Filmmaker Peter Jackson will be responsible for giving a video to “Now and Then”, defined as the Beatles’ last unreleased song.
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The video will be released on Friday (3), one day after the official release of the song, according to information from Billboard.
Jackson, who recently signed on to the documentary series The Beatles: Get Back, released an official statement calling the “Now and Then” video “touching and humorous, inviting viewers to celebrate the Beatles’ timeless and enduring love for one another .”
“Now and Then” was primarily composed by John Lennon shortly before his death in 1980. In the following decade, McCartney received a cassette tape from his former bandmate Yoko Ono’s widow containing a demo of the song.
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So, in 2023, after seeing how artificial intelligence helped Jackson colorize and complement the material on Get Back, McCartney returned to work on the song and – with the help of the other surviving Beatle, drummer Ringo Starr – finally considered it ready for release. launch.
Therefore, in addition to the release of the audio for “Now and Then” and the clip directed by Jackson, the song and its long gestation will be the subject of a short documentary film, which will be released on Disney+ tomorrow (1st).
Active between 1960 and 1970, the Beatles became one of the most successful and revered bands in music history. Hits like “Hey Jude”, “Help!”, “Something” and “Yesterday” marked the group’s trajectory.