Wish You Were Here (Pink Floyd album) album closes with a reprise of "Shine On" and further instrumental excursions. "I had some criticisms of "Dark Side of the Moon"…" noted David Gilmour. "One or two of the vehicles carrying the ideas were not as strong as the ideas that they carried. I thought we should try and work harder on marrying the idea and the vehicle that carried it, so that they both had an equal magic… It's something I was personally pushing when we made "Wish You Were Here"." Alan Parsons, EMI staff engineer for Pink Floyd's previous studio album, "The Dark Side of the Moon",
Wish You Were Here (2013 film) in composer Jordan Shapiro and a new cut and soundtrack were fashioned. The finished product was taken to the 2013 Cannes Film Festival by Beverly Hills based media company Buffalo 8, where Nelson Madison Films acquired the film for international rights. "Wish You Were Here" was released worldwide in 2013. "PR Buzz" described the film as "driven by a dynamic soundtrack, featuring an Americana score by Jordan Shapiro and the soulful songs of singer songwriter Dustin Louis Blank-- as well as a vibrant mix of up-and-coming indie songwriters and bands, culled by music supervisor Pirmin Marti." Jonathan Freeman-Anderson of "LA