The 12-minute documentary, written and directed by Oliver Murray, tells the story behind The Beatles’ song “Now And Then.”
Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song is now available in Disney+ and on the official channel of Youtube of The Beatles.
The 12-minute documentary, written and directed by Oliver Murraytells the story behind The Beatles’ song “Now And Then,” with exclusive footage and commentary from Paul McCartney, Ringo Star, George Harrison, Sean Ono Lennon and Peter Jackson.
When is “Now And Then” released?
The Beatles song “Now And Then” will be published by Apple Corps Ltd./Capitol/UMe and It will be available throughout today, November 2, at 11 a.m. (Argentina). The accompanying video was directed by three-time Oscar winner Peter Jackson and will be available on November 3.
Regarding the music video, Jackson says: “We wanted the video to bring a few tears, but emoting with just archival footage is a little difficult. Fortunately, just the power of this beautiful song left a lot of the work done for us. I feel “Really proud of what we did, and I will treasure it for many years.”
The story behind The Beatles’ last song
The memorable path of Now And Then – The Last Beatles Song It was developed over five decades and is the product of conversations and collaborations with all four Beatles that continue to this day. The first work on John Lennon’s legendary demo took place in February 1995, as part of Paul, George and Ringo’s project, The Beatles Anthology, which remained unfinished, in part due to the enormous technological difficulties involved in working with the parts. vocals that John had recorded on tape in the 70s.
For years it seemed like the song would never be finished. But, in 2022, luck entered the picture and everything aligned. Jackson and his team developed a software system that was used throughout the production of the documentary. The Beatles: Get Back and finally paved the way to separate the vocal part from the piano part in John’s recording. As a result, the original recording was able to be brought to life and incorporate contributions from all four Beatles. This remarkable story of musical archeology is a reflection of the endless creative curiosity and fascination with technology that The Beatles shared. It is the culmination of the last recording that John, Paul, George and Ringo will ever make together and celebrates the legacy of one of the most important and influential bands in the history of popular music.
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