Soundtrack · No. 2
Obscured by Clouds Songwriting Credits by Pink Floyd
Produced by Pink Floyd · Engineered by Brian Humphries
Holds writing credit on 10 of 10 tracks
Authorship Breakdown 10 / 10 documented
Scored across the 10 tracks with documented writers, by whether Pink Floyd carries a lyricist or composer credit.
Share of the 10 tracks where a band member is credited, by role.
By the Numbers
Obscured by Clouds is the soundtrack Pink Floyd recorded for Barbet Schroeder's film La Vallée, written and tracked quickly as a group at the Château d'Hérouville in France. The songs were composed collectively under deadline pressure, with shared band credits across most tracks rather than the individual authorship of their other albums. 'Free Four,' the album's single, carries a Roger Waters lyric that touches on his father's death, an early sign of the autobiographical themes Waters would expand on later in the decade.
"Obscured by Clouds" is the 1972 album by Pink Floyd, a progressive rock record with folk rock influences that served as the soundtrack to Barbet Schroeder's French film La Vallee. The band recorded it during breaks from the sessions for The Dark Side of the Moon, with David Gilmour on guitars, synthesizer, and vocals, Roger Waters on bass and acoustic guitar, Richard Wright on keyboards and synthesizer, and Nick Mason on drums. The single "Free Four" became the first Pink Floyd song since "See Emily Play" to attract significant US airplay, while "Wot's... Uh the Deal?" is an acoustic piece the band did not perform live during the era. The album reached number 6 on the UK Albums Chart, number 46 on the US Billboard 200, and number 1 in France. It was later certified gold in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.