An Update On Pink Floyd's The Dark Side Of The Moon 50th Anniversary Animation Video Competition

The 10 winners of The Dark Side Of The Moon 50th Anniversary Animation Video Competition will be announced at 5pm (GMT), 2pm (EST) on 29th March 2024.
Pink Floyd’s ‘Animals 2018 Remix - Dolby Atmos’ on Blu-ray out now: PinkFloyd.lnk.to/AnimalsBluRay
Collector’s Edition of The Dark Side Of The Moon on crystal clear vinyl out now: pinkfloyd.lnk.to/TDSOTMUVVinyl
Pink Floyd is celebrating The Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary release by inviting a new generation of animators to enter a competition to create music videos for any of the 10 songs on the iconic 1973 album. Pink Floyd has a rich history of collaborating with animators from the beginnings of the band (Ian Emes, Gerald Scarfe etc.), and in some cases the visuals that accompany the songs have become synonymous with the music itself. The 50th Anniversary will be no exception. The band would like to give all animators an opportunity to present a fresh take on these timeless aural works. Animators can enter up to 10 videos, one per song on the album. A winner will be selected from a panel of experts which will include Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason, Aubrey 'Po' Powell (Pink Floyd's creative director) and the BFI (British Film Institute).
One of the most iconic and influential albums ever, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ continues to find new audiences globally. The album was partly developed during live performances, and the band premiered an early version of the suite at London’s Rainbow Theatre several months before recording began. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ is the eighth studio album by Pink Floyd, originally released in the US on 1 March and then in the UK on 16th March 1973. The new material was recorded in 1972 and 1973 at EMI Studios (now Abbey Road studios) in London. The iconic sleeve, which depicts a prism spectrum, was designed by Storm Thorgerson of Hipgnosis and drawn by George Hardie. ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ has sold over 50 million copies worldwide.
The new deluxe box set includes CD and gatefold vinyl of the new 2023 remastered studio album and Blu-Ray + DVD audio featuring the original 5.1 mix and remastered stereo versions. The set also includes additional new Blu-ray disc of Atmos mix plus CD and LP of ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon - Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974’. For full details see listing below.
*'THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON - LIVE AT WEMBLEY EMPIRE POOL, LONDON, 1974’*
Simultaneously, on 24th March, the CD and first ever vinyl issue of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon - Live At Wembley Empire Pool, London, 1974’ will be released independently. It was originally recorded in November 1974 as part of the band’s winter tour and this is the first time it will be available as a stand-alone album, with artwork featuring an original 1973 line-drawn cover by George Hardie.
*PINK FLOYD - THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON: 50TH ANNIVERSARY BOOK*
The book Pink Floyd - The Dark Side Of The Moon: 50th Anniversary will also be published separately by Thames & Hudson on March 24, 2023 to coincide with the box set release. Curated by photographer Jill Furmanovsky and art directed by Hipgnosis co-founder Aubrey Powell, this LP-sized volume showcases rare and previously unseen photographs taken during The Dark Side Of The Moon tours of 1972-1975 and was created with the involvement of the band members.
*NEW PLANETARIUM ALBUM EXPERIENCE ANNOUNCED*
Fifty years on, in recognition of the iconic album and with the help of huge strides in technology, an official full dome experience with stunning visuals of the solar system and beyond and played out to 42 minutes of The Dark Side Of The Moon, will be released in Planetariums around the world in March. Contact your local Planetarium for any screening details.
The show itself will be divided between the 10 tracks off the album, in chronological order, each having a different theme; some futuristically looking forward and some a retro acknowledgment to Pink Floyd’s visual history, all relating to a time and space experience, embracing up to the minute technology that only a Planetarium can offer. It promises to be immersive; an all-encompassing surround sound and visual treat that will transcend reality and take you way beyond the realms of 2D experience.
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[@fearsomename4517]

Pink Floyd is music for the soul. Legendary.

[@phantoms-yy5jv]

Best album ever, nobody will ever make an album like that, way ahead of it's time

[@jean-marcducommun8185]

Exactly! Reminds me of the opening sequence of Stanley Kubricks Odyssee 2001 when the bone takes off …

[@Eric_W]

Weeeeeeellllll, I dunno.... I remember working at Tampa Bay Center (Mall) and Radio Shack had a sound system setup to showcase the new "Quad" sound. They had an X marked on the floor for you to stand on and then they played the helicopter part of "Another Brick In The Wall" since it was in quadraphonic sound!... talk about AWESOME!! But the stereo wasn't cheap!!

