Concert for George [Blu-ray]

Director: David Leland

Overview

Both as a member of the Beatles and as a solo artist, George Harrison was one of the best loved and most influential musicians of his generation, and when he died November 29, 2001, after a long battle with cancer, it was a tremendous blow to the many great artists who were his friends and collaborators. A year to the day after his passing, a handful of pop music royalty who had known and worked with Harrison staged a special concert at London's Royal Albert Hall to play his music and honor his art and memory. Concert for George is a documentary which presents highlights from the Harrison memorial concert, featuring performances by Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty and the Heartberakers, Jeff Lynne, Billy Preston, Jools Holland, Sam Brown, and Joe Brown. A portion of the profits from the film's release will be donated to The Material World Foundation, a charitable organization founded by Harrison.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/22/2011
UPC:	0603497956692
Original Release:	2003
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Rhino
Sound:	[stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	4:52:00
Sales rank:	17,344

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Paul McCartney	Performer
Paul McCartney	Primary Artist
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble	Primary Artist
Ringo Starr	Performer
Eric Clapton	Performer
Joe Brown	Primary Artist
Eric Clapton	Primary Artist
Jeff Lynne	Performer,Actor
Jools Holland	Performer,Actor
Ringo Starr	Primary Artist
Sam Brown	Performer,Performer,Actor
Jeff Lynne	Primary Artist
Dhani Harrison	Primary Artist
Jools Holland	Primary Artist
Billy Preston	Performer,Actor
Michael Palin	Primary Artist
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	Performer,Primary Artist
Terry Gilliam	Performer
Ravi Shankar	Primary Artist
Eric Idle	Performer
Monty Python	Primary Artist
Dave Howman	Primary Artist
Terry Jones	Performer
Anoushka Shankar	Primary Artist
Ravi Shankar	Performer,Performer,Composer
Billy Preston	Primary Artist
Michael Palin	Performer
Tom Petty	Primary Artist
Tom Hanks	Performer
Gary Brooker	Primary Artist
Neil Innes	Performer
Andre Jacquemin	Primary Artist
Dhani Harrison	Performer,Composer
Dave Bronze	Performer
Sam Brown	Primary Artist
Gary Brooker	Performer
Fred Tomlinson	Primary Artist
Concert For George Chorus	Primary Artist
Jim Capaldi	Performer
Ray Cooper	Performer
Jim Horn	Performer
Jim Keltner	Performer
Albert Lee	Performer
Andy Fairweather-Low	Performer
Tessa Niles	Performer
Michael Kamen	Conductor
Tom Petty	Actor

Technical Credits

Bob Dylan	Composer
Terry Jones	Composer
George Harrison	Composer
Ringo Starr	Composer
Jeff Lynne	Composer
Dhani Harrison	Composer
Michael Palin	Composer
Ravi Shankar	Composer
Tom Petty	Composer
Gus Kahn	Composer
Carl Perkins	Composer
Roy Orbison	Composer
John Philip Sousa	Composer
Olivia Harrison	Executive Producer,Producer
Harry Parr-Davies	Composer
Fred Tomlinson	Composer
Isham Jones	Composer
Ray Cooper	Producer
Brian Roylance	Executive Producer
Jon Kamen	Producer
Alastair Sirkett	Sound Editor
Andr? Jacquemin	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Filmed on November 29, 2002, before a sold-out audience at London's Royal Albert Hall, the Concert for George honors the life and musical contributions of the "quiet Beatle," who lost his battle to cancer a year earlier. The all-star concert spotlights some of Harrison's best-known and best-loved songs, written while he was a Beatle and afterward, with contributions from musical friends including Eric Clapton, Jeff Lynne, Paul McCartney, Tom Petty, Billy Preston, Monty Python, Anoushka Shankar, Ravi Shankar, and Ringo Starr, as well as Harrison's son, Dhani Harrison. The first of the set's two discs contains the complete concert, including performances not featured in the theatrical version. The second disc houses the theatrical version, featuring concert highlights, interviews with the performers, rehearsals, and behind-the-scenes footage. The music was overseen by Clapton, who acted as music supervisor, and Lynne, who produced the concert audio in 5.1 Dolby Digital and DTS. The concert was filmed in high-definition video by David Leland, co-director of HBO's Band of Brothers. Full concert track listing:

Sarve Sham

Your Eyes -- Anoushka Shankar

The Inner Light -- Jeff Lynne and Anoushka Shankar

Arpan -- conducted by Anoushka Shankar

Sit on My Face -- Monty Python

The Lumberjack Song -- Monty Python

I Want to Tell You -- Jeff Lynne

If I Needed Someone -- Eric Clapton

Old Brown Shoe -- Gary Brooker

Give Me Love -- Jeff Lynne

Beware of Darkness -- Eric Clapton

Here Comes the Sun -- Joe Brown

That's the Way It Goes -- Joe Brown

Horse to the Water -- Jools Holland and Sam Brown

Taxman -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

I Need You -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Handle with Care -- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers with Jeff Lynne and Dhani Harrison

Isn't It a Pity -- Billy Preston

Photograph -- Ringo Starr

Honey Don't -- Ringo Starr

For You Blue -- Paul McCartney

Something -- Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton

All Things Must Pass -- Paul McCartney

While My Guitar Gently Weeps -- Paul McCartney and Eric Clapton

My Sweet Lord -- Billy Preston

Wah Wah -- Eric Clapton and Band

I See You in My Dreams -- Joe Brown