George Martin Net Worth is
$400 Million
George Martin Biography
George Martin Net Well worth: George Martin was
Known for movies
Aloha (2015)
as Soundtrack
Frost/Nixon (2008)
as Soundtrack
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
as Music Department
George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
as Himself
Quick Facts
| Full Name | George Martin |
| Net Worth | $400 Million |
| Salary | $15 million per year |
| Date Of Birth | January 3, 1926, January 3, 1926 |
| Died | March 8, 2016, Wiltshire, United Kingdom, March 8, 2016, Wiltshire, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.88 m, 1.88 m |
| Profession | Record producer, Film Score Composer, Harpsichordist, Audio engineer, Actor, Conductor, Music Arranger, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me, Record producer, Film Score Composer, Harpsichordist, Audio engineer, Actor, Conductor, Music Arranger, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me |
| Education | Guildhall School of Music and Drama, St Ignatius' College, Ravensbourne School, Bromley, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, St Ignatius' College, Ravensbourne School, Bromley, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me |
| Nationality | American, British |
| Spouse | Judy Lockhart Smith, Sheena Chisholm, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me, Judy Lockhart Smith, Sheena Chisholm, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me |
| Children | Giles Martin, Gregory Paul Martin, Lucy Martin, Alexis Martin, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me, Giles Martin, Gregory Paul Martin, Lucy Martin, Alexis Martin, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me |
| Siblings | Janet Martin, Darleen Martin |
| Awards | Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album, Grammy Trustees Award, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals, Brit Award for Best Producer, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Grammy Trustees Award, Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media, Brit Award for Best Producer, Grammy Award for Best Surround Sound Album, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instruments And Vocals, Grammy Award for Best Contemporary (R&R) Performance, I Saw Her Standing There, Theme One, Don't Bother Me |
| Nominations | Academy Award for Best Original Music Score, Academy Award for Best Original Music Score |
| Movies | Maneater of Hydra, Give My Regards to Broad Street, Falling in Love, The Compleat Beatles, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Crossing Delancey, Dying Young, Drunks, The Associate, All Together Now, Wayfaring Strangers, Maneater of Hydra, Give My Regards to Broad Street, Falling in Love, The Compleat Beatles, The Purple Rose of Cairo, Crossing Delancey, Dying Young, Drunks, The Associate, All Together Now, Wayfaring Strangers |
| TV Shows | The Beatles Anthology, On Record: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Hull High |
Interesting Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Preparing a Beatles musical extravaganza show for Las Vegas. Though not directly involved, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and the family of the late George Harrison have given their support. Premiere scheduled for 2007. [October 2006] |
| 2 | Awarded a Knighthood in the Queen's Honours List. [December 1995] |
| 3 | Although already an accomplished pianist, Martin started to learn the guitar in order to communicate better with the Beatles, none of whom played the piano well when they started working with him. In return, they all started to improve their piano playing by buying a piano each. By Martin's own admission, they learned the piano better than he managed to learn the guitar. |
| 4 | Founded 'Air-Edel Recording Studios' with Herman Edel in 1969. |
| 5 | Father of Gregory Paul Martin and Giles Martin. |
| 6 | He was awarded Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 1996 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to Music. |
| 7 | Inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to British music and integral part of British music culture. The award was presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Gordon Brown. [November 2006] |
| 8 | Winner of the British Phonographic Industry Award for Outstanding Contribution in 1984. |
| 9 | After the "Get Back" debacle in early 1969, Martin began recording less with the Beatles, for the first time in six years; producer's duties were often filled in by Alan Parsons. Martin agreed to return for the "Abbey Road" sessions, however, on the band's promise that everyone would work together "like the old days". |
| 10 | Along with producing the Beatles' recordings, Martin often joined them on the playing end, adding keyboards to their lineup - thus becoming the real "Fifth Beatle" if there ever was one. |
| 11 | While Martin worked mostly hand-and-glove with Paul McCartney musically, he often found John Lennon's musical ideas considerably challenging. Martin always met the challenge, though, contributing the orchestral windup to the mix of "A Day In The Life", and the use of old circus pipes recordings in "Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite". |
| 12 | When Martin met John Lennon in Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he took Lennon to task for some critical comments he'd made about Martin, published in "Rolling Stone". Lennon gave Martin a rare apology, and praised him for his dedication and hard work. (For Lennon's part, his "Rolling Stone" comments did include "George made us what we were in the studio," and "He helped us develop a language to talk to [other] musicians.") |
| 13 | Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (under the category Non-Performer) in 1999. |
Trademarks
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bringing classical methods and orchestrations into pop recordings |
| 2 | His sophisticated production style - he is responsible for some of the Beatles' most famous sounds |
| 3 | Deep authoritative voice and received pronunciation English accent |
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | The very first records we made were just on two-track and then we had the great advance of four-track. We were able to actually overdub and start putting secondary voices on and guitar solos at a later stage and that kind of thing. |
| 2 | [on "In The Air Tonight" by Phil Collins] One of the best pop songs, I think, ever written. |
