

A 25:00 of “Echoes” (“Meddle” version) was used for comment waves images. Other music by G. Wayne Thomas.

 

“Streetwalker”

00.00.76            France

(other title: “La marge”)

Porno movie, “Shine on you crazy diamond” used during an oral sex scene.

 

“How does it feel?”

00.00.76            United Kingdom

Excerpts of certain Pink Floyd songs.