New York, NY (Top40 Charts / Apple Corps Ltd./Cirque du Soleil) The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. has partnered with Cirque du Soleil to produce a new music video, premiering today exclusively on Vevo, for "
While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (LOVE Version). This evocative video represents the re-staging of
George Harrison's iconic
Beatles song especially for the 10th anniversary of The
Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Today's video launch is accompanied by the landmark news that songs by The
Beatles have been streamed more than one billion times within the six months since the band's launch on streaming services worldwide.
Directed by Dandypunk, André Kasten and Leah Moyer, the video highlights new artistic and performance elements from the song's LOVE show presentation. Throughout the video, Dandypunk's hand-drawn illustrations connect LOVE's performer, Eira Glover, with projected imagery in a series of ethereal settings. All effects were created using projection mapping and captured live, in-camera. No post production CGI was used.
The Beatles' Apple Corps Ltd. has partnered with Cirque du Soleil to produce a new music video, premiering today exclusively on Vevo, for "
While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (LOVE Version). This evocative video represents the re-staging of
George Harrison's iconic
Beatles song especially for the 10th anniversary of The
Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil at The Mirage Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Today's video launch is accompanied by the landmark news that songs by The
Beatles have...
The video honors the memory of Sir
George Martin, The
Beatles producer, and of
George Harrison himself. Martin's "
While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (LOVE Version) string arrangement and recording session at Air Studios in 2006 were his final pieces of work in a legendary career that spanned more than five decades.
Watch the new music video for "
While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (LOVE Version) on Vevo HERE.
"
While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (LOVE Version) is featured on The Beatles' multi GRAMMY Award® winning LOVE album, the audio companion to The
Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil, which opened on June 30, 2006. To create the show's lush soundscape, producers Sir
George Martin and Giles
Martin worked at Abbey Road Studios with the entire archive of
Beatles master recordings.
A truly innovative and unique production, The
Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil has received huge critical acclaim and is evolved for its 10th anniversary to present a more dynamic theatrical experience. New acts, costumes, choreography, audio visual technology and remixed music have made the experience of the LOVE show more immersive and exciting than ever. Since LOVE's debut, more than 4,500 performances have been staged for a cumulative audience approaching eight million people. LOVE will stage a special 10th anniversary celebration performance on Thursday, July 14.
"
While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (LOVE Version) - music video credits
Video Directors - Dandypunk, André Kasten, Leah Moyer
Video Producers - Yves Aucoin, Jonathan Clyde, Leu Strope
Audio Producers -
George Martin and Giles Martin
Projection Design and Choreography - Dandypunk, André Kasten, Leah Moyer
Production Company - The Cirque Apple Creation Partnership
Shoot Locations - The LOVE Theatre at The Mirage Hotel & Casino; Downtown Project Wheelhouse; Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada Camp Foxtail; Floyd Lamb Nevada
State Park
String arrangement -
George Martin
Songwriter -
George Harrison
