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All Together Now (2008 film)

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'All Together Now' is a feature-length documentary that chronicles the making of the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil collaboration project 'Love'. The film details the story behind the unique partnership between the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil that resulted in the creation and launch of the 'Love' stage show and the double Grammy-winning album of the same name. The film is dedicated to the memory of Neil Aspinall, a former assistant to the band and eventual head of Apple Corps.

Background and release



'All Together Now' recounts how the 'Love' project came into being, borne from the personal friendship between George Harrison and Cirque du Soleil founder Guy Laliberte. George saw how the twin talents of Cirque's artistry and the Beatles' music could be fused into something new and totally original. The title of the DVD refers to the Beatles song "All Together Now.

The director, Adrian Wills, records early meetings between the Cirque & Apple Corps' creative teams, as well as contributions from Sir Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono Lennon, and Olivia Harrison discussing how the Beatles' music can be used in a different way. The film touches on the decision to utilize the combined talents of Sir George Martin and his son Giles Martin to produce what became a 90-minute soundscape created from the Beatles' multi-track recordings and how this new audio adventure was being quietly worked on in the famous Abbey Road Studios in London, England whilst the first creative ideas for the show were being formulated in Montreal, Canada.

These early stages of the project were all filmed, as were the first rehearsals in the theatre of The Mirage in Las Vegas, which was completely rebuilt with a one-of-a-kind sound system and complex round staging to house the 'Love' show. George and Giles Martin, the show's musical directors, were involved with the Cirque du Soleil creative team, performers and backroom staff.

The DVD was released on 20 October 2008.[https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0017VLEX8/emi-wiki-21/ref=nosim All Together Now at Amazon.co.uk]

The DVD won the Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video, in 2009, for the director, Adrian Wills, and the producers, Martin Bolduc and Jonathan Clyde. The Beatles did not receive the award as they did not perform in the video. They had, however, received an award in the same category several years earlier for 'The Beatles Anthology' documentary.

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