PickFlick
Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon

Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon

2003•50m•7.4/10
DocumentaryMusic

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.4/10(44)

Released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of this classic album, learn how Pink Floyd assembled "Dark Side of the Moon" with the aid of original engineer Alan Parsons. All four band members--Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Richard Wright--are interviewed at length, giving valuable insights into the recording process. The themes of the album are discussed at length, and the band take you back to the original multi track tapes to illustrate how they pieced together the songs. With individual performances of certain tracks from Roger, David, and Richard included, this is an essential purchase for any Pink Floyd fans, and a fascinating artefact for rock historians everywhere.

Open in PickFlick

Production

Pink Floyd Music, Isis Productions, Eagle Rock Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

David Gilmour

David Gilmour

Self

Roger Waters

Roger Waters

Self

Nick Mason

Nick Mason

Self

Richard Wright

Richard Wright

Self

Alan Parsons

Alan Parsons

Self

Chris Thomas

Self

Recommended

Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

7.3
2012
Movie

Wish You Were Here, released in September 1975, was the follow up album to the globally successful The Dark Side Of The Moon and is cited by many fans, as well as band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour, as their favorite Pink Floyd album. On release it went straight to Number One in both the UK and the US and topped the charts in many other countries around the world. This program tells the story of the making of this landmark release through new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason and archive interviews with the late Richard Wright. Also featured are sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson, guest vocalist Roy Harper, front cover burning man Ronnie Rondell and others involved in the creation of the album. In addition, original recording engineer Brian Humphries revisits the master tapes at Abbey Road Studios to illustrate aspects of the songs construction.

Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

2012
7.3
Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

8.1
2011
Movie

This documentary looks at the conception, design and live shows of The Wall performed by Pink Floyd in 1980 and 1981. It features in-depth 1980s era interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright and Nick Mason and shows footage of The Wall performed at Earl's Court in 1980. It also features archival footage of the Syd Barrett era Pink Floyd and discusses how David Gilmour was brought into the band to initially augment their live shows when Syd became unreliable due to his drug problem and how Gilmour ultimately replaced him.

Pink Floyd: Behind the Wall

2011
8.1
Artifact

Artifact

7.5
2012
Movie

Follow 30 Seconds to Mars as they record their latest album, This Is War, and their battle against record label EMI.

Artifact

2012
7.5
Let It Be

Let It Be

7.6
1970
Movie

A documentary chronicling the Beatles' rehearsal sessions in January 1969 for their proposed "back to basics" album, "Get Back," later re-envisioned and released as "Let It Be."

Let It Be

1970
7.6
Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

8.5
2020
Movie

An intimate concert film, in which Taylor Swift performs each song from her album 'folklore' in order, as she reveals the meaning and the stories behind all 17 tracks for the very first time.

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

2020
8.5
Becoming Led Zeppelin

Becoming Led Zeppelin

7.4
2025
Movie

The individual journeys of the four members of the band, as they move through the music scene of the 1960s, playing small clubs throughout Britain and performing some of the biggest hits of the era, until their meeting in the summer of 1968 for a rehearsal that changes their lives forever.

Becoming Led Zeppelin

2025
7.4
Moonage Daydream

Moonage Daydream

7.5
2022
Movie

A cinematic odyssey featuring never-before-seen footage exploring David Bowie's creative and musical journey.

Moonage Daydream

2022
7.5
Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

7.6
2011
Movie

FOO FIGHTERS BACK AND FORTH chronicles the 16 year history of the Foo Fighters: from the band's very first songs created as cassette demos Dave Grohl recorded during his tenure as Nirvana's drummer, through its ascent to their Grammy-winning, multi-platinum, arena and stadium headlining status as one of the biggest rock bands on the planet.

Foo Fighters: Back and Forth

2011
7.6
ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas

ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas

7.5
2019
Movie

The story of how three oddball teenage bluesmen became one of the biggest, most beloved bands on the planet.

ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas

2019
7.5
Beastie Boys Story

Beastie Boys Story

7.5
2020
Movie

Here's a little story they're about to tell... Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary experience directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze.

Beastie Boys Story

2020
7.5
Zappa

Zappa

7.3
2020
Movie

With the help of more than 10,000 dedicated Zappa fans, this is the long-awaited definitive documentary project of Alex Winter documenting the life and career of enigmatic groundbreaking rock star Frank Zappa. Alex also utilizes in this picture thousands of hours of painstakingly digitized videos, photos, audio, writing, and everything in between from Zappa's private archives. These chronicles have never been brought to a public audience before, until now.

