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Execução: Fundatec 811_CE_04_NS_DM 15/12/202316:04:15 The Last Beatles Song 01 Almost 50 years since Lennon recorded the earliest version of “Now and Then”, fans will 02 soon be able to hear the last ever Beatles song. One final, stirring encore from the four Scousers 03 who changed music forever. Working alongside “Get Back” director Peter Jackson’s team, the final 04 version is due for worldwide release on Thursday 2 November. But as many Beatles fans will know, 05 today’s gift is yesterday’s curse. The story of its release is a complicated saga in which only Paul 06 McCartney and Ringo Starr will ever get to enjoy these last, bittersweet fruits of their labor, once 07 John Lennon and George Harrison have passed. 08 Despite Lennon having announced his intentions to quit the band in 1969, the Fab Four 09 didn’t officially split until five years later. Lennon composed “Now and Then” in 1978, two years 10 before he was shot and fatally wounded. Recording it using a boombox, he added it to a cassette 11 tape labeled “For Paul”, which his widow Yoko Ono gave to McCartney when she found it among 12 his possessions in 1994. The remaining Beatles released two of the songs on the cassette – “Free 13 as a Bird” and “Real Love” – shortly after, aided by producer Jeff Lynne. But despite their attempts 14 in 1995 to work on a version of “Now and Then”, they were forced to shelve the project due to the 15 poor quality of the recording. 16 Around two decades later, Jackson (best known for his epic fantasy trilogies “The Lord of 17 the Rings” and “The Hobbit”) and dialogue editor Emile de la Rey were working on “The Beatles: 18 Get Back docuseries”, using cutting-edge technology developed by his studio, WingNut Films, to 19 de-mix the film’s mono soundtrack. This way, it became possible to separate the individual voices 20 and unearth conversations that had previously never been heard before. McCartney wondered, 21 could the same be achieved with the shelved recording he had long considered unfinished 22 business? 23 Jackson, de la Rey, and a dedicated sound team got to work, applying the same technique 24 to separate Lennon’s vocal performance from the piano, while maintaining the integrity and clarity 25 of the original recording. “There it was, John’s voice, crystal clear,” McCartney says, of the moment 26 he heard Lennon’s clean vocals for the first time. “It’s quite emotional. And we all play on it, it’s a 27 genuine Beatles recording. In 2023, to still be working on Beatles music, and about to release a 28 new song the public haven’t heard, I think it’s an exciting thing.” He and Starr completed the song 29 last year. “It was the closest we’ll ever come to having him back in the room so it was very 30 emotional for all of us,” Starr says. “It was like John was there, you know. It’s far out.” 31 This final chapter of The Beatles’ recorded history will also be marked by two collections — 32 The Beatles’ 1962-1966 (The Red Album) and The Beatles 1967-1970 (The Blue Album). The 33 release of “Now and Then” will be preceded by a 12-minute documentary, scheduled for a global 34 premiere __ The Beatles’ YouTube channel __ 1 November __ 7.30 pm. The short film tells the 35 full story behind the making of the song, and features exclusive footage __ McCartney, Starr, 36 Harrison, Jackson, and Sean Lennon, who’s John’s son. The official music video will then be 37 debuted __ Friday 3 November. “It was incredibly touching to hear them working together after 38 all the years that dad had been gone. It’s the last song my dad, Paul, George and Ringo got to 39 make together,” Sean Lennon says. “It’s like a time capsule and all feels very meant to be.” (Available in: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/last-beatles-song-now-and-thenjohn-lennon-b2436396.html – text especially adapted for this test)