Ovplyvnila ho rodinná história, keďže jeho otec sa stratil počas druhej svetovej vojny a dedko zomrel v jednej z bitiek v prvej svetovej vojne.
Legendárny zakladateľ skupiny Pink Floyd sa do divadelného sveta vydal v sprievode Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Musicians a to čisto z osobných dôvodov. Impulzom mu bola rodinná história, keďže jeho otec sa stratil počas druhej svetovej vojny a dedko zomrel v jednej z bitiek v prvej svetovej vojne. Strata otca ho podnietila k vytvoreniu viacerých ďalších nahrávok a diel a veľmi ho ovplyvnila aj v osobnom živote. „Myslím, že sa stále zaoberám rovnakými záležitostiami ako pred tridsiatimi rokmi. Streta môjho otca a zviazanosť s jeho ľudskosťou je stále dôležitá pre všetko, čo v živote robím,“ dodal k vzniku albumu rockový umelec.
TRACKLIST
Part I
1. The Soldiers March
2. The Soldier is Tired
3. Airs by a Stream
4. As You Can Hear...
5. The Soldiers March (Reprise)
6. Eventually, Joseph Reaches his Home Village...
7. Pastorale
8. The Soldier, Disconsolate...
9. Pastorale (Reprise)
10. The Soldier, Slowly Coming Back to Himself...
11. Airs by a Stream (Reprise) - To Stretch Out on the Grass...
12. Hey Satan, You Bastard...
13. Airs by a Stream (2nd Reprise)
14. Nowt to be Gained Here...
Part II
15. The Soldiers March (2nd Reprise): Down a Hot and Dusty Track...
16. He Doesn't Even Know Himself...
17. The Soldiers March, (3nd Reprise): Will he take the Road to Home...
18. He doesn't have a Home Anymore...
19. The Royal March 00:02:38
20. So all was Arranged...
21. Later that Night...
22. The Little Concert - Light Floods the Eastern Sky...
23. The Soldier, with a Confident Air...
24. Three Dances - Tango
25. Three Dances - Waltz
26. Three Dances - Ragtime
27. So First a Tango...
28. The Devil's Dance
29. The Devil, Confused...
30. The Little Chorale
31. The Devil Recovers Some of his Wits
32. The Devil's Song - All Right! You'll be Safe at Home...
33. Hm, a Fair Warning...
34. Grand Chorale (Part 1)
35. Spring, Summer, Autumn...
36. Grand Chorale (Part 2)
37. Steady Now...
38. Grand Chorale (Part 3)
39. Steady, Just Smell the Flowers...
40. Grand Chorale (Part 4)
41. Now I have Everything...
42. Grand Chorale (Part 5)
43. The Princess, all Excited...
44. Grand Chorale (Part 6)
45. And so, Off They Go...
46. Triumphal March of the Devil
Zdroj: SONY MUSIC