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By what name was Wish I Was Here (2014) officially released in India in English?
Listen to all 29 songs from the Wish I Was Here soundtrack, playlist, ost and score.
W.i.S.H.’s debut single “Lazeez” is set to release on all streaming platforms on March 1, 2024. Credited as India’s first all-female major pop group in 22 years, W.i.S.H. consists of four unique performers; Ri (Riya Duggal), Sim (Simran Duggal), Zoe (Zoe Siddharth) and Suchi (Suchita Shirke).
By what name was Wish I Was Here (2014) officially released in India in English?
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"Wish I Was Here" is a song by British rock band Coldplay and American singer-songwriter Cat Power from Wish I Was Here (Music from the Motion Picture), the soundtrack album to the 2014 American comedy-drama film Wish I Was Here, directed by American actor and filmmaker Zach Braff.
"Wish I Was Here" is Coldplay's second original song written and recorded for a film soundtrack, preceded by "Atlas", composed for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), and followed by "Miracles", composed for Unbroken (2014).
Film's director Zach Braff has been outspoken about his admiration of Coldplay over the years, revealing that the band's music — particularly their debut studio album Parachutes (2000) — helped him get through depression. He included the track "Don't Panic" on his directorial debut, the 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film Garden State, for considering both the song and its album “the soundtrack of my life.” In 2006, Braff — in addition to starring — was also involved with the soundtrack for the comedy-drama film The Last Kiss, hand-picking "Warning Sign", from Coldplay's second album A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002). Braff also expressed interest in eventually directing a Coldplay music video backstage at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards.
For the soundtrack of his second directorial film, Wish I Was Here, Braff stated that he wanted to find “as much original content as possible, stuff that isn't available everywhere else”, due to changes in music consumption following the development of iTunes, thus seeking to comprise songs “unique to the film”. In an interview with NPR, Braff revealed Chris Martin got the band together to work on the title track after sending to him a rough cut of the film. Chris would later suggest that the song feature a female vocalist, an idea that Braff agreed to, as he believed it could better represent Kate Hudson's character in the story.
Dubbed an “unlikely collaboration”, "Wish I Was Here" was described as a “dreamy”, “minimal ballad” featuring “smokey” vocals by Cat Power, harmonies provided by Chris Martin on top of it, and gradual “layers in a frayed guitar line and a distant synth.” NPR stated that the song is “a bit shinier than what [Power] would do on her own or a bit darke...
"Wish I Was Here" first premiered on NPR Music on 7 July 2014, whilst the soundtrack — Wish I Was Here (Music from the Motion Picture) — was released through Columbia Records digitally and on CD on 15 July, with vinyl copies out on 5 August. The song was only added to streaming services almost ten years after its original release, on 29 January 2024.
"Wish I Was Here" was included in a commercial for the all-electric mid-size crossover SUV Kia EV9 that aired during the Super Bowl LVIII on 11 February 2024.
[Verse 1: Cat Power]
It's been a night
Such a night
Such a long night
Watch myself disappear
Into the wild side
Mar 7, 2024 · With their debut single, Lazeez, released today, W.i.S.H. marks a significant milestone in the Indian music scene. The birth of W.i.S.H. W.i.S.H., an acronym for World Inka Stage Hai, comprises...
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