Sir George Martin Friends And Lovers - In MyLife

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Friends And Lovers - George Martin

"Imagine an evening in beautiful countryside, watching the sun go down beyond the horizon and thinking of many old and well loved friends. I was on the island of Montserrat not long after John's death when I composed this melody that I could not get out of my mind. Not really suitable for a song, it would have been useful as a film theme if I had one to do. So I orchestrated it with the inspiration of the beautiful land that I was in, and put it aside for another day. It was eventually used as a theme in a recording of "Under Milk Wood" which I produced with Anthony Hopkins in the role of First Voice. Now at last I have gone back to its origin, and thinking of John, I have linked it to lovely song, which is the theme of this album".

In My Life - Sean Connery

"On the original version John left a hole in the song for an instrumental section, and while he was away having dinner I recorded a keyboard solo like a Bach two part invention. He loved it, and it has remained an integral part of the song ever since. There are only a few voices in this world which are completely unmistakable. When you hear the voice of Sean Connery you know who it is after one syllable. I wanted to finish with the poignant lyrics of "In My Life", and I cannot think there is anybody else who can give them the meaning that Sean does. He is a hero not just to me, but almost everyone I know".

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