GEORGE HARRISON: Living In The Material World Due May 1st

March 27, 2012, 12 years ago

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In GEORGE HARRISON: Living In The Material World, Academy Award-winning director Martin Scorsese traces the life of THE BEATLES legend George Harrison from his musical beginnings in Liverpool through his life as a musician, a seeker, a philanthropist and a filmmaker, weaving together interviews with Harrison and his closest friends, performances, home movies and photographs. Much of the material in the film has never been seen or heard before. The result is a rare glimpse into the mind and soul of one of the most talented artists of his generation and a profoundly intimate and affecting work of cinema.

The film includes interviews with ERIC CLAPTON, TERRY GILLIAM, ERIC IDLE, GEORGE MARTIN, PAUL MCCARTNEY, YOKO ONO, TOM PETTY, PHIL SPECTOR, RINGO STARR and JACKIE STEWART. They speak honestly and frankly about George’s many talents and contradictions.

Comments Scorsese, “Like so many millions of people, I first came to know George through the music, which was the soundtrack of our world. The Beatles’ music, those beautifully lyrical guitar breaks and solos, those unforgettable songs of George’s like ‘I Me Mine’ or ‘If I Needed Someone,’ and the images, in magazines, on album covers, the TV appearances, the newsreel footage, the Richard Lester movies; and then there was the world after the Beatles, when George and his music seemed to open up and flower. I will never forget the first time I heard ‘All Things Must Pass,’ the overwhelming feeling of taking in that all glorious music for the first time. It was like walking into a cathedral. George was making spiritually awake music – we all heard and felt it – and I think that was the reason that he came to occupy a very special place in our lives. So when I was offered the chance to make this picture, I jumped at it. Spending time with Olivia, interviewing so many of George’s closest friends, reviewing all that footage, some of it never seen before, and listening to all of that magnificent music – it was a joy, and an experience I’ll always treasure.

Notes widow Olivia Harrison, “Martin Scorsese’s intuition towards George was evident the first time we met to discuss this project. He sensed what George was about: his music, his strong beliefs, his art, his place in the Beatles’ story and his extraordinary life afterwards. Marty’s wonderful film has found all of that and more."

Additionally, in late September, Abrams Books will publish Olivia Harrison’s “George Harrison: Living in the Material World,” a personal archive of photographs, letters, diaries and memorabilia from George’s life that reveals the arc of his life, from his guitar-obsessed boyhood in Liverpool, to the astonishment of the Beatles years, to his days as an independent musician and bohemian squire. The book release is intended to coincide with the release of Scorsese’s film.

Olivia Harrison is a producer and philanthropist. She administers the Material World Charitable Foundation, and received a Grammy Award for her video of the 2002 “Concert for George,” which she organized to benefit the Foundation in memory of her husband. She also administers the George Harrison Fund for UNICEF, and received the 2010 UNICEF Spirit Of Compassion Award in recognition of her family’s assistance to the children of Bangladesh.

The film was produced by Scorsese (through his Sikelia Productions banner), Olivia Harrison (through her Grove Street Pictures banner) and Nigel Sinclair (through Exclusive’s documentary label, Spitfire Pictures).

Check out a trailer below:

George Harrison Living In The Material World is being released on May 1st as a Super Deluxe Box Set, 2-DVD Set, Bluray, CD (Early Takes Vol.1), LP (Early Takes Vol.1) and eAlbum (Early Takes Vol.1).

Contains early takes and demo mixes for a variety of Harrison songs. See tracklist below:

DVD and Bluray

George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Part 1 &2)

Bonus Features:

George plays the Uke*

Here Comes The Sun

Dispute and Violence

Deep Blue*

Paul McCartney interview

Jeff Lynne interview

Damon Hill interview

Growing Up in Liverpool interview*

Neil Aspinall interview*

The Inner Light interview*

Gordon Murray interview*

*Exclusive to the Deluxe Edition.

CD Track List:

'My Sweet Lord' (demo) 3:33

'Run Of The Mill' (demo) 1:56

'I'd Have You Any Time' (early take) 3:06

'Mama You've Been On My Mind' (demo) 3:04

'Let It Be Me'(demo) 2:56

'Woman Don't You Cry For Me' (early take) 2:44

' Awaiting On You All' (early take) 2:40

'Behind That Locked Door' (demo) 3:29

'All Things Must Pass' (demo) 4:38

'The Light That Has Lighted The World' (demo) 2:23



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