Zappa

2020
7.3
The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

6.8
2021
Movie

Experience the iconic rock band's legacy in the first major documentary to tell their story. Directed with the era’s avant-garde spirit by Todd Haynes, this kaleidoscopic oral history combines exclusive interviews with dazzling archival footage.

The Velvet Underground

2021
6.8

Similar Movies

Still Crazy

Still Crazy

6.8
1998
Movie

In the 1970s, Strange Fruit were it. They lived the rock lifestyle to the max, groupies, drugs, internal tension and an ex front man dead from an overdose. Even their demise was glamorous; when lightning struck the stage during an outdoor festival. Twenty years on, these former rock gods they have now sunk deep into obscurity when the idea of a reunion tour is lodged in the head of Tony, former keyboard player of the Fruits. Tony sets out to find his former bandmates with the help of former manager Karen to see if they can recapture the magic and give themselves a second chance.

Still Crazy

1998
6.8
The School of Rock

The School of Rock

7.1
2003
Movie

Fired from his band and hard up for cash, guitarist and vocalist Dewey Finn finagles his way into a job as a fifth-grade substitute teacher at a private school, where he secretly begins teaching his straight-A students the finer points of rock 'n' roll and the power of sticking it to the man. But as the school’s stern principal closes in and the Battle of the Bands looms, Dewey risks everything to prove that rock 'n' roll can change lives.

The School of Rock

2003
7.1
Collective Unconscious

Collective Unconscious

2026
Movie

Billy, an aspiring artist and musician, grapples with the challenges of growing up, navigating heartbreak, anxiety, and a myriad of nightmares. His quest leads him on a surreal odyssey through his dreams, where he seeks to unravel the deeper significance of his many concerns.

Collective Unconscious

2026
Six Pack

Six Pack

6.4
2011
Movie

High school is almost over and four friends are going their separate ways as they go to college. But they have one more chance to spend some time together: Inspection 12, their favorite band, is playing one last concert in Jacksonville, FL.

Six Pack

2011
6.4
Dr. Feelgood - All Through the City (with Wilko 1974-1977)

Dr. Feelgood - All Through the City (with Wilko 1974-1977)

8.0
2013
Movie

Dr. Feelgood are considered both the pioneers of the 70s punk wave as well as the epitome of the so-called pub rock, the antithesis to the stadium rock. And yet the band was so much more.This DVD contains 23 great Dr. Feelgood tunes, featuring Wilko Johnson, spanning 1974-1977. Seminal, crucial and 100% Rock & Roll.

Dr. Feelgood - All Through the City (with Wilko 1974-1977)

2013
8.0
Long Strange Trip

Long Strange Trip

8.1
2017
Movie

The tale of the Grateful Dead is inspiring, complicated, and downright messy. A tribe of contrarians, they made art out of open-ended chaos and inadvertently achieved success on their own terms. Never-before-seen footage and interviews offer this unprecedented and unvarnished look at the life of the Dead.

Long Strange Trip

2017
8.1
MASSIVE: The amazing rise and fall

MASSIVE: The amazing rise and fall

2016
Movie

Between 2000 - 2010 there was an underground music scene in South Wales that was unique and meant the world to those involved, but to the outside world, it didn't exist. Later the bands and artists who emerged from that scene would find acclaim and success, but before all that, they were young, passionate and a close community of friends who just dreamed about being MASSIVE Massive: The Amazing Rise and Fall is their story.... FRIENDSHIP. HYPE. LEGEND.

MASSIVE: The amazing rise and fall

2016
Your Song

Your Song

10.0
2024
Movie

Caught between the expectations of academic responsibilities and the pull of her passion for music, Skylar finds herself torn between two worlds. Struggling to decide what to do with her life, her rival offers an unexpected opportunity to join her rock band. Now, Skylar must navigate rivalry, ambition, and self-discovery, as she faces the ultimate choice: stay on the safe path or take a leap into the unknown.

Your Song

2024
10.0
No Image

Shout It Out Loud

Movie

A biopic about Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and their superstar rock band KISS.

Shout It Out Loud

Gary Moore - Definitive Montreux Collection

Gary Moore - Definitive Montreux Collection

8.0
2007
Movie

No overview available.

Gary Moore - Definitive Montreux Collection

2007
8.0
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

6.1
1970
Movie

An all-girl rock band moves to Hollywood in the hope of achieving success, only to fall into a whirlpool of wickedness and decadence.

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls

1970
6.1
Once

Once

7.4
2007
Movie

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.

Once

2007
7.4
PickFlick Assistant
Hi! I'm your PickFlick Assistant. Ask me about movies, TV shows, OTT sources, or anything about PickFlick.

Powered by CopilotKit