# The 10 Greatest Pink Floyd Instrumentals, Ranked

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-10-greatest-pink-floyd-instrumentals-ranked/
- Published: 2026-10-23T09:20:15+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T10:26:49+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/the-10-greatest-pink-floyd-instrumentals-ranked/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Pink Floyd’s instrumentals showcased the band’s experimentation.
- The ranking spans soundtrack work and later recordings.
- “Mudmen”, “It’s What We Do” and “Terminal Frost” are highlighted.

## Summary

Pink Floyd’s extended instrumental tracks gave the band room to experiment, improvise and connect musical themes across its concept albums. This ranking selects ten of the group’s strongest instrumentals, spanning different eras and styles.

The article notes that Pink Floyd formed in London in 1965 and went on to sell more than 250 million albums worldwide. Its examples include “Mudmen”, a four-minute 1972 piece built around Richard Wright’s keyboards and David Gilmour’s guitar, “It’s What We Do”, a six-minute track drawn from recordings for 1994’s *The Division Bell*, and “Terminal Frost”, a six-minute 1987 instrumental featuring saxophone.

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