[@marlacapra6514]

we love you pink Floyd

[@johnk4437]

I love Pink Floyd I've seen them four times starting with the dark side of the moon in April 1975 when I was 17❤

[@deborahbouchard5475]

❤ wow that's so cool good for you

[@nsimon4370]

Pink Floyd Germersheim 21. Mai 1972 Hamburg 12. November 1972 Dortmund 23. Januar 1977 Dortmund 14. Februar 1981 Dortmund 18. Februar 1981 Mannheim 18. Juni 1988 Hamburg 16. Juni 1989 Frankfurt 21. Juni 1989 Paris 1. Juli 1989 Hockenheim 13. August 1994 Hannover 16. August 1994 Hannover 17. August 1994 London 28. Oktober 1994 London 29. Oktober 1994

[@indy500la]

73 tour was amazing, Louisville Ky. Life changing event for me and my friends

[@pipi.de.los-inconscientes]

Ahí estaré, gracias Pink Floyd.

[@misty_loves_]

ABSOLUTELY LOVE PINK FLOYD❤❤❤❤

[@Caillouhater9]

I love pink floyd

[@lmwhatutalkingbout-]

Couldn’t agree with you more! I’ve been listening to the Dark Side of the Moon for 45 years now! It doesn’t get any better than listening to the album and eating a gummy to my day ~ my favorite thing to do 🫠 Thank you for keeping Pink Floyd alive! ❤

[@Shawn68Sharkey]

You've got a little black book with your drawings in it ! 🌑🌕

[@un_canal.con_papas]

"I'm going to see this on the dark side of the moon"

[@nsbd90now]

Oh! This is exciting! Saw the "Animals" tour and the animations for "Wish You Were Here" particularly the second side totally implanted themselves. in my brain. Then seeing them online for things like "Time" decades later, and some cool updates from tribute bands and fan-generated things. Looking forward to this!

[@fernandomurilloVEVO]

Im very young and im proud of my music taste. Love Pink Floyd

[@harrellconners1853]

By the way, which ones pink?

[@austinsmith8287]

And did we tell you the name of the game, boy?

[@Dolfmuilwijk]

We call it

[@sepia2008]

​@@DolfmuilwijkRidding the gravy train boy

[@antoniabermudezann4233]

Wow this is so good & nice ❤️ it .. Great memories come to my mind 😊

[@Daryl_Phillips_]

Nick Mason

[@user-eq2dx2jp6v]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ always active ❤❤❤❤ these dear children ❤❤❤❤ perfect ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@bestsongsbb6681]

Wonderful Pink Floyd ❤

[@bradwilliams1691]

Australians love Pink Floyd. I can hardly wait to see the DSOTM animations.

[@jean-marcducommun8185]

Pink Floyd was my musical awakening with Dark Sidd of the Moon. A masterpiece that will stay eternally with mankind and be played on Mars one day …

[@amx360]

900 entries. Thats 200 more than were on the entries page ( which were supposed to be all the entries.)

[@torna2508]

Hmmmm...............

[@bb17492]

Tudo deles é perfeito ❤

[@sOdEeP406mUsIc]

Can't wait and thank you for the music and the inspiration my whole life ❤️

[@Majorfatal1]

cant wait ..

[@amangogna68]

Fantastic !

[@stephenharvey7868]

Hi nice one Nick, I personally didn't do any animation but looking forward to see who won

[@miguelmartineznava]

I’ll see you on the dark side of the moon

[@Eric_W]

*Much luck to you peeps that entered!!!*

[@francescosaveriorusso1478]

Awesome nick!

[@aGlio_music]

Go!!!

[@fortissimoX]

900 entries?? Wow, if festival of animated films received that many entries that would be considered as success. It would be really nice to create maybe some website where all entries will be presented.

[@aurora.radial]

This is absolutely wonderfully amazing

[@macalacalan1175]

Great to see Nick Mason looking so well.

[@zenmasterjay1]

No farkking way man I want to see the 10 vids now!!😂🎉😂🎉😂🎉

[@richguest]

Pink Floyd are such an underrated band, I love seeing them finally getting the recognition they deserve.

[@user-tg2bl7mw7y]

Underrated? One of the biggest and most influential bands in history!

[@jtlampsu2]

@@user-tg2bl7mw7y I think sarcasm is being used, here!!

[@PinkFloydBootlegs]

They are the opposite of underrated. Dark Side of The Moon was on the charts for almost 1000 weeks. Stop being delusional budd.

