George Martin
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George Martin was a British record producer, arranger, and composer best known as the “Fifth Beatle” for his pivotal role in shaping the sound and success of The Beatles.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| George Martin canonical | 123 |
| George Henry Martin | 1 |
| George Martin (uncredited on some arrangements) | 1 |
| Sir George Martin | 1 |
Statements (102)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Knight Bachelor
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arranger ⓘ audio engineer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ music executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award
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surface form:
Academy Award nomination
BRIT Awards ⓘ
surface form:
BRIT Award
Grammy Award ⓘ Order of the British Empire ⓘ knighthood ⓘ |
| birthName |
George Martin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
George Henry Martin
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| collaboratedWith |
America (band)
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Cilla Black ⓘ Elton John ⓘ George Harrison ⓘ Gerry and the Pacemakers ⓘ Jeff Beck ⓘ John Lennon ⓘ Kenny Rogers ⓘ Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ Paul McCartney ⓘ Ringo Starr ⓘ The Beatles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Guildhall School of Music and Drama ⓘ |
| employer |
EMI
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Parlophone ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film scoring
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music production ⓘ orchestration ⓘ sound recording ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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comedy records ⓘ film score ⓘ pop music ⓘ rock music ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Beatles' musical development
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record production techniques in popular music ⓘ use of multitrack recording in rock ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical music traditions
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jazz music ⓘ |
| instrument |
keyboards
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oboe ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| name | George Martin self-link ⓘ |
| nickname | Fifth Beatle ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped develop concept album format with "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
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integration of orchestral arrangements into rock music ⓘ nicknamed the "Fifth Beatle" ⓘ pioneering use of studio techniques in popular music ⓘ pivotal role in shaping the sound of The Beatles ⓘ produced most of The Beatles' official releases ⓘ George Harrison ⓘ
surface form:
worked closely with George Harrison
worked closely with John Lennon ⓘ Paul McCartney ⓘ
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worked closely with Paul McCartney
worked closely with Ringo Starr ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"The Beatles Anthology" production work
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album "In My Life" ⓘ arrangements for The Beatles ⓘ autobiography "All You Need Is Ears" ⓘ book "Summer of Love: The Making of Sgt. Pepper" ⓘ film score for "Yellow Submarine" ⓘ production of The Beatles recordings ⓘ production of the James Bond theme song "Goldfinger" ⓘ production of the James Bond theme song "Live and Let Die" ⓘ production of the album "Abbey Road" ⓘ production of the album "Revolver" ⓘ production of the album "Rubber Soul" ⓘ production of the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" ⓘ production of the single "Eleanor Rigby" ⓘ production of the single "Hey Jude" ⓘ production of the single "Penny Lane" ⓘ production of the single "Strawberry Fields Forever" ⓘ production of the single "Yesterday" ⓘ production work for America (band) ⓘ production work for Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas ⓘ production work for Cheap Trick ⓘ production work for Cilla Black ⓘ production work for Elton John ⓘ production work for Gerry and the Pacemakers ⓘ production work for Jeff Beck ⓘ production work for Kenny Rogers ⓘ production work for Mahavishnu Orchestra ⓘ production work for Matt Monro ⓘ production work for Paul McCartney solo recordings ⓘ production work for Peter Sellers comedy records ⓘ production work for Ringo Starr solo recordings ⓘ production work for Shirley Bassey ⓘ production work for The Goons-related recordings ⓘ production work for Ultravox ⓘ work on the Cirque du Soleil show "Love" ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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audio engineer ⓘ composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ music executive ⓘ record producer ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
head of Parlophone label
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record producer at EMI ⓘ |
Referenced by (126)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
George Henry Martin
this entity surface form:
George Martin (uncredited on some arrangements)
this entity surface form:
Sir George Martin
subject surface form:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
subject surface form:
A Hard Day's Night (album)
subject surface form:
A Hard Day's Night (song)
subject surface form:
Magical Mystery Tour (soundtrack)
subject surface form:
Candle in the Wind 1997