How John Lennon's final interview could be saved after Star Wars soundtrack obscured ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) has already enabled the creation of the 'last Beatles song', Now and Then, which raced to the top of the charts this week.
Filmmaker Peter Jackson used an AI tool called 'machine audio learning' (MAL) to isolate John Lennon's voice from an old 1970s home demo.
The vocal performance – rendered 'crystal clear' by the AI – was then complemented by new instrumentation from Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, along with guitar recorded by George Harrison for the song in 1995.
But MAL's work may not be finished, as it could be used to salvage the last filmed interview of John Lennon, recorded less than two months before his tragic murder.
Long to the frustration of fans, much of Lennon's answers to questions in the historically priceless clip are drowned out by – somewhat bizarrely – the sound of the first Star Wars movie.
The last filmed interview of John Lennon - which took place in New York on October 10, 1980 - could be restored to
It results in what is a bizarre mashup of two of the greatest cultural giants of the 20th century – Star Wars meets the Beatles.
The interview was filmed on October 10, 1980, a day after Lennon's 40th birthday and less than two months before he was brutally gunned down outside his home in New York's Dakota building by a 'fan' with easy access to firearms.
Source: Jonathan Chadwick/dailymail.co.uk