[@user-tg2bl7mw7y]

not at all brother pink floyd is one of the best bands ever@@jtlampsu2

[@dalekofdoom]

bait or retarded, call it.

[@ElleckBuilding]

I was 3 when DS was released on vinyl, felt a love for PF I've never experienced for any other band. Every time Clair sings it reminds me of my mother,she sounded so very much like her (RIP MOM) The moments that make up a dull day.

[@user-ho2bu1mw6e]

Многие лета, дорогой Ник!

[@UON]

Thanks to this contest there are so many amazing animations to watch!

[@blackfang441]

The great big gig in the sky

[@carlopolo8043]

Zio Nick!!! 🎼💎🌈❤️🌟

[@maximpopov8651]

Peace, Love and Pink Floyd ☮️

[@fuccasound3897]

Nick has such a cool 'early 1970's' presentation style, it's a bit like a 'Blue Peter' competition announcement from 1973.....

[@antoniabermudezann4233]

🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷I love Pink Floyd 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

[@jtlampsu2]

So, it'll be a track per week, methinks.

[@ttesselate]

really hoping mine wins LOL but also very excited to see who did !!

[@gustavfloyd3469]

A casi dos horas del estreno Gustav de 🇦🇷 PRESENTE.

[@bebedordecoca]

Really looking foward to this, love from Brazil, Nick

[@pascalcorbillon]

Let's go Petunia studio

[@thefog7067]

"I've been mad for f**king years, absolutely years. I've been over the edge for yonks, been working with bands so long. I think 'Crikey'

[@dianahohimer1107]

Chills

[@trippyvortex]

Oh!?

[@dianahohimer1107]

@@trippyvortex Hey Tripps. :)

[@CricketEngland]

Sh when is the public going to see all the entries in full and have its vote?

[@TravelingDisney]

Love and miss you Nick! ❤️

[@eddiebazan6411]

This will be cool.hell,I think I’m excited! Not easy to do these days.😃

[@2ak675]

I am a Russian. And I have already lived for a long time (63!), I have experienced, seen and learned a lot. Is Pink Floyd an inseparable part of my Soul? TEACHERS OF Life (school and yard further life!) invested ... I KNOW that if I don't want to, I can't, I can't pass on my life experience, I'll disappear FOREVER without giving DEVELOPMENT... That's the question - To grab or let others live... Correct me in my perception of the world or is it necessary to rule others.?.

[@kdplain2923]

See you then!♥

[@TheEddski]

The GREATEST BAND in the world in my and a loyal lot of other opinions

[@JokerRex]

Buen video!

[@buecar]

Good luck everyone!

[@lisarose5548]

MASTERPIECE❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@patwell6853]

Cheers 🤘

[@AldousHuxleysCat]

I want to see the supercut of all 900

[@youchwb6005]

I listen to it at least once every ten years. That way it doesn't wear my boredom meter down.

[@carlosrocha2278]

Esperando el estreno desde México 🇲🇽 😎

[@amx360]

Winners will be announced in September of 2027

[@thelucabrazzi]

Awee so nice to see Nick Mason pop up. Really bothers me how he is that's very small picture and credit on Momentary Lapse album

[@daviddehart9003]

they should do a show at the sphere in vegas -- that would be wild

[@gulnarabaeva1558]

❤

[@CarlosAlberto-rm1gn]

É,sempre um prazer,e,um,privilegio...Ouvir Bandas...que sempre nos fazem lembrar,e,sentir como na nossa juventude.❣❣💯🦮🌵🌵🍀🍀🪴🪴🌴

[@TheFreddy9440]

There is no Us and Them! We're All Us ❤️ -Roger Waters

[@Shawn68Sharkey]

The Dark Side of the Toon.Great band,great Capitalist & great consumers For fans.Roger worth $310 million,David & Nick worth $180 million each. We fans consume billions of dollars worth of product, well played PF🌕🌑

[@bradwilliams1691]

And yet, here's Roger rabidly ranting against capitalism. Go figure?

[@kevinmichael9482]

@@bradwilliams1691 God bless Roger! speaking on inequities of capitalism and profiteering proprietors of war.

[@zenmasterjay1]

You are the infinite bright eye. Pink Floyd is your Spec~tral purple Haze yummy mummy! 🧠🌈❤💥❤🌈🧠

[@amx360]

You must joking. What does this even mean?☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠

[@ChicoStopMotion]

Sorry if I sound rude but what does this even mean?

[@amx360]

@@ChicoStopMotion I asked first.

[@zenmasterjay1]

It means that the cover for the dark side of the Moon and the album itself are what make it the ultimate concept album you see?! Look into it! 🎉 It's a big bang... baby!

[@zenmasterjay1]

Oh yeah and listen to the lyrics to Jimi hendrix's purple Haze song where he's describing getting incarnated into mother nature's Purple Haze.... (Pink Floyd)

[@javiermolina4858]

Buen video 😊

[@peterjoslyn1]

Is this the actual final announcement?

[@amx360]

Shakes the magic 8 Ball ....I doubt it.

[@peterjoslyn1]

@@amx360 but what could it be?

[@amx360]

@@peterjoslyn1 Well the key word is "update" since they still have till "March" to get this thing over with. I suspect they'll give a new "announement" month (maybe June, 2027) without giving any reason why or they'll change the terms of the contest to allow more artists an "opportunity participate in the contest" that is my best guess.

[@harrisonturner7443]

We love you radiohead

[@DelaaramYaar]

❤❤❤

[@VictorPaz-ni9ey]

🎶

[@eddiecriglington400]

🎶❤️🎶

[@mike.4277]

I like cats

[@carlosestevaoavelar4271]

[@facebooknoreply7189]

How to participate?

[@user-pz3ek1kx3i]

Детство мое , босоногое !😢😂😅😊😮

[@highplainsaccountability6482]

1 week,,, promise ?

[@amjh4lah809]

First ❤🌈🔺️

[@MyDavidlima]

this is the great truth Let me explain If it weren't for the internet, everyone would think that PF is 67. But PF is 63. PF has been boycotted by the mainstream media since that time. It's all the fault of the Beatles' owners, who are the owners of the mainstream media, the owners of the world. The Beatles and their agents would learn to make brilliant, impressive and ahead-of-the-time music with them in the underground. PF created heavy metal (remenber me, the first heavy and soul rock in modern history), doom metal, punk, grunge, progressive and more. They want everyone to believe they were this shitty boys band Beatles. Thanks to the internet, people now know who was the greatest and most brilliant band of all time. It influenced everyone. And the members are the greatest and most brilliant on each instrument.

[@pheunithpsychic-watertype9881]

Isnt this where...?

[@torna2508]

NICK MASON ASMR

[@ericsousa2330]

From the Brasil

[@user-yy6ix4ib1p]

What is this? Someone can explain to me

[@vicheakeng4884]

March 23, 2023 0:28

[@user-eq2dx2jp6v]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ hiiiii ❤❤❤❤❤

[@richardlynch5632]

😎✌👍❤🖖

[@taodaoolivier7285]

Ok 😛

[@Tiggerozzy]

❤️‍🔥🌈🎭🌓🤑❤️‍🔥

[@luvwings]

Haha..😂

[@juanitocecuatro4695]

Vaya mierda 😂

[@jimsregaturntableshifijukebox]

Milking the fans cash and riding the gravey train!

[@JanKowalski-gv6ii]

TVN robi konferencje tylko z Tuskiem

[@Magaiver-ie6jk]

FREE PALESTINA 🍉🍉🍉🍉🍉

[@user-zd2ho7cv4p]

6 stripes already here...LGBT support?

[@Magaiver-ie6jk]

Roger Waters the BEST, 🍉💣🕊️

[@JoeHarrisNYC]

Please ban AI “art” from this.

[@normanconnor]

Goodness me, dont some people love to take advantage of making money. Sickens me when groups do this. Luckily i am not a fan of floyd, i found them boring. Black Sabbath, Zeppelin even iron maiden with Bruce singing is better. And thats a big compliment to bruce.

[@anonymouzzz4307]

They didn't charge anything to participate in the contest. What are you talking about?

[@normanconnor]

@@anonymouzzz4307 who mentioned the competition? It's the sales from everything else that will cost people. Nothing is free and those costs will go to people willing to pay for the stuff they already have again.

[@anonymouzzz4307]

@@normanconnor those bands you mentioned do the same thing though

[@normanconnor]

@@anonymouzzz4307 yea they do, and I have said that on their sites as well. At least Sabbath released new stuff. Zeppelin can't. And we all know iron maiden release albums like the sun emits light. Completely diabolical that they do this. And I wouldn't pay for it. And definitely wouldn't even think about doing it with Pink Floyd as I was never a fan.

[@anonymouzzz4307]

@@normanconnor So why are you complaining? All bands do it