A new song by the famous band The Beatles has been released despite half of the band members no longer being alive, thanks to the help of AI.
The Beatles was a legendary British rock band that remained second to Elvis Presley from the 1960s. It was made up of four musicians—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. The new song, titled Now and Then, is unique because it combined the singing of McCartney and Starr with Lennon, who passed away in 1980, and the guitar skills of Harrison, who passed away in 2001.
The song was initially written and partly recorded by Lennon in the late 1970s and further developed by band mates years later but as technology then was limited, they didn't release it due to the sound quality not being satisfying.
Peter Jackson, most famous for directing The Lord of the Rings, directed the music video for Norw and Then and it can be watched now online. It was thanks to new Al audio restoration (音频修复) technology that Peter Jackson allowed the four band members to "come together" one last time.
Since its release last week, the song has been well received in the UK. Beatles fans around the world favoured this historic musical event.
"Now and Then is an absolutely heart-warming piece of work, "posted Liam Gallagher, whose hits were affected by The Beatles' musical style.
Of course, there are those who are not totally interested in the song. "Now and Then is not terrible. But honestly, it's kind of boring, "Geoff Edgers wrote in The Washington Post.
The Times in the UK said the song showed Al being used to its best advantage.
