Sir George Martin RIP

[Radio64]

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

RIP, and thank you, Sir George.

[cloughie]

In his life he has given us more!



RIP, and thank you, Sir George.

[johncorrigan]

RIP, and thank you, Sir George.

I am very sad to hear of the passing of this great man. He always seemed such a true English gentleman. I loved those old comedy records by the likes of Peter Sellars and Bernard Cribbins that he produced long before I ever knew of him. Likewise with the Beatles songs, where I only found out about him and his enormous contribution to those great songs much later on. I love the string arrangement he did for Eleanor Rigby.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6W774VU8zW4

[gurnemanz]

RIP, and thank you, Sir George.

My teenage years, 1962 – 1970, coincided exactly with the Beatles era. I can still sing along to most of the songs and will never tire of them. One Sunday a few years ago we went to his garden in Coleshill, Oxon, which he used to open for charity under the National Garden Scheme. When we arrived the great man was sitting by the front gate taking the entrance money. I was so happy to be able to thank him personally for making the music of my youth.

[Stunsworth]

Sad news.

Listening to Revolver at the moment, my favourite Beatle's album. Great song made even better by the production.

[Pabmusic]

Didn't he produce that early 60s recording conducted by Lawrence Collingwood of the Lighter Elgar?

[zola]

George Martin thread anyone ?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-35761464

[Don Petter]

Started at 8am!

[makropulos]

Didn't he produce that early 60s recording conducted by Lawrence Collingwood of the Lighter Elgar?

RIP Sir George. He produced (or co-produced with Collingwood) quite a number of classical recordings in the 1950s as well, including two Boult RWV recordings - The Lark Ascending with Pougnet, and The Song of Thanksgiving.

[zola]

Started at 8am!

And I searched diligently for any sign of one since I hate duplicate threads ! Hosts feel free to delete this one but where is the 8am thread ?

Ok, found it in General Arts, please delete or merge this thread.

[Don Petter]

In The General Arts.

[Richard Barrett]

Of course the inimitable (and highly diverse) sound of the Beatles couldn't have existed without George Martin's work, not just through his contribution to that sound with studio techniques and arrangement skills, but also though his producer's ear for memorable songs and how to encourage creativity in their composer/performers. The result is a body of work which was not only enormously successful in commercial terms but which is, in those fuddyduddy words, "standing the test of time" - my 13 year old daughter, for example, listens to contemporary pop music along with her peers but understands very well how much "better" the Beatles' music is, and carries around their complete recorded output on her phone.

I think it's worth mentioning that George Martin studied music at the Guildhall on a veteran's grant, having served in the navy after working as a surveyor's clerk for the War Office, coming from the kind of background which these days is increasingly unlikely to encourage young people to follow any kind of artistic vocation.

[cloughie]

Didn't he produce that early 60s recording conducted by Lawrence Collingwood of the Lighter Elgar?

I would think very likely - Collingwood probably recruited George as a producer as he was, I think, Head producer, or similar title at EMI in the mid 50s.
I think that George's cool approach was shown when the clips were shown when Cilla died of the contrast between him and Burt Bacharach when recording Alfie - after the 31st take Burt thought they had nailed it, George's aside was that he thought they had after the 2nd take!

[anotherbob]

Got REVOLVER on the turntable. I'm 22 again.
"Rock and roll has the same function as classical music," he once said. "To make sounds that are appealing to a mass of people and are of some worth."