| 3 | [on "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"] Looking back on Pepper, it was quite an icon. It probably did change the face of recording so it became a different kind of art form. |
| 4 | Tape and electronics have brought enormous new feel to music. It's surprising what you can do once you have a sound recorded on tape. |
| 5 | [on Phil Spector's controversial overdubs to the "Let It Be" record] It was so uncharacteristic of The Beatles. It went against everything The Beatles wanted to do with the record. He tried to use the same techniques that he used on other people's records, and it didn't work. I could understand why Paul (Paul McCartney) got so mad over it. |
| 6 | Without Pet Sounds, Sgt Pepper wouldn't have happened . . . Pepper was an attempt to equal Pet Sounds. |
| 7 | If there is one person I would have to select as a living genius of pop music, it would be Brian Wilson. |
Pictures
Won Awards
Won awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Gold Badge Award | BASCA Gold Badge Awards | Paul Carrack Mark Cooper Jude Kelly Nick Mason Mandy Oates Nigel Ogden Caroline Redman Lusher Chris Welch John Williams | ||
| 2008 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media | The Beatles in 'Love' (2006) | Giles Martin (producer) |
| 2002 | Lifetime Achievement Award | World Soundtrack Awards |
Nominated Awards
Nominated awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie | Award shared with |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Album of Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture | Live and Let Die (1973) | Paul McCartney Linda McCartney |
| 1970 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Show | Yellow Submarine (1968) | John Lennon Paul McCartney George Harrison |
| 1965 | Oscar | Academy Awards, USA | Best Music, Scoring of Music, Adaptation or Treatment | A Hard Day's Night (1964) |
Filmography
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Girls Revolt | 2016 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| Morfi, todos a la mesa | 2016 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
| Hola y adiós | 2016 | TV Series documentary producer - 1 episode | |
| The Walking Dead: Michonne | 2016 | Video Game writer: "Gun in my Hand" | |
| Aloha | 2015/I | performer: "Pepperland" / writer: "Pepperland" | |
| Tu cara me suena - Argentina | 2014 | TV Series producer - 1 episode | |
| Frost/Nixon | 2008 | writer: "By George It's David Frost" - as George Henry Martin | |
| Across the Universe | 2007 | performer: "A Day In The Life" | |
| The Alchemists of Sound | 2003 | TV Movie documentary writer: "Time Beat" - as Ray Cathode / writer: "Waltz in Orbit" | |
| The Rhythm of Life | 1997 | TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode | |
| The Beatles Anthology | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary writer: "Love in the Open Air", "By George! It's The David Frost Theme" | |
| Ai monogatari | 1991 | TV Mini-Series producer: "I Want to Hold Your Hand" | |
| Honky Tonk Freeway | 1981 | writer: "Ticlaw Anthem", "Love Keeps Bringing Me Down" | |
| Roadie | 1980 | producer: "Everything Works If You Let It" | |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1978 | producer: "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", "With A Little Help From My Friends", "Fixing A Hole", "Getting Better", "Here Comes The Sun", "I Want You She's So Heavy", "Good Morning, Good Morning", "Nowhere Man", "Polythene Pam", "She Came In Through The Bathroom Window", "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" Reprise, "Mean Mr. Mustard", "She's Leaving Home", "Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds", "Oh! Darling", "Maxwell's Silver Hammer", "Because", "Strawberry Fields Forever", "Being For The | |
| Ringo | 1978 | TV Movie arranger: "Yellow Submarine in Pepperland" instrumental | |
| Xin si wang you xi | 1975 | "Trespassers Will Be Eaten" | |
| Mister Jerico | 1970 | TV Movie music: "Mister Jerico" | |
| The Southern Star | 1969 | arranger: "The Southern Star" / performer: "The Southern Star" | |
| The Bobo | 1967 | "Girl from Barcelona", "The Bulls of Salamanca" | |
| The Family Way | 1966 | performer: "Love In The Open Air" main theme | |
| Alfie | 1966 | producer: "Alfie" | |
| Crooks Anonymous | 1962 | music: "I Must Resist Temptation" - uncredited | |
| V.D. | 1961 | performer: "Lovers Blues" / writer: "Lovers Blues" | |
| I Like Money | 1961 | music: "I Like Money" | |
| Smiley | 1956 | producer: "Smiley" |
Music Department
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoshiki Symphonic Concert 2002 with Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra Featuring Violet UK | 2005 | Video documentary music arranger | |
| The Prince's Trust Rock Gala | 1989 | TV Movie musical director | |
| Rupert and the Frog Song | 1985 | Short music arranger | |
| Give My Regards to Broad Street | 1984 | music arranger / musical director / orchestrator | |
| Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1978 | conductor / music arranger / musical director / original soundtrack album produced by | |
| Pulp | 1972 | conductor | |
| Frost on Sunday | 1968 | TV Series composer: theme "By George! It's the David Frost Theme" | |
| Yellow Submarine | 1968 | musical director | |
| Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | TV Movie music producer - uncredited | |
| The Family Way | 1966 | music adaptor / music arranger / music supervisor | |
| Ferry Cross the Mersey | 1964 | musical director | |
| A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | composer: incidental music - uncredited / music arranger - uncredited / musical director / performers: "This Boy: Ringo's Theme" - uncredited | |
| Calculated Risk | 1963 | conductor | |
| Take Me Over | 1963 | arranger and conductor |
Composer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honky Tonk Freeway | 1981 | ||
| The Optimists of Nine Elms | 1973 | ||
| Live and Let Die | 1973 | music score | |
| Pulp | 1972 | ||
| With a Little Help from my Friends | 1969 | TV Movie music by | |
| The Family Way | 1966 | uncredited | |
| Ferry Cross the Mersey | 1964 | ||
| Calculated Risk | 1963 | ||
| Take Me Over | 1963 | ||
| Crooks Anonymous | 1962 |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIRA Protocol | 2016 | Short completed | Esteban |
| Give My Regards to Broad Street | 1984 | Producer | |
| Paul McCartney: Take It Away | 1982 | TV Movie | Pianoplayer |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spike Milligan: I Told You I Was Ill... - A Live Tribute | 2002 | TV Movie event producer - as Sir George Martin | |
| Music for Montserrat | 1997 | TV Special documentