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f it was an uphill struggle to re-establish the group’s credibility in the aftermath of Syd’s departure, one possible option to solving their short term economic problems and also establishing some much needed credibility in the process was to produce film scores. The band had always embraced film as a medium of expression and during the Barrett era the group had contributed music to films such as The Committee and Tonight Let’s All Make Love in London. Certainly the sounds they were now making lent themselves effortlessly to the moving image. At a time when most groups did not dream of using film as a promotional tool The Pink Floyd had also had the foresight to 17
