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The Beatles: artificial intelligence brings John Lennon back to life
The Beatles: artificial intelligence brings John Lennon back to life – (France 2)
Thanks to artificial intelligence, John Lennon’s voice resonated on the BBC on Thursday, November 2. Thus, 53 years after the separation of the Beatles, fans discovered a previously unreleased song.
Thursday November 2, in London (United Kingdom)in front of the famous Abbey Road Studios, a handful of fans gathered in the rain to listen live to what they thought they would never hear again. John Lennon’s voice, crystal clear, resonates 43 years after his death in a melancholy ballad. “John’s voice, it’s been so long. It’s surreal.”believes a fan. The original demo is a cassette recorded by John Lennon at New York (UNITED STATES) at the end of the 70s.
“Now and then”
After his death, his wife Yoko Ono gave it to Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr to finalize the song. They try without success. A few months ago, director Peter Jackson developed revolutionary technology for a documentary about the Beatles. He explains : “We have developed what is called unmixing. From a simple mono track with artificial intelligence, we can isolate the voices and instruments.” The title Now and then tells the end of a love, 53 years after the separation of the best-selling group in the world.