George Martin

George Martin
Sir George Henry Martin CBEwas an English record producer, arranger, composer, conductor, audio engineer and musician. He was referred to as the "Fifth Beatle", including by Paul McCartney, in reference to his extensive involvement on each of the Beatles' original albums. Martin had 30 number-one hit singles in the United Kingdom and 23 number-one hits in the United States...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMusic Producer
Date of Birth3 January 1926
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I think that one of the nice things about the Yellow Submarine movie is that it seems to be perennial. People enjoy watching from each generation. And it was like the Beatles themselves. You know the Beatles seem to find new audience each time another generation comes along.
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And the young people in the 1960's identified with it immediately, because, I guess the young people had been having years of repression really. They felt that the, you know, after the war everything was very austere, particularly in Europe.
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When you extend life span, that's really something. That's hard to do.
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He was definitely a father figure for all of us. Once you were a Giant, you were always a Giant.
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I was asked to do score by the Director, who was a charming Canadian, a really nice guy, George Dunning was his name. He's dead now, unfortunately.
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I think we will achieve a real sense of drama with the music. The audience will feel as though they are actually in the room with the band.
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Logan's used to pressure. He won the junior amateur (last summer) in a playoff. He holds up well. He just peaked at the right time. He knows how to control his emotions.
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Logan's used to pressure. He won the junior amateur (last summer) in a playoff, ... He holds up well. He just peaked at the right time. He knows how to control his emotions.
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In Yellow Submarine, we used chains that were there and all sorts of bowls and things. And of course, we used bowls of water too. And bottles with straws, blowing them into the water, to get the effect of submarines surfacing, that kind of thing. It was nice to do because it, we were all being very inventive. And it was fun, it was like a party almost.
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I had my sprinkler system on, but then we lost power,
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What I was trying to convey there was the kind of waste land that was left after the war. It was a bit like one always thinks of war, you know, stark scenery and no birds, no trees, no leaves, nothing living. And just emptiness.
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I asked him about it when we were together a couple of weeks ago. He's always been apprehensive, having been a bridesmaid all these years. He really didn't want to tip his hand. He was kind of cautious. But I asked him, 'Harry, how would you feel if they finally came to their senses and elected you?' He said it would be one of the proudest days of his life.
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I mean there were tambourines, and a gong and that kind of thing. And all sorts of weird things, whistles and even a little cupboard with a door that opened and shut so you could get the noise of a door opening if you wanted to have someone coming in and out of a room. And it was really a junkyard more than anything else.
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a good leader, trustworthy, with the potential to be a good Marine, either as an officer or enlisted. He's dedicated to this program as he is to the fire department. He's also a good trainer and has taught three recruit classes.