“Like a dream, they have always been my favorite band”

“The film 'Pink Floyd at Pompeii' returns to the cinema? How to watch a dream”. Steven Wilson, leader of the Porcupine Tree, called to work on the remastering of the project, confesses all his passion for the historic English band in an interview with Mojo. “The Pink Floyd have always been my favorite band. My father had practically made me washing the brain with 'The Dark Side of the Moon', but I did not know the other side of their music – the psychedelic and improvisative one – until I saw 'Pink Floyd at Pompeii'. I was 12 or 13 years old, they projected him to the ivon of Chesham together with 'Born to Boogie'. Which then became another great musical love of mine.
From that moment, the link with the film has grown to become something intimate and lasting: “I bought it in VHS, then on DVD, and I saw it countless times times. I have always had a copy on the shelf. Working at the remix of the soundtrack was a real dream that is realized. The original recording is very essential: four mono tracks – battery, guitars, bass and keyboards. They were added to the studio in Paris, but for 85% it is a raw, instrumental recording.

In accompanying the cinematographic event, the complete live album in different formats – CD, vinyl, digital and Dolby Atmos – under Sony Music label will also be released on 2 May. The lineup includes iconic songs such as: “One of these days”, “Echoes”, “Careful With That Axe, Eugene”, “A saucerful of secrets”, “set the controls for the heart of the sun”, “Mademoiselle Nobs”, as well as alternative and unpublished versions.
To celebrate the release, over sixty Italian record stores will host special events: the Opening Night of 1 May and the Pink Floyd Day on May 2, dedicated to the extraordinary sound and visual inheritance of the legendary British band.
The film was meticulously restored, a frame by frame, starting from the original negative in 35mm, found in five coils in the band's archives. This discovery brought to light the original images shot during those torrid days among the ruins of Pompeii, more than 50 years ago.
Guided by Lana Topham, director of the restoration for Pink Floyd, the team worked to preserve the integrity and beauty of the original film. The film has been digitized in 4K using advanced techniques to obtain maximum image quality. The colors have been improved and each frame has been meticulously revised and sheltered, maintaining a natural and vivid appearance with minimal interventions on the original parmesan.
The audio quality has also been extraordinarily improved with a new theatrical mix e Home Entertainment Made by Steven Wilson in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos, which enhances the depth and clarity of sound, respecting the authenticity and spirit of the original version of 1972. The goal of Wilson was to faithfully recreate the band's sound in those fiery days of 1971.
The album “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII” will be published for the first time as a complete live. The 2025 remix by Steven Wilson will be available from May 2 in CD formats, Blu-ray, DVD, Digital Audio and Dolby Atmos.
Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII is presented by RM Productions and directed by Adrian Maben. Executive producers: Reiner Moritz and Michelle Arnaud. Distributed by Sony Music Vision.

The restored version of the legendary 1972 film “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII” will land in cinemas and IMAX® around the world, with distribution by Sony Music Vision and Trafalgar Releasing, starting from April 24. Tickets will be on sale from March 5 on www.pinkfloyd.film
The preorder of “Pink Floyd at Pompeii-MCMLXXII” in 2xcd, 2xlp, Blu-ray, DVD and Dolby Atmos, to be released on May 2, on www.pinkfloyd.com are already available.
The revolutionary film “Pink Floyd at Pompeii – McMLXXII”, directed by Adrian Maben in 1972, therefore returns to cinemas in a digitally remastered version in 4K starting from the original negatives in 35mm, with improved audio.
Filmed among the suggestive ruins of the ancient Roman amphitheater of Pompeii, in Italy, the film captures the Pink Floyd in an intimate concert, without public. Recorded in October 1971, the performance The English band includes unforgettable songs like “Echoes”: watch the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73bpyta8vos

“Pink Floyd at Pompeii” precedes the release of the Floydian Kolossal “The Dark Side of the Moon”. The film documents the state of the English band just before becoming an icon of the international charts. Filmed in October 1971, he was the first live concert never made in Pompeii and includes essential songs such as “Echoes”, “A Saucerful of Secrets” and “One of These Days”. The extraordinary shots of the amphitheater, during the day and night, amplify the magic of the event.
The film also includes rare images behind the scenes of Pink Floyd while they started working on “The Dark Side of the Moon” in the Abbey Road Studios.
Speaking of the docu-film, Nick Mason said: “'Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii' is a rare and unique document of our band”.