A 4K remaster of Pink Floyd’s legendary 1972 concert film, Live At Pompeii, will be released in theaters and IMAX this spring.
The film has been meticulously hand restored, frame-by-frame, from its original 35mm cut negative after being discovered in “five dubiously labelled cans within Pink Floyd’s own archives,” according to a press release.
“The newly restored version presents the first full 90-minute cut, combining the 60-minute source edit of the performance with the additional Abbey Road Studios documentary segments filmed shortly after,” explained Lana Topham, Director of Restoration for Pink Floyd.
The film’s audio has also been newly mixed in 5.1 and Dolby Atmos by Steven Wilson.
Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII will be released in theaters and IMAX worldwide beginning April 24th, with tickets going on sale starting March 5th. Additionally, a companion live album featuring the newly mixed audio will be released digitally, on CD and vinyl, and in Dolby Atmos beginning May 2nd. Pre-orders are now ongoing.
Live at Pompeii captures Pink Floyd performing inside an empty ancient Roman amphitheatre in Pompeii, Italy in October 1971. With Adrian Maben’s cameras rolling, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright, and Nick Mason played songs including “Careful With That Axe, Eugene”, A Saucerful Of Secrets”, “One Of These Days”, Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun”, and “Echoes”.
Below, you can preview Pink Floyd’s performance of “Echos” as seen in Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLXXII.