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Planetarium Lates: Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon

 
Victor Black Review by Victor Black 4 Published: 22 Aug 2025 Dynamic Earth Show Dates: 1 Aug 2025-24 Aug 2025

I settled into the comfy seats at Edinburgh’s Dynamic Earth, excited to see how they would incorporate video into the planetarium to enhance one of the greatest albums of all time, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon. A couple of other people have already reviewed the album itself, so I won’t go into much detail about the music (needless to say – would recommend), other than to mention that the sound quality was stunning, and with the enhancements I was able to pick out lyrics in quieter sections I had never heard before. A good start.

A great opportunity to introduce your children to what proper music sounds like

I had high hopes for the video companion to the album, and Dynamic Earth did not disappoint. They guided us on a stunning journey across the galaxy, with crisp detail at every stop. From the textures as we hovered over the moon during On the Run, to the clockwork mobile of Time, then speeding through the rings of Saturn for 12 parsecs at 1.5 times the speed of light, this was everything we could have hoped for. Every beat of the video was in perfect sync with the music – just think how much better The Wizard of Oz would have been if it had had the foresight to match Pink Floyd’s rhythm so harmoniously.

I did feel a little let down at the avoidance of explosive imagery to coincide with the crescendo of The Great Gig in the Sky (the high point of the album for me), but all was forgiven with the next track, as we were put in the perspective of astronauts floating weightlessly in a tin can far above the moon, before being transported into a Tron-like world during Money.

At various points, we were treated to psychedelic bursts of colour and sea creature-like figures dancing through the cosmos. It did, at times, feel as though there were creative depths the team could have plumbed further, given the infinite possibilities available to the imagination, and the ticket price is around 25% higher than it should be.

The Planetarium Lates: Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon is a stunning reimagining of a contender for the high point of 20th-century musical artistry that cannot fail to impress. It is also a great opportunity to introduce your children to what proper music sounds like, so here’s hoping it makes its way to the groundbreaking 3D planetarium at We The Curious in Bristol – surely England’s best science museum – and to every other worthy screen around the nation.

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Dynamic Earth presents a mesmerising Planetarium show set to Pink Floyd’s 1973 album The Dark Side of the Moon. Stunning 360° visuals of the Solar System transform the space into a surreal journey through sound and light. This immersive experience fuses science, art and music – offering fans and first-time visitors a fresh way to enjoy the iconic album.