All Together Now
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All Together Now
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Adrian Wills' All Together Now documents the creation of Cirque du Soleil's production of Love, a show that utilizes remixed and remastered versions of classic songs by The Beatles. The filmmakers follow stage director Dominic Champagne as he works with the various performers, and attempts to bring together the many different people and institutions that had to all be on the same page in order to put this multi-million dollar production before audiences. ~ Perry Seibert, RoviCredit
Adrian Wills - Director, Heidi Haines - Editor, Jacques Methe - Executive Producer, Neil Aspinall - Executive Producer, Martin Bolduc - Producer, Jonathan Clyde - Producer| All Together Now (1975 Film), All Tied Up (1994 Film) | |
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All Together Now (film)
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| Directed by | Adrian Wills |
| Starring | The Beatles, George Martin, Yoko Ono, Olivia Harrison |
| Music by | John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr |
| Release date(s) | 20 October 2008 15 February 2011 (iTunes) |
| Running time | 86 mins |
| Language | English |
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 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.[1]
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 did however receive an award in the same category several years earlier for the Beatles Anthology Video release.
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