Rediscovering Pompeii with Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii

by Matthew Schuchman

©Courtesy of Sony Music

Matthew Schuchman : In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age, he would turn his fascination into his own review site in 2010; Movie Review from Gene Shalit’s Moustache. From there, he provided his voice to such publications as Den of Geek, Coming Soon, and Verbicide magazine as a film reviewer and talent interviewer.
Pink Floyd

 

Pink Floyd is a staple of rock music and modern music in general. Even if there is someone who has never heard their music, they know the name. In the early 70’s, whilst finishing up their Meddle Tour and they were contacted by Adrian Maben with the proposal of making a “concert film” in and around the ruins of Pompeii.

What came of the offer is a one of a kind concert film/behind the scenes look at the band as they bring their most recent stage show to an abnormal stage intercut with interviews of the group as they record their future masterpiece, Dark Side of the Moon.

Now upgraded to 4K with the music remastered by Steve Wilson, the performance film is being shown on IMAX screens around the world. Is there anything new fans and newcomers can take from this upgraded version?

Directed by: Adrian Maben
Starring: Pink Floyd
Music by: Pink Floyd
Distributed by: Sony Music

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Here’s the trailer of the film.

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