Paul McCartney said that the Beatles’ music should not get ‘covered in dust’
Giles Martin, son of producer Sir George Martin, talks about working on the new stereo and surround audio mixes of the Beatles, his favourite song of the group and more..
How did you first come across the Beatles' music?
The Beatles had agreed to let their music be used for the Love project. I was interviewed for this by their people and I just thought it would be fun. They told me I had three months. I remember working on Within You, Without You and Tomorrow Never Knows. They liked my approach and fresh attitude towards the music. And since then, I've been working on the Beatles music.
In dealing with their catalogue, did you ever feel overwhelmed? Like working on music that is revered the world over...
Yes and no is the answer. If you ask Paul McCartney whether it's sacred or not, he'll say that he wouldn't want their work to be 'covered in dust'. If there are ways to improve things technically, we should do it. And I think with these new mixes on 1, they just sound more powerful because they are a throwback to the mono mixes. And obviously, we have surround sound we well. It is sacred in the sense that it means so much to so many people and the music is so important to the world. At the same time, you can't be frozen in your actions. You can't not walk on holy ground, if that makes sense.
Source: Times of India
