Coldplay & Cat Power - movie soundtrack for Wish I Was Here

[MidnightSpies]

Its gorgeous. Finally a song again that I just can't get enough of.

[trinest]

 

I like how lyricly it fits in to Ghost Stories. I wonder if it was a song originally intended for the album before it was picked up for the movie.

[theprospekt]

I like how lyricly it fits in to Ghost Stories. I wonder if it was a song originally intended for the album before it was picked up for the movie.

 

Not impossible. The lyrics seem more complex than GS lyrics though. But thematically they fit well.

 

 

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[Christa42]

Here is an interesting article from NPR regarding how the song was created:

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2014/07/07/328139263/song-premiere-an-unlikely-collaboration-from-cat-power-and-coldplay

 

Song Premiere: An Unlikely Collaboration From Cat Power And Coldplay

 

 

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<time datetime="2014-07-07">July 07, 201411:00 AM ET</time>

 

Wish I Was Here

 

 

Courtesy of the artist

It seems the unlikeliest of collaborations: , a American songwriter and singer who can be quiet and somewhat insular, and , now a veteran band from London that is immensely popular, confident and bold. And still, what happens in this recording, the title track for the film Wish I Was Here, feels so right. Cat Power's voice fits nicely in the piano melody of the song; maybe it's a bit shinier than what she'd do on her own or a bit darker than what Chris Martin of Coldplay might do ... but not by much.

Listen to "Wish I Was Here" by Cat Power and Coldplay

 

 

 

 

Here's how it was made: Zach Braff, the creator of the film Wish I Was Here, gave an early version of the film to Coldplay's Chris Martin. Braff told us via email that Martin got the band together to work on the song. "Chris had the idea that it would be sung by a woman. I thought that was a genius idea, because one of the things the film is about is a strong woman (Kate Hudson's character) becoming the matriarch of her family. When Chris and I were talking, we both kind of simultaneously said, 'Cat Power.' I reached out to Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power) and she and I met and really clicked. I set her up to watch the film in her apartment. The whole time she was watching she kept texting me all the different parts she was loving. She said yes the instant it was over."

Chan Marshall went to Electric Lady studios in NYC and tracked her voice. Chris Martin would later add his harmonies with Coldplay producing the song. Zach Braff calls it his favorite cut on the record, a soundtrack filled with originals from and and other tunes by , Hozier and , to name a few.

More Songs From 'Wish I Was Here'

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zach Braff has worked to raise the money via Kickstarter and make this spiritual followup to Garden State, and with songs like this it sounds like it was all worthwhile. "Showing my favorite artist my film, having them write a track that was inspired by their experience and then putting that art back into the film has been one of the most thrilling aspects of making Wish I Was Here," he writes.

The film will be released on July 18. The soundtrack will be out on July 15 (you can pre-order it now or ).

Here's the full track list for the soundtrack:

1. The Shins - So Now What

2. Gary Jules - Broke Window

3. Radical Face - The Mute

4. Hozier - Cherry Wine (Live)

5. Bon Iver - Holocene

6. Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining

7. Jump, Little Children - Mexico

8. Cat Power & Coldplay - Wish I Was Here

9. Allie Moss - Wait It Out

10. Paul Simon - The Obvious Child

11. Japanese Wallpaper - Breathe In (feat. Wafia)

12. Bon Iver - Heavenly Father

13. Aaron Embry - Raven's Song

14. The Weepies - Mend

15. The Head and the Heart - No One To Let You Down

 

[atlas2000]

That bon iver song "heavenly father" is mesmerizing

[mayrn43]

That bon iver song "heavenly father" is mesmerizing

It's amazing. I think it's my favourite Bon Iver song

[atlas2000]

It's amazing. I think it's my favourite Bon Iver song

Recently got into him glad to see he is putting out new material!

[Christa42]

You can now stream the soundtrack

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>You can now stream the entire <a href="https://twitter.com/WIWHFilm">@WIWHFilm</a> soundtrack free with my commentary on every track over at <a href="https://twitter.com/EW">@EW</a> <a href="http://t.co/JpZdfFlOVR">http://t.co/JpZdfFlOVR</a></p>— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) <a href="https://twitter.com/zachbraff/statuses/487302626388623360">July 10, 2014</a></blockquote>

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[BuckinParadise]

You can now stream the soundtrack

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>You can now stream the entire <a href="https://twitter.com/WIWHFilm">@WIWHFilm</a> soundtrack free with my commentary on every track over at <a href="https://twitter.com/EW">@EW</a> <a href="http://t.co/JpZdfFlOVR">http://t.co/JpZdfFlOVR</a></p>— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) <a href="https://twitter.com/zachbraff/statuses/487302626388623360">July 10, 2014</a></blockquote>

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:)

love The Shins - So Now What

[Charlie B]

Wish i Was Here is a subtle, delicate, lovely, overwhelming and addictive song. The warm voice of Cat fits perfectly with the beautiful music of Coldplay. Yet I'm glad to hear a bit of Chris' backing vocal in it. Good lyrics. I love it!! <3

i think Coldplay spoils us with this much new beautiful music these last months. I could get used to it.

[Deirdre]

Thanks for the links Christa ;)

 

Here is an interesting article from NPR regarding how the song was created:

 

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2014/07/07/328139263/song-premiere-an-unlikely-collaboration-from-cat-power-and-coldplay

 

Song Premiere: An Unlikely Collaboration From Cat Power And Coldplay

 

 

 

by

 

 

<time datetime="2014-07-07">July 07, 201411:00 AM ET</time>

 

Wish I Was Here

 

 

Courtesy of the artist

It seems the unlikeliest of collaborations: , a American songwriter and singer who can be quiet and somewhat insular, and , now a veteran band from London that is immensely popular, confident and bold. And still, what happens in this recording, the title track for the film Wish I Was Here, feels so right. Cat Power's voice fits nicely in the piano melody of the song; maybe it's a bit shinier than what she'd do on her own or a bit darker than what Chris Martin of Coldplay might do ... but not by much.

Listen to "Wish I Was Here" by Cat Power and Coldplay

 

 

 

 

Here's how it was made: Zach Braff, the creator of the film Wish I Was Here, gave an early version of the film to Coldplay's Chris Martin. Braff told us via email that Martin got the band together to work on the song. "Chris had the idea that it would be sung by a woman. I thought that was a genius idea, because one of the things the film is about is a strong woman (Kate Hudson's character) becoming the matriarch of her family. When Chris and I were talking, we both kind of simultaneously said, 'Cat Power.' I reached out to Chan Marshall (aka Cat Power) and she and I met and really clicked. I set her up to watch the film in her apartment. The whole time she was watching she kept texting me all the different parts she was loving. She said yes the instant it was over."

Chan Marshall went to Electric Lady studios in NYC and tracked her voice. Chris Martin would later add his harmonies with Coldplay producing the song. Zach Braff calls it his favorite cut on the record, a soundtrack filled with originals from and and other tunes by , Hozier and , to name a few.

More Songs From 'Wish I Was Here'

 

 

 

 

 

 

Zach Braff has worked to raise the money via Kickstarter and make this spiritual followup to Garden State, and with songs like this it sounds like it was all worthwhile. "Showing my favorite artist my film, having them write a track that was inspired by their experience and then putting that art back into the film has been one of the most thrilling aspects of making Wish I Was Here," he writes.

The film will be released on July 18. The soundtrack will be out on July 15 (you can pre-order it now or ).

Here's the full track list for the soundtrack:

1. The Shins - So Now What

2. Gary Jules - Broke Window

3. Radical Face - The Mute

4. Hozier - Cherry Wine (Live)

5. Bon Iver - Holocene

6. Badly Drawn Boy - The Shining

7. Jump, Little Children - Mexico

8. Cat Power & Coldplay - Wish I Was Here

9. Allie Moss - Wait It Out

10. Paul Simon - The Obvious Child

11. Japanese Wallpaper - Breathe In (feat. Wafia)

12. Bon Iver - Heavenly Father

13. Aaron Embry - Raven's Song

14. The Weepies - Mend

15. The Head and the Heart - No One To Let You Down

 

 

Cool, the song can be listened to worldwide via npr :nice:

 

You can now stream the soundtrack

 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>You can now stream the entire <a href="https://twitter.com/WIWHFilm">@WIWHFilm</a> soundtrack free with my commentary on every track over at <a href="https://twitter.com/EW">@EW</a> <a href="http://t.co/JpZdfFlOVR">http://t.co/JpZdfFlOVR</a></p>— Zach Braff (@zachbraff) <a href="https://twitter.com/zachbraff/statuses/487302626388623360">July 10, 2014</a></blockquote>

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:nice:

Plus there are comments from Zach Braff, I love his voice!

 

Wish i Was Here is a subtle, delicate, lovely, overwhelming and addictive song. The warm voice of Cat fits perfectly with the beautiful music of Coldplay. Yet I'm glad to hear a bit of Chris' backing vocal in it. Good lyrics. I love it!! <3

i think Coldplay spoils us with this much new beautiful music these last months. I could get used to it.

 

You took the words right out of my mouth :D

[Sparky]

Added info to the first post and moved to the release section since its now out :)

[Christa42]

Thanks!

[grids]

This song has gotten into me now. So calm but reminds me of something happened in the past.. :)

[The Adversary]

Wish I Was Here

 

I seriously can't be the only one who missed this?? I feel ashamed :embarrassed:

 

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[gai]

merged with existing thread.

[I ran away]

Thanks for bringing it up, The Adversary ! It totally escaped me that Chris can be heard on that. I did notice Coldplay was involved with the soundtrack but I thought they had just written it, and I'm not too fond of stuff written for other people to perform, so I didn't give it a listen previously.