By Marissa G. Muller
The Wall is the Pink Floyd album that keeps on giving.
Not only has the 1979 double album inspired a musical film, two documentaries about the making of it and Roger Waters‘ record-breaking 2010-2013 The Wall Live Tour — which set a new record for highest-grossing solo tour — its legacy is still living on, soon in the form of a new documentary.
Roger Waters: The Wall will chronicle Waters’ last tour, which marked the first time he performed The Wall in full. Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, the film is credited to Waters and his tour’s creative director Sean Evans. As Rolling Stone reports, the film will be heavy on the record’s themes of war and loss and show an “exhilaratingly visceral experience.”
That’s easy to believe if you’ve seen the original musical film on The Wall.
The film’s director Piers Handling touched on The Wall’s impact in a statement:
“Ever since The Wall was released, it has become one of the classic rock albums of all time. Its popularity continues and its message is still timely. Deeply affected by his father’s and grandfather’s deaths in the two world wars, Roger Waters has crafted a plea to tear down the walls that lead to misunderstandings and wars. This powerful performance film allows Roger to explore what The Wall still means to him as he performs it in front of tens of thousands of fans, and visits more personal places that resonate with meaning on the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.”
In the meantime, Waters — who has more recently made headlines for things other than music — has a new album on the way. The Pink Floyd founding member is currently working on his followup to 1992’s Amused to Death.
