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"Faces of Stone" is a single by English rock musician and former Pink Floyd member David Gilmour, and the third track on his fourth solo studio album, Rattle That Lock. It was released as a single on 6 November 2015,[1] with the album being released on 18 September 2015 by Columbia Records. The song lyrics and music were composed by Gilmour.

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"Faces of Stone"
Single by David Gilmour
from the album Rattle That Lock
Released	6 November 2015
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	5:32 (album version) 3:53 (radio version)
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	David Gilmour
Producer(s)	David Gilmour Phil Manzanera
David Gilmour singles chronology
"Today" (2015) "Faces of Stone" (2015) "In Any Tongue" (2016)

Music Video

On 27 October 2015, the song released an official music video on mortality and the cycle of life,[2] through Gilmour's official YouTube channel that was directed by Aubrey Powell of Hipgnosis, combines footage of David filmed at his Medina studio with archive footage from the 1944 silent experimental short At Land featuring surrealist filmmaker Maya Deren.

Personnel

Musicians

• David Gilmour – vocals, guitars, keyboards, piano, production, acoustical engineering, mixing
• Phil Manzanera – hammond organ, acoustic guitar, keyboard elements, production
• Damon Iddins – Accordion, calliope elements
• Steve DiStanislao – drums, percussion
• Danny Cummings – percussion
• Eira Owen – horn
• Zbigniew Preisner – orchestration and orchestral arrangements
• Robert Ziegler – conducting orchestra
• Rolf Wilson – orchestra leader

Production

• Andy Jackson – engineering, mixing, choir registration
• Damon Iddins – technical assistance, choir registration
• Mike Boddy – additional sound engineering at Gallery Studios
  • Andres Mesa – technical assistance
• Geoff Foster – engineering orchestral parts
  • Laurence Anslow, John Prestage – technical assistance
• James Guthrie – mastering

References

External links

• Faces of Stone at Discogs
• Faces Of Stone (Official Music Video) on YouTube

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