Syd Barrett is to be the topic of a brand new documentary titled Have You Obtained It But? The Story of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd.
In response to Deadline, the upcoming movie was co-directed by Roddy Bogawa and the late graphic designer Storm Thorgerson. The latter was the co-founder of Hipgnosis, the London-based agency that specialised in creating album cowl artwork for rock acts.
The corporate made the long-lasting art work for Pink Floyd’s Darkish Facet Of The Moon (1973), Want You Have been Right here (1975) and extra. Thorgerson had identified Barrett – who died in 2006 – because the ’60s, and went to highschool with him and Roger Waters.
Thorgerson handed away in 2013 on the age of 69. Per an announcement, Have You Obtained It But?… “was accomplished by Bogawa with StormStudios photographer Rupert Truman and producer Julius Beltrame after Storm’s premature demise”.
The documentary will function interviews with Pink Floyd’s Waters, Nick Mason and David Gilmour, in addition to Barrett’s sister Rosemary Breen, and Pink Floyd managers Peter Jenner and Andrew King.
The Who’s Pete Townshend, Blur’s Graham Coxon, and MGMT’s Andrew VanWyngarden are additionally set to look, amongst others.
The official soundtrack boasts greater than 50 songs from Pink Floyd and Barrett’s solo catalogues. Actor Jason Isaacs (Harry Potter, The OA) narrates the doc.
“It’s the tragic story of Brian Wilson and Kurt Cobain and lots of others in music and artwork whose explosive inventive drives usually relaxation on fragile exuberant power that will get stress cooked from their success,” defined Bogawa.
“The movie is just not solely a portrait of probably the most iconic cult figures in music via the lens and reminiscences of his bandmates, lovers, associates, and musicians but in addition a glance again at a bunch of associates rising up within the mid-sixties and their idealism, ambitions, hopes and goals throughout such an incredible cultural second.”
A launch date for Have You Obtained It But? The Story of Syd Barrett And Pink Floyd is just not but identified.
