Zabriskie Point (disambiguation)

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Zabriskie Point is a place in the Death Valley National Park, United States.

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Zabriskie Point is a part of the Amargosa Range located east of Death Valley in Death Valley National Park in California, United States, noted for its erosional landscape. It is composed of sediments from Furnace Creek Lake, which dried up 5 million years ago—long before Death Valley came into existence.

<i>Obscured by Clouds</i> Soundtrack album by the English rock band Pink Floyd

Obscured by Clouds is the seventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released on 2 June 1972 by Harvest and Capitol Records. It is based on their soundtrack for the French film La Vallée, by Barbet Schroeder. It was recorded in two sessions in France, while they were in the midst of touring, and produced by the band members.

<i>Zabriskie Point</i> (album) 1970 soundtrack album by various artists

Zabriskie Point is a soundtrack album to the Michelangelo Antonioni film of the same name. It was originally released in March 1970 and features songs recorded by contemporary rock acts of Antonioni's choosing, including Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead, and the Kaleidoscope.

<i>Zabriskie Point</i> (film) 1970 film

Zabriskie Point is a 1970 American drama film directed by Michelangelo Antonioni and starring Mark Frechette, Daria Halprin, and Rod Taylor. It was widely noted at the time for its setting in the counterculture of the United States. Some of the film's scenes were shot on location at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley. The film was an overwhelming commercial failure, and was panned by most critics upon release. Its critical standing has increased, however, since its release. It has to some extent achieved cult status and is noted for its cinematography, use of music, and direction.

"The Narrow Way" is a section on the studio half of Pink Floyd's fourth album Ummagumma. It is a three-part song written and performed entirely by David Gilmour, using multiple overdubs to play all the instruments himself.

Careful with That Axe, Eugene instrumental composed by Pink Floyd

"Careful with That Axe, Eugene" is an instrumental piece by the British rock band Pink Floyd. The studio recording, featured on the Relics compilation album, was originally released in mono in 1968 as the B-side of the group's single "Point Me at the Sky"; live versions can also be found on various releases. Pink Floyd re-recorded the track for Italian director Michelangelo Antonioni's film Zabriskie Point, retitling it "Come In Number 51, Your Time Is Up" on the film's soundtrack album. The song was one of several to be considered for the band's "best of" album, Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd, but it was left off that compilation. It was included on the multi-artist Harvest compilation, A Breath of Fresh Air – A Harvest Records Anthology 1969–1974 in 2007.

Us and Them (song) original song composed by Richard Wright and Roger Waters, words by Roger Waters

"Us and Them" is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, from their 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. The music was written by Richard Wright with lyrics by Roger Waters. It is sung by David Gilmour, with harmonies by Wright. The song is 7 minutes and 51 seconds, the longest on the album.

Mark Frechette American actor (1947-1975)

Mark Frechette was an American film actor. He is best known for his attempted bank robbery and also the lead role in the 1970 film Zabriskie Point, directed by Michelangelo Antonioni, in which he was cast despite his lack of previous acting experience.

Grace Zabriskie is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Sarah Palmer in Twin Peaks and its film prequel Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992), Lois Henrickson in Big Love, as well as in cult films such as two of David Lynch's films: Juana Durango in Wild at Heart (1990) and Visitor #1 in Inland Empire (2006). Other film roles include Nickel Mountain (1984), Child's Play 2 (1990), and The Grudge (2004). She is also known for her recurring roles in Seinfeld and Charmed.

Daria Halprin is an American somatic/ expressive arts therapist, author, teacher dancer, and former actress known primarily for her naturalistic performances in three films of the late 1960s and early 1970s and as Founding Director of Tamalpa Institute.

"You Got the Silver" is a song by English rock and roll band the Rolling Stones from their 1969 album Let It Bleed. It was also released as the B-side to the "Let It Bleed" single in Japan.

"Heart Beat, Pig Meat" is an instrumental song by progressive rock band Pink Floyd from the soundtrack to the film Zabriskie Point.

"Crumbling Land" is a song by Pink Floyd from the soundtrack album of the film Zabriskie Point.

"Country Song", also known as "The Red Queen Theme", is an untitled country-styled song by Pink Floyd.

Chris Zabriskie musician

Chris Zabriskie is an American composer and musician.

The Atom Heart Mother World Tour was an international concert tour by Pink Floyd. It commenced during September 1970 and ended during October 1971. It marked the first time the band visited countries such as Japan and Australia. Intended to promote their new album Atom Heart Mother, the band hired local orchestras and choirs on some dates to perform the title piece while performing it in a four-piece arrangement on other occasions.

Stefano Lentini composer, singer-songwriter

Stefano Lentini is a music composer based in Rome, Italy. He has composed and produced music extensively for film, television and theatre, working in a large variety of genres. He is the only Italian composer to be represented in US by "The Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency".

Clare Peploe is a British screenwriter, producer and film director.

<i>The Early Years 1965–1972</i> 2016 compilation album by Pink Floyd

The Early Years 1965–1972 is a 33-disc compilation box set by Pink Floyd released on 11 November 2016. It was officially announced 28 July 2016. The set includes seven volumes with CDs, DVDs, BDs, vinyl records and memorabilia including photos, posters and tour programmes. It contains early non-album singles plus unreleased studio and live recordings. Although Volumes 1–6 have been available individually since 24 March 2017, Volume 7 – 1967–1972: Continu/ation, remains exclusive to the set. A two-CD compilation titled The Early Years – Cre/ation was also made available.