016 Now and Then

About this episode

The episode discusses the technology and production behind the Beatles' new single 'Now and Then' with insights from notable guests.

Beatle author Ken Womack and Ranking the Beatles host Jonathan Pretus join me to discuss the tech that made the Beatles’ new single “Now and Then” possible. And from John's haunting vocal to Giles Martin's stirring string arrangement, we peel back the layers of the production and consider Paul's nearly 30 year mission to complete John's demo.

People in this episode

Host: Jason Kruppa

Guests: Ken Womack, Jonathan Pretus

Topics covered

• Beatles
• music production
• technology
• song analysis
• vocal performance
• string arrangement

Keywords

• Beatles
• Now and Then
• music technology
• Giles Martin
• John Lennon
• Paul McCartney
• music production

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Now and Then

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