Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here

Directed by John Edginton

Produced by Eagle Rock Entertainment

201259 min7.3 / 10

A reverent documentary exploring the creation of a landmark progressive rock album through interviews, archival material, and studio revisits.

Wish You Were Here, released in September 1975, was the follow up album to the globally successful The Dark Side Of The Moon and is cited by many fans, as well as band members Richard Wright and David Gilmour, as their favorite Pink Floyd album. On release it went straight to Number One in both the UK and the US and topped the charts in many other countries around the world. This program tells the story of the making of this landmark release through new interviews with Roger Waters, David Gilmour and Nick Mason and archive interviews with the late Richard Wright. Also featured are sleeve designer Storm Thorgerson, guest vocalist Roy Harper, front cover burning man Ronnie Rondell and others involved in the creation of the album. In addition, original recording engineer Brian Humphries revisits the master tapes at Abbey Road Studios to illustrate aspects of the songs construction.

Questions people ask

  • Is Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Does Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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62/ 100

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Familiar shape, done well.

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Surprise56

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Love80

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