George Martin

Tributes to the the man that has been termed 'The Fifth Beatle' are being offered by many who understood the genius  that he had on perhaps the biggest and most influential band of all time.

Paul McCartney talks about his production of the classic 'Yesterday'.

http://www.paulmccartney.com/news-blogs/news/paul-mccartney-on-george-martin

One ofvthe strengths of The Beatles songs is how well they stand up as individual songs. they were then re-mastered and produced by Martin who embellished the raw song-writing talent of McCArtney and Lennon.

If you look for this song on you-tube you will see how many artists have covered this song.

In relation to our course it is his work as a producer that is worth studying. He took the ideas of Lennon and McCartney and helped them to turn them into classic songs.  Take some time today to search for the reasons why George Martin is such a key figure in the development of Sound Production.

For one of my favourite Beatles tracks Martin transformed the original idea to give it a totally different sound which fitted the psychedelic branding of the group.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hobkFHJTut4

Here are some links to wider reading;

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-20449870


Here George Martin discusses the way he produced the music of The Beatles
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00c6dxz