CD/DVD Review: Director Tony Palmer Combines The Beatles & World War II In Iconic Film
The movie is a mix
of documentary footage and war movies made in Hollywood that covered the
devastation of war beginning in 1939 with the rise of Adolf Hitler. The film
covers every aspect of the war with some amazing footage that has never been
released to the general public before. The only thing that softens the emotions
of that terrible time in human history is the soundtrack of the music of The
Beatles. Over 20 covers of songs from The Beatles appear in the movie to give
background and solace to the images on the screen. As France is being overtaken
by The Axis Powers, Henry Gross sings "Help!" and "A Day In The Life" performed
by Frankie Valli becomes the soundtrack to the epic battle of
Normandy.
While the original
1976 movie was an iconic piece of cinematic history, the soundtrack is just as
iconic as it featured some of the biggest names in music performing some of the
most popular songs of all time. Rock artists like Jeff Lynne, Elton John, Leo
Sayer and Peter Gabriel take on Beatles' classics like "Strawberry Fields
Forever" and "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds," adding their own special touches
to the songs. Female pop artists Helen Reddy, Tina Turner and Lynsey de Paul
lead the march of the most important moments in the film with "Fool On The
Hill," "Come Together" and "Because" respectively. Now included with this 40th
anniversary release of "The Beatles and World War II" you get the entire 2CD
soundtrack that features 22 cover versions of classic songs by The Beatles. To
find out more about this new release, please visit gonzomultimedia.com.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FROM GONZO
| The Beatles Tapes 2CD - £10.99 |
 | The Beatles and WWII 2CD1DVD - £14.99 |
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