Here’s a release to look out for in November – a newly recorded disc of music composed by the late Sir George Martin.

Called The Film Scores and Original Music of George Martin this gathers together a cross-section of works illustrating his musical genius – some for the very first time: The music is performed by The Berlin Music Ensemble, under the baton of US-born producer, composer and arranger, Craig Leon who is the driving force behind the project.

“When I was going through it, I was just struck by the elegance of the composition and how much they fit the era that I grew up in music, and again made me think how much I wouldn’t have even had the life I had if George Martin hadn’t done what he did,” Leon said. “He bridged the gap between an interpretive producer and a creative producer, which was the thing that I wanted to do.”

The recording will be out on November 10 on CD and digital download on the Atlas Realisations label. Then, in January 2018 to celebrate George Martin’s birthday, a 2LP vinyl edition will also be released.

The track listing:

1-5 The Pepperland Suite (Original music written for the film Yellow Submarine)

6-9 Live and Let Die Suite (Original music written for the film Live And Let Die)

10-12 Three American Sketches for Violin & Chamber Orchestra

13 Judy’s Theme

14-16 Under Milk Wood Overture (Incidental music to Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas)

17 Belle Etoile ( * First recording)

First recording) 18 Waltz in D Minor for Flute & Chamber Orchestra

19 Prelude for Strings

20-29 The Mission Chorales (* First recording of the original sketches written for the film The Mission)

And here’s a short background video featuring Craig Leon talking about how the project evolved:

We love the music of George Martin. See also:

Vale Sir George Martin

Produced by George Martin – New DVD/Blu-Ray

Produced by George Martin – Six CD Box Set