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George Martin Biography (1926-)

Born January 3, 1926, in London, England; father, a carpenter; children: Giles (a record producer).

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Music director, composer, record producer

Birth Details

January 3, 1926

London, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Music Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
• Music supervisor, A Hard Day's Night, United Artists, 1964
• Ferry across the Mersey, United Artists, 1964
• Yellow Submarine, United Artists, 1968
• (And conductor) Pulp, United Artists, 1972
• The Optimists (also known as The Optimists of Nine Elms), Paramount, 1973
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (also known as Bandade los corazones), Universal, 1978
• Give My Regards to Broad Street, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1984
• Music arranger, Rupert and the Frog Song (also known as Paul McCartney's Rupert and the Frog Song), 1985
• Film Appearances
• Let It Be, 1970
• Music! 1971
• Producer, Give My Regards to Broad Street, Twentieth Century-Fox,1984
• It Was 20 Years Ago Today, 1987
• Television Appearances
• Series
• The Rhythm of Life, 1997
• Miniseries
• The Beatles Anthology, 1995
• Other Television Appearances
• The Music of Lennon and McCartney, 1965
• Our World, 1967
• In My Life, 1998
• The Brian Epstein Story, 1998
• Top Ten Comedy Records, 2000
• Radio Appearances
• Host of A-Z of Easy Listening, BBC.
• RECORDINGS
• Albums
• Producer (with son, Giles Martin), In My Life, MCA, 1998
• Also producer of more than 700 recordings, including the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles. Producer of singles, including "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings; and "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John, 1997.
• Videos
• The Complete Beatles, 1982
• WRITINGS
• Film Music
• Composer, Unless Otherwise Noted
• Lyricist, Mr. Topaze (also known as I Like Money), 1961
• A Hard Day's Night, Untied Artists, 1964
• Ferry across the Mersey, United Artists, 1965
• Yellow Submarine, United Artists, 1968
• Pulp, United Artists, 1972
• Live and Let Die, United Artists, 1973
• The Optimists (also known as The Optimists of Nine Elms), Paramount, 1973
• (With Elmer Bernstein) Honky Tonk Freeway, Universal, 1981
• Television Music
• Composer of theme song, "By George! It's the David Frost Theme," Frost on Sunday (series), 1968
• Song composer, Mister Jericho, 1969
• Other Writings
• All You Need Is Ears (autobiography), 1979
• With a Little Help from My Friends: The Making of Sgt. Pepper, 1995

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

• Billboard, April 11, 1998, pp. 30, 52.
• Guitar Player, December 11, 1998, p. 60.
• Maclean's, October 19, 1998, p. 69.
• New Yorker, November 20, 1995, p. 84.