One of these performances features on Gilmour's 2007 DVD Remember That Night and also the vinyl version of his 2008 live album, Live in Gdańsk. It was never performed live by Pink Floyd, but Gilmour resurrected the piece for his solo tour in 2006. Uh the Deal?" was a straightforward acoustic piece. "Burning Bridges" was one of two songwriting collaborations on the album between keyboardist Richard Wright (who wrote the music) and Waters (who wrote the lyrics). They were also part of the set used for the group's collaboration with Roland Petit and the Ballet National de Marseille at the Palais de Sports, Paris, in early 1973. The two pieces were played back-to-back live in late 1972 and on the 1973 tours.
The following track, "When You're In" is similar in style its title came from a phrase said by roadie Chris Adamson. The title track made prominent use of the VCS 3, and featured Mason playing electronic drums. The album also featured the VCS 3 synthesiser, which Wright had purchased from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. A strong country music influence was present on several tracks, with prominent use of acoustic guitar. The songs on Obscured by Clouds are all short and economical, in contrast to the lengthy instrumentals found on other Floyd albums. In response, the film was retitled La Vallée (Obscured by Clouds) on its release. Īfter recording had finished, the band fell out with the film company, prompting them to release the soundtrack album as Obscured by Clouds, rather than La Vallée. In a snippet of interview footage at Abbey Road Studios that appeared in the 1974 theatrical version (later released on VHS and Laserdisc and subsequent "Director's Cut" DVD) of Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii, Waters said that early UK pressings of the album contained excessive sibilance. ĭuring the first recording session in February 1972, the French television station ORTF filmed a short segment of the band recording the album, including interviews with bassist Roger Waters and guitarist David Gilmour. Drummer Nick Mason recalls that the sessions were very hurried, and the band spent most of the time in Paris locked away in the studio.
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They were not worried about creating complete songs, feeling that any musical piece would be workable without the need for any solos, but nevertheless, under pressure to produce enough material, they managed to create a series of well-structured songs. From this, they created a number of pieces that they felt could be cross-faded at various points in the final cut of the film. Īs they had done on More, the band saw a rough cut of the film and noted certain timings for cues with a stopwatch.
The album was mixed from 4–6 April at Morgan Sound Studios in London.
The group had already started working on another album, The Dark Side of the Moon, including some basic recording and live performances, but took two breaks to Strawberry Studios, Château d'Hérouville, France, either side of a Japanese tour, to write and record music for the film. The new film, La Vallée, featured two travellers on a spiritual quest in New Guinea, and Schroeder thought Pink Floyd would be suitable to provide the music. On the back of More 's success, its director Barbet Schroeder asked them to record the soundtrack of his next major project. By 1972, Pink Floyd had recorded the soundtracks to the films The Committee (1968) and More (1969), and part of Zabriskie Point (1970).
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