Roger Waters: Us + Them
2019 British film
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Roger Waters: Us + Them is a 2019 British concert film and live album by English musician Roger Waters, founding member of Pink Floyd. The film was directed by Waters and Sean Evans, and captures a truncated performance from Waters' tour of the same name. This is the second film where both Waters and Evans are involved, their first being Roger Waters: The Wall.
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- Roger Waters
- Sean Evans
- Roger Waters
- Sean Evans
- Mark Fenwick
- Clare Spencer
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| Written by | Roger Waters |
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| Cinematography | Brett Turnbull |
| Edited by | Katharine McQuerrey |
| Music by | Roger Waters |
| Distributed by | Us + Them Production Limited |
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Running time | 135 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film, recorded across the four shows from the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam.,[1] features songs from Pink Floyd albums and Waters' last album, Is This the Life We Really Want?.[2]
Release
The cinema release of the film was accompanied by a documentary titled A Fleeting Glimpse, capturing behind the scenes footage of the band rehearsing, performing sound-checks before shows and the aftermath of performances. Before its theatrical release, the film premiered on 7 September 2019 at Venice Film Festival.[3] The film released in theaters across the world on 2 and 6 October in 2019.[4]
In May 2020, it was announced that the film would be getting a digital release,[5] starting with YouTube on 16 June, and followed by Blu-ray, DVD, 3-LP and 2-CD set on 2 October, including as an extra, the songs "Smell the Roses" & "Comfortably Numb" on the DVD and Blu-Ray.[6]
Track listing
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| Live album by Roger Waters | ||||
| Released | 2 October 2020 | |||
| Recorded | June 18–23, 2018 | |||
| Venue | Ziggo Dome Amsterdam | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock | |||
| Length | 120:21 | |||
| Label | Columbia Records | |||
| Producer | Nigel Godrich | |||
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CD one:
- "Intro"
- "Speak to Me" (Played on tape, with parts of the vocal track from "When We Were Young")
- "Breathe"
- "One of These Days"
- "Time / Breathe (Reprise)"
- "The Great Gig in the Sky"
- "Welcome to the Machine"
- "Déjà Vu"
- "The Last Refugee"
- "Picture That"
- "Wish You Were Here"
- "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"
- "Another Brick in the Wall (Part III)"
CD two:
- "Dogs"
- "Pigs (Three Different Ones)"
- "Money"
- "Us and Them"
- "Brain Damage" (with vocal intro)
- "Eclipse"
- "The Last Refugee (Reprise)"
- "Deja Vu (Reprise)"
Extra tracks: (Only on the digital, DVD & Blu-Ray editions)
- Note: On digital releases, all tracks are noted "Live in Amsterdam, June, 2018".
Performers and personnel
- Rufat Aliyev as Refugee
- Farshid Azizi as Refugee
- Nikoo Bafti as Refugee
- Azzurra Caccetta as The Last Refugee
- Anais Dupay-Rahman as Her Child
- Salem Hanna as Refugee
- Hayley as Dancer in Money
- Glendon Jones as Prisoner
- Farzad Khaledi as Refugee
- Buket Kömür as Palestinian Girl
- Lucas Kornacki as Drone Pilot
- Jad Marz as Refugee
- Pedram Mehdian as Refugee
- Nader Moradi as Refugee
- Feride Morcay as Refugee
- Liat Mordechai as Refugee
- Farahnaz Rahmani as Refugee
- Sylvana Savvas as Refugee
- Reza Zohreh Kermani as Refugee (as Reza Kermani)
Musicians
- Roger Waters - vocals, guitars, bass
- Gus Seyffert - backing vocals, guitars, bass
- Jonathan Wilson - guitars, vocals
- Dave Kilminster - guitars, talkbox, backing vocals
- Jon Carin - keyboards, piano, programming, synthesizers, lap steel guitar, guitars, backing vocals
- Bo Koster - keyboards, hammond organ
- Holly Laessig - vocals
- Jess Wolfe - vocals
- Ian Ritchie - saxophone
- Joey Waronker - drums
Charts
| Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] | 35 |
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] | 12 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[9] | 23 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[10] | 10 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[11] | 15 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[12] | 33 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] | 4 |
| Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[14] | 10 |
| Irish Albums (OCC)[15] | 27 |
| Italian Albums (FIMI)[16] | 5 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[17] | 24 |
| Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[18] | 15 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[19] | 3 |
| Portuguese Albums (AFP)[20] | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[21] | 5 |
| Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[22] | 13 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] | 6 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 9 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[25] video |
Gold | 5,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
