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A profile of Sir George Martin, Britain's most celebrated record producer, from his early days at EMI/Parlophone to his work with The Beatles.
Produced By George Martin
2011 Directed by Francis Hanly
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USA
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25 Apr 2011
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UK
25 Apr 2011
- TV BBC Four
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11 Sep 2012
- Theatrical
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George Martin, je le connais depuis que je suis ado. Il a fait son apparition dans ma vie quand l'Anthologie des Beatles est sortie. Et depuis, il revient régulièrement, mais jamais par lui-même, toujours en wingman des Beatles ou de quelqu'un d'autre. Alors j'étais très heureuse de visionner ceci dont le sujet principal, c'est lui. Le cinquième Beatle, pour certains c'est Brian Epstein, pour d'autres c'est Neil Aspinall. Pour moi c'est clair que George Martin est celui qui est le plus près de ça, parce qu'il a créé la musique qui reste aujourd'hui, qu'on écoute encore.
PS : Après la lecture de quelques livres, particulièrement Here, There and Everywhere de Geoff Emmerick, j'ai changé d'avis et j'ai l'impression que Neil…
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A wonderful portrait of an extremely talented gentleman whose career encompassed multiple pop-music genres, along with classic comedy, novelty records, classical, and jazz-fusion. I'd always associated him exclusively with the Beatles, so it was quite surprising (at least for me) to discover that he'd recorded the Goons and the Mahavishnu Orchestra. I was also amused to find out that he was originally Cockney, but affected a posh accent.
Macca and Ringo appear with him in a couple of segments to swap stories, and it's clear how much they loved and respected him. I don't think the Beatles would've been able to accomplish half as much musically without Martin in the producer's seat. His technical genius is inextricably linked to their…
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This is basically an illustrated interview with George Martin conducted by his son Giles and peppered with many clips of George at work with Peter Sellers and the Goons, the Beatles and a host of artists I'd never heard of. Along the way, George is typically self effacing about his achievements and influence, as one would expect. I thought it was refreshing that he didn't hold back on his bitterness about producing some of the biggest hit records of the time and getting basically no remuneration for it from those bastards at EMI. I was also a bit shocked to learn that he started going deaf at quite an early age. Paul and Ringo pop up to share some tidbits about life in the studio and overall it's a very entertaining and thoughtful documentary that does justice to the man and his work.
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The Beatles are my favorite band, and were a truly great one. But their success may not have occurred if they hadn’t met the right producer at the right time, George Martin. After all the fame and inquiry into the members of the Beatles, here’s a documentary that explores the life of the guy behind the scenes who nurtured their talent, and led his own colorful life.
As is explained, Martin had a long career as a producer that both preceded and outlasted the Beatles’. We get to see his early career productions in classical, novelty, and comedy records, all of which informed his more famous work as a Beatle producer. Afterward, he retained his reputation as a top of…
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George Martin is extremely charming and I loved seeing the Beatles footage and interviews. However, the first 30 min were a bit boring for me.
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'Listen to this, if there's anything you don't like, tell me'
George Martin: 'Well, I don't like your tie, for a start' "Siempre es bonito oir a los beatles.
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