Legendary musical tribute “The Beatles and WWII” will be issued on
CD/DVD by Gonzo Multimedia UK on July 15, 2016! Take a group of some of
the most famous solo artists of the 70's - Elton John, Tina Turner, The
Four Seasons, The Bee Gees, Peter Gabriel, Bryan Ferry, Rod Stewart, Leo
Sayer, Keith Moon, Helen Reddy, Jeff Lynne & Frankie Valli - get
them to sing cover versions of some of the most famous Beatles songs
ever written. Add a considerable dollop of authentic documentary footage
of the Second World War telling the story of that epic encounter...and
what do you have?
“The Beatles and WWII”!!!
Sound crazy?
It is. But enormously entertaining, and occasionally very chilling. A
unique blend of music and film like no other. Of that much we can be
absolutely certain.
“The best collection of Beatles covers in a film EVER”
In
an article written by Ronnie Dannelley editor of Ear Candy Magazine:
“The old 1976 film was the strangest mix of cinema and rock 'n' roll,
combining World War II images (newsreels and Hollywood films made at
that time) with the music of The Beatles (not The Beatles original
recordings, but by various artists). The old movie combined a pastiche
of World War II-themed film segments (both period films and post-war
action films) with the backdrop of the music of The Beatles (NOT the
original songs, but cover versions by various artists). Strange concept
huh? A long story, but the end result was disastrous. The original
distributor junked the film so completely that no copies survived, and
the film took on its iconic status.”
Says legendary director Tony
Palmer of his new film, “Although the original 1976 film had
disappeared, thanks to the indifference and stupidity of the original
distributor, instinctively I felt the central idea, and the material,
and of course the music, were just too good to be lost forever.
“So
for those fans who have had to rely on a few very poor quality extracts
on YouTube, the 2016 film is a completely new experience, much of it in
HD. Yes, we have used some of the original tracks, but added a lot of
new archive footage, some never seen before. In addition, I have often
used totally different music. The film starts with Vaughan Williams, and
ends with Shostakovich, taking in Rachmaninoff en route and including
many of the famous 2nd World War speeches by Roosevelt, Churchill,
Montgomery, Chamberlain, Joe Kennedy and Hitler. And the film makes
reference to war-torn Syria and the massive problem of immigration along
the way.
“It is a far more complex film than the original, and I
hope will give everyone pause for thought about the troubled world in
which we live.”
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