{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/65425d6558f3b5001276f3c3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Now and Then: The Last Beatles Song music video and documentary ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6272b1bf938765001125fc93/1699038505939-38b47b3e4930cc2c94d059a8e7197e37.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Peter Jackson's music video for Now and Then, and the 12-minute short documentary film by Oliver Murray, Now and Then: The Last Beatles Song, were both released this week.</p><p><br></p><p>What do we think of the techniques used, and what does the amount of restored footage point to? Plus! Is the song a Beatles song? If a song features all four Beatles, does it automatically sound Beatley? And AI: will it kill us all? </p><p><br></p><ul><li>Watch the music video: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/Opxhh9Oh3rg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/Opxhh9Oh3rg</a></li><li>Watch Now and Then: The Last Beatles Song: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/APJAQoSCwuA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/APJAQoSCwuA</a></li><li>If you're in the UK listen to the BBC radio documentary we mention, \"Eras: The Beatles\". This is the Now and Then episode which contains longer versions of the voiceovers in the documentary, among other things: <a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001rzkp\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001rzkp</a></li><li>The two songs we reference as examples of self-consciously Beatley production are George Harrison's When We Was Fab <a href=\"https://youtu.be/AVu6nPTVbBQ?si=WAF_ZAN3bd952JrV&amp;t=1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/AVu6nPTVbBQ</a> and Tears for Fears' Sowing the Seeds of Love: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/VAtGOESO7W8?si=aMqYagaON3Zo6WaG&amp;t=181\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://youtu.be/VAtGOESO7W8</a></li></ul><p><br></p><h2>Meet the Beatles Films Podcast</h2><p><br></p><p>The Beatles Films Podcast is hosted by <a href=\"https://twitter.com/mrmattlooker\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Matt Looker</a> and <a href=\"https://twitter.com/MrEdWilliamson\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ed Williamson</a>. We're both film writers and Beatles fans. Between us we've written for <a href=\"https://theshiznit.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TheShiznit.co.uk</a>, Total Film, Den of Geek and Virgin Media.</p><p><br></p><p>But tomorrow may rain, so you'll follow us on:</p><ul><li>Twitter <a href=\"https://twitter.com/beatlesfilmpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/beatlesfilmpod</a></li><li>Facebook <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/groups/304654901827622/</a></li><li>Instagram <a href=\"https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://instagram.com/beatlesfilmspod</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Ed Williamson and Matt Looker"}