The song was completed by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr
The "last Beatles song" - written and sung by John Lennon and completed by Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr - is to be released.
John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr changed music and changed the world when they started their band in Liverpool decades ago. Formed following a chance meeting between John and Paul at the Woolton Village Fete, in 1957, they released their first album, Please Please Me, in 1962.
At the same time, Paul, George and Ringo also recorded new parts and completed a rough mix for “Now And Then” with producer Jeff Lynne. At that point, technological limitations prevented John’s vocals and piano from being separated to achieve the clear, unclouded mix needed to finish the song. Using WingNut Films’ MAL audio technology, Jackson’s team had de-mixed the film’s mono soundtrack, managing to isolate instruments and vocals, and all the individual voices within The Beatles conversations. This achievement opened the way to 2022’s new mix of Revolver, sourced directly from the four-track master tapes - and potential for work to be done on the Now and Then demo.
In Los Angeles, Paul oversaw a Capitol Studios recording session for the song’s wistful, quintessentially Beatles string arrangement, written by Giles Martin, Paul and Ben Foster. Paul and Giles also added one last, wonderfully subtle touch: backing vocals from the original recordings of "Here, There And Everywhere," "Eleanor Rigby" and "Because," woven into the new song using the techniques perfected during the making of the LOVE show and album.
A 12-minute “Now And Then - The Last Beatles Song” documentary film will also premiere on 1st November 1, with the film’s global online premiere hosted on The Beatles’ YouTube channel at 7:30pm. The trailer is available to watch now.
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