Soundtrack from the Film More

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Soundtrack from the Film More
Soundtrack from the Film More cover
Soundtrack by Pink Floyd
Released July 27, 1969
Recorded March 1969, Abbey Road Studios
Genre Psychedelic rock, progressive rock, hard rock
Length 44:56
Label Columbia (EMI) (UK)
Tower/Capitol (U.S.)
Harvest
Producer Pink Floyd
Professional reviews
Pink Floyd soundtracks chronology
Tonite Let's All Make Love in London
(1967)		 More
(1969)		 Zabriskie Point
(1970)

Soundtrack from the Film More is Pink Floyd's first full-length soundtrack. The film More was directed by Barbet Schroeder; in it, two songs can be heard that were not included on the album: "Seabirds" and "Hollywood". The album actually comprises re-recordings of all the other music used in the film, sometimes in a completely different form.

The original American edition shortened the title to just More. Although the CD edition restores the original UK title in all countries, it is represented differently on the spine (Music from the Film More) and label (Soundtrack to the Film More).

More contains some acoustic folk ballads, a genre that will appear sparsely on later works, a couple of hard rock songs (The Nile Song, Ibiza Bar), and some instrumental tracks featuring their experimental (or avant-garde) approach and their trademark spacey/electronic sound (such as "Quicksilver" and "Main Theme"). Elsewhere, they rely on distinctive harmonic and melodic progressions, such as the surreal chord progression in "Cirrus Minor" or the D dim chord in "Crying Song".

This is Pink Floyd's first album without founding member Syd Barrett, who was ousted from the group in early 1968 during the recording of their previous album, A Saucerful of Secrets. It is also the first album to be produced by Pink Floyd without assistance from Norman Smith.

Soundtrack from the Film More reached #9 in the UK and—upon re-release in 1973—#153 in the US. In 1987, the album was re-released on CD. A digitally remastered CD was released in 1995 in the UK and 1996 in the US.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

All lead vocals performed by David Gilmour.

[edit] Side one

  1. "Cirrus Minor" (Roger Waters) – 5:18
  2. "The Nile Song" (Waters) – 3:26
  3. "Crying Song" (Waters) – 3:33
  4. "Up the Khyber" (Nick Mason, Richard Wright) – 2:12
  5. "Green Is the Colour" (Waters) – 2:58
  6. "Cymbaline" (Waters) – 4:50
  7. "Party Sequence" (Gilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright) – 1:07

[edit] Side two

  1. "Main Theme" (Gilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright) – 5:28
  2. "Ibiza Bar" (Gilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright) – 3:19
  3. "More Blues" (Gilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright) – 2:12
  4. "Quicksilver" (Gilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright) – 7:13
  5. "A Spanish Piece" (Gilmour) – 1:05
  6. "Dramatic Theme" (Gilmour, Mason, Waters, Wright) – 2:15

[edit] Singles

  • "The Nile Song"/"Ibiza Bar" (1969, Europe only)

[edit] Personnel

  • David Gilmour – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, slide guitar, tape effects, flamenco guitars, vocals
  • Roger Waters – Fender bass guitar, birdsong effects, gong
  • Richard Wright – Hammond & Farfisa organs, piano, vibraphone
  • Nick Mason – percussion, drums, bongos

[edit] Additional personnel

  • Lindy Mason – Ibizan flute on "Green Is The Colour" and "Party Sequence"
  • Hipgnosis – sleeve design
  • James Guthrie – re-mastering supervision
  • Doug Sax – re-mastering

[edit] Charts

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
1969 UK Albums Chart 9
1973 Billboard Pop Albums 153

[edit] External links

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