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Produced By George Martin is a feature length profile of Sir George Martin, Britain's most celebrated record producer. The film talks about his childhood, his war experience and his early days as a music student. In the early fifties he joined EMI/Parlophone and started working on orchestral music, comedy records and music for children. Then in 1962 he signed The Beatles. Together George Martin and The Beatles revolutionized pop music and recording techniques forging probably the greatest producer / artist collaboration there will ever be. The film is in an intimate portrait of George Martin at home and at work. It features numerous classic clips of the artists he has produced and new interviews with many of them including Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Michael Palin, Jeff Beck, Rolf Harris, Cilla Black, Millicent Martin and Bernard Cribbins. / Bonus Features:
Over 50 minutes of additional interviews not included in the TV broadcast version including contributions from Rick Rubin, T Bone Burnett, Howard Goodall, Jimmy Webb and Ken Scott.
Over 50 minutes of additional interviews not included in the TV broadcast version including contributions from Rick Rubin, T Bone Burnett, Howard Goodall, Jimmy Webb and Ken Scott.
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43 of 43 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Insightful BBC portrait of the "Fifth Beatle" shows he was much more than that and includes substantial bonus footage
September 23, 2012
Format:DVD
The 90-minute documentary on producer George Martin originally aired earlier this year on the BBC's Arena program. (it is supplemented on this wonderful DVD by 55 minutes of bonus footage - more on this below).
If you are coming to this film to learn about Martin's work with the Beatles, you will find plenty here but you will need to wait till the 38-minute mark (on your DVD counter) for that info. That's because the classically-trained 81 year-old Martin started his career at EMI in the early 1950s (producing orchestral records and comedy records - mostly with Peter Sellers and The Goons) and, by 1955, was head of EMI's Parlophone label. We hear (a few times) in the film that, before Martin, record producers "reproduced sounds" while Martin was the first to "paint with them". He was a true pioneer.
There is a large section on those British comedy records and many of these artists will be unfamiliar to Amerucan viewers (remember this was made for the BBC), but they only add to the depth of Martin's career.
As noted above, we soon get to the Beatles and Martin relates how they worked in the studio and what part each of the Beatles took in the recordings. What's great is that Martin is still alive and the film is loaded with interviews with Martin and the likes of McCartney, Starr, Michael Palin (Monty Python), Jimmy Webb in which the musicians ask Martin questions. Both McCartney and Starr discuss World War II in a non-music-related section.
The interviewer who gets the most screen time is Martin's son, Giles, who is also a record producer (and CO-produced the Cirque du Soliel soundtrack for "LOVE"). The father-son dialogue is fascinating. Along the way we learn about Martin's charitable efforts and meet his charming wife, Judy, who he met at EMI when he started there in the 1950s.
The bonus material (totaling 55 minutes) features the extended interviews with Martin and his wife, the ones with Giles, and those with Palin and Webb which were excerpted in the film, plus new interviews (about Martin's influence on current record producers) with T. Bone Burnett and Rick Rubin. This supplemental material gives us an even deeper knowledge of Martin as person.
An additional comment: Throughout the film there are "captions" at the bottom of the screen which provide additional info. These are in white letters and, in a few cases, are hard to read on standard def televisons. Not a major defect but if the letters were in color they would be easier to read when the background image is light.
Eagle Rock has priced the DVD at a reasonable price and anyone interested in how the recording industry works (there is archival footage of the EMI plant from the 1940s and 50s included) or how the Beatles created their studio masterpieces will want to get this DVD.
This is a review of the standard DVD version of this title. To my knowledge there is no additional material on the Bluray disc.
I hope you found this review both informative and helpful.
Steve Ramm
"Anything Phonographic"
If you are coming to this film to learn about Martin's work with the Beatles, you will find plenty here but you will need to wait till the 38-minute mark (on your DVD counter) for that info. That's because the classically-trained 81 year-old Martin started his career at EMI in the early 1950s (producing orchestral records and comedy records - mostly with Peter Sellers and The Goons) and, by 1955, was head of EMI's Parlophone label. We hear (a few times) in the film that, before Martin, record producers "reproduced sounds" while Martin was the first to "paint with them". He was a true pioneer.
There is a large section on those British comedy records and many of these artists will be unfamiliar to Amerucan viewers (remember this was made for the BBC), but they only add to the depth of Martin's career.
As noted above, we soon get to the Beatles and Martin relates how they worked in the studio and what part each of the Beatles took in the recordings. What's great is that Martin is still alive and the film is loaded with interviews with Martin and the likes of McCartney, Starr, Michael Palin (Monty Python), Jimmy Webb in which the musicians ask Martin questions. Both McCartney and Starr discuss World War II in a non-music-related section.
The interviewer who gets the most screen time is Martin's son, Giles, who is also a record producer (and CO-produced the Cirque du Soliel soundtrack for "LOVE"). The father-son dialogue is fascinating. Along the way we learn about Martin's charitable efforts and meet his charming wife, Judy, who he met at EMI when he started there in the 1950s.
The bonus material (totaling 55 minutes) features the extended interviews with Martin and his wife, the ones with Giles, and those with Palin and Webb which were excerpted in the film, plus new interviews (about Martin's influence on current record producers) with T. Bone Burnett and Rick Rubin. This supplemental material gives us an even deeper knowledge of Martin as person.
An additional comment: Throughout the film there are "captions" at the bottom of the screen which provide additional info. These are in white letters and, in a few cases, are hard to read on standard def televisons. Not a major defect but if the letters were in color they would be easier to read when the background image is light.
Eagle Rock has priced the DVD at a reasonable price and anyone interested in how the recording industry works (there is archival footage of the EMI plant from the 1940s and 50s included) or how the Beatles created their studio masterpieces will want to get this DVD.
This is a review of the standard DVD version of this title. To my knowledge there is no additional material on the Bluray disc.
I hope you found this review both informative and helpful.
Steve Ramm
"Anything Phonographic"
32 of 34 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Produced by George Martin and overproduced by Phil Spector....
September 12, 2012
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
...is the credit George Martin said should be on Let It Be and that is one of many amazingly candid comments Sir George Martin reveals to the viewer in this stunning film. It would be easy to come up with more questions than they got to about this or that but truly ...this is a watershed documentary. One of my favorite things of this documentary is that the subject is still alive and participates actively in the process which is great, and so many legends he produced participated. Both of these things are far too rare and lend not only an authenticity to the proceedings but glimpses into the true admiration these artists have for George and him to their work...and so much fun to know that George Martin was playing the little piano part on America's song Tin Man and so many other fun anecdotes. Only Barry Gibb comes close to matching George Martin's record of producing #1 hits. And lets not forget that besides all the recording stuff which is considerable and great...this documentary is so well rounded that it gives us many glimpses into Sir George's personal life even beginning with the love of his life and the story of them meeting at the start of his career with EMI! This is something I will watch over and over and besides the 1 and 1/2 hour doc there is another hour of bonus interview footage with things like current legendary producers (Rick Rubin among others)discussing how Sir George changed the rules for producing and other topics they couldn't squeeze into the proper film ...just the kind of special feature DVDs and Blu Rays should have!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By jfpeters
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I have been studying the work of George Martin most of my life ...this film truly filled me in on the life of a true wizard.....Thank You for creating this excellently produced profile.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
great doc...
big beatle fan and this doc was great. alittle insite to george martin. seems like a wonderful man. I would love to have been able to have worked with him.
Published 11 days ago by E. Lee Oneal
3.0 out of 5 stars
a tad long
learned a few things i didn't know but i would have liked more info about beatles recording sessions and production decisions of george martin's
Published 24 days ago by James C Czechowicz
1.0 out of 5 stars
Complete Bore and Completely Scripted...
It's alright.. Not the best, but still cool to see him talk about the good times with The Beatles.. I think it's an okay documentary.
Published 1 month ago by Kamil Zabiegala
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Story!
This is a great story of one of the most respected producers in the business. Highly recommend this dvd documentary.
Published 2 months ago by Zoey
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great movie!
This documentary is really great. Like most Beatles fans, the most I knew about George Martin came from watching the Anthology or a book here and there. Read more
Published 2 months ago by JP
4.0 out of 5 stars
Sir mix-a-lot
While no one can deny the inherent musical genius of the Beatles, it's worth speculating whether it would have reached the same dizzying heights of creativity and artistic growth... Read more
Published 3 months ago by D. Hartley
1.0 out of 5 stars
Marginal
A nice tribute to a talented producer. Most of his fans would be interested to know about his life when his talent rose up in his pre-Judy period. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Angels on your pillow
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best Music Documentaries Ever
Each minute is a visual and audio treat reviewing the brilliant career one, Sir George Henry Martin. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Darrell
5.0 out of 5 stars
The mind and ears behind the Beatles
Such a well done documentary. We are blessed to have Sir George Martin still with us and to be able to hear from him in his own words. Read more
Published 3 months ago by James F. Gilmore
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good historical view!
The first half was a bit boring but the last half was interesting especially as it pertained to the Beatles.
Published 3 months ago by John Senn
