Pink Floyd The Wall Side 3, Parts 2 & 3 (Nobody Home, Vera, Bring The Boys Back Home, Comfortably Numb)

[Ross S]

Hey all, a few months back I posted Part 1 of what is certainly one of my most ambitious cover projects to date, an extended remake/rework/remix/reproduction of one of my all time favorite album "sides",  Pink Floyd The Wall, Side 3 (Tracks 14-19). Part 1 was tracks 14-15, "Hey You" and "Is There Anybody Out There?" Presenting now Parts 2 & 3, consisting of tracks 16-19: Nobody Home, Vera, Bring The Boys Back Home, and Comfortably Numb. 

A multitude of digital means and methods were used to recreate these iconic tunes (which were originally done in analog, of course!). All vocals are 100% redone. Here's how everything else came together: 

Nobody Home- Full reproduction, using a variety of synths and samplers, both software and hardware. Some highlights: I used Addictive Keys for piano, and a Yamaha MOXF8 for strings and things. The iconic "fly to..." echo was done using Native Instruments Replika plug-in. Incidentally, this track was one of the first recordings I did when I got back into home recording in 2021, and I believe the first I posted on the Cakewalk songs forum back then!

Vera- Full reproduction, again with a combo of software and hardware. Did my own revised arrangement on this one, kind of a more "unplugged" take. The main go to here was Spectrasonics Keyscape, for both piano and harmochord.

Bring The Boys Back Home- This was a challenge to even get in the ballpark! Highlights here were East West Symphonic Orchestra Gold/Opus, Spitfire BBC Orchestra, Kontakt Jacob Collier Audience Choir, and some large doses of my trusty Korg Kronos!

Comfortably Numb- This one is primarily a vocal cover, consisting of my lead vocals recorded over predone instrumental backing track. It includes an layered alternate melody part (done by David Bowie in a live performance with David Gilmour). No pre-recorded BGV's on this one, all the vocs you hear are mine. Instrumentally, I did rework it substantially by layering several synths/strings/choirs over the existing tracks to enhance and embellish the sound. It is not on the embedded recording above (Soundcloud has a time limit!), so you can listen to it here.

 Interface for the entire project is a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4, and my microphone is a CAD Trion 8000 tube condenser.

Background TV sounds and assorted voices taken from original tracks, of course, again with a wee bit of embellishment here and there!

If anyone missed Part 1 and is interested in checking it out, here is a link to the original forum post: 

Everything I recorded was done via synthesizers, samples, and sequencing. All done in CbB. I know I'm definitely swimming in deep waters here, but this was a very fun and incredibly challenging project! Didn't attempt to reinvent the wheel, just tried to polish up the rims a bit, and create an immersive listening experience for these timeless and iconic tunes!

 

Edited November 6 by Ross S

[PhonoBrainer]

My good lord, amazing. Utterly ambitious yet fully realized. So well done.

Apart from the uber-accurate instrumentation, its your vocals and how they capture the actual nuances of the original. Amazing especially if you are "experienced" in the original.

Q - do you know where a quality streaming version of this movie is available? My wife hasn't seen it and its difficult to find these days.

Holy cow, Ross, you nailed it.

cheers,

-Tom

[Martin Schiff]

Fantastic job!

[Wookiee]

Brave man, very Brave indeed. Mix sounds good here.

[timboalogo]

Comfortably Numb brought tears to my eyes just like the original did, Ross. Just sounds amazing.

Timbo

[FreeEarCandy]

Well done. You captured Rodger's voice perfectly and a lot of other details in the music. No critic. Just admiration. Thanks for posting and sharing the excellent work, Ross!

[Ross S]

On 11/6/2025 at 10:39 AM, PhonoBrainer said:

My good lord, amazing. Utterly ambitious yet fully realized. So well done.

Apart from the uber-accurate instrumentation, its your vocals and how they capture the actual nuances of the original. Amazing especially if you are "experienced" in the original.

Q - do you know where a quality streaming version of this movie is available? My wife hasn't seen it and its difficult to find these days.

Holy cow, Ross, you nailed it.

cheers,

-Tom

Hey Tom, thanks so much for dropping in for a listen, and for the kind words! Looks like there is currently a 4K upload of The Wall movie on YouTube (who knows how long that'll be on there), I don't know of a regular streaming service that has it though.  

[Ross S]

On 11/7/2025 at 1:10 AM, Martin Schiff said:

Fantastic job!

Thanks so much Martin, appreciate it!

[Ross S]

On 11/7/2025 at 9:49 AM, Wookiee said:

Brave man, very Brave indeed. Mix sounds good here.

Thanks so much Wookie, appreciate the listen!

[Ross S]

On 11/7/2025 at 1:27 PM, timboalogo said:

Comfortably Numb brought tears to my eyes just like the original did, Ross. Just sounds amazing.

Timbo

Thanks a lot Timbo for the listen and the kind word. Appreciate it!

[Ross S]

On 11/8/2025 at 7:52 PM, FreeEarCandy said:

Well done. You captured Rodger's voice perfectly and a lot of other details in the music. No critic. Just admiration. Thanks for posting and sharing the excellent work, Ross!

 

On 11/8/2025 at 7:52 PM, FreeEarCandy said:

Well done. You captured Rodger's voice perfectly and a lot of other details in the music. No critic. Just admiration. Thanks for posting and sharing the excellent work, Ross!

Thanks so much, appreciate you dropping in for the listen and kind comment! Really enjoyed your PF cover you posted recently also!

[bjornpdx]

I like your description of this ambitious project - remake/rework/remix/reproduction.
You have all of that going on and what a great result!
Comfortably Numb is one of my favorites of all time ("..I caught a fleeting glimpse") and your version compares so well with the original. Great job Ross.
-Bjorn

[Ross S]

On 11/10/2025 at 4:24 PM, bjornpdx said:

I like your description of this ambitious project - remake/rework/remix/reproduction.
You have all of that going on and what a great result!
Comfortably Numb is one of my favorites of all time ("..I caught a fleeting glimpse") and your version compares so well with the original. Great job Ross.
-Bjorn

Hey Bjorn, thanks so much! Appreciate you making time to drop in, listen, and comment!