Sixty years after Beatlemania broke out, with two of the quartet now dead, artificial intelligence has made possible next week’s promised release The Beatles’ last “new” song.
Announced on Thursday, the song, titled “Now And Then,” will be released on Thursday, November 2, as part of a single alongside “Love Me Do,” the first Beatles single released in the UK in 1962. ” Match.
“Here and Now” from Unreleased demos from the same batch Written by the late John Lennon, his former bandmates used the songs to create the songs “Free As a Bird” and “Real Love”, which were released in the mid-1990s.
Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and George Harrison were working on “Now And Then” at the same time, but technical limitations hampered the process.
With the help of artificial intelligence, Director Peter Jackson These issues were resolved by “separating” Lennon’s original voice from the piano used in the late 1970s. A clearer sound allowed McCartney and Starr to finish the song last year.
The survivors packed a lot of stuff inside. The new single features Harrison’s guitar recorded nearly three decades ago, Starr’s new drum parts, McCartney’s bass, piano and a slide guitar solo he added in memory of Harrison, who died in 2001. McCartney and Starr sang backup.
McCartney also added string arrangements written with the help of Gilles MartinSon of late Beatles producer George Martin.
As if that wasn’t enough, they also incorporated harmonies from the Beatles’ original recordings of “Here, There and Everywhere,” “Eleanor Rigby” and “Because.”
“That’s it, John’s voice is crystal clear,” McCartney said in the announcement. “It was so touching. We all played to it and it was a real Beatles recording. 2023 is still dedicated to Beatles music and about to release a new song that the public hasn’t heard, which I think is A pretty exciting thing.”
Harrison’s widow, Olivia, said he felt in the 1990s that technical problems prevented him from releasing songs that met the band’s standards. With these improvements, she said, if he were still alive, “he would wholeheartedly” join Paul and Ringo to finish the song now.
Next Wednesday, the day before the song is released, a 12 minute movie Content that tells the story of the new recording will be made public.
Later this month, expanded versions of The Beatles’ compilations 1962-1966 and 1967-1970 will be released. “Now And Then”, despite being much later than 1970, would still be added to the latter collection.
The surviving Beatles have cleverly released new projects, such as remixes of their old albums, including studio versions and Jackson’s Movie “Come Back”often designed to appeal to nostalgic fans during the holidays.
This year, it’s the grand finale of new music.
“This was the last track with all four members of The Beatles appearing on the track. John, Paul, George and Ringo,” Starr said in a statement. recent interviews with the Associated Press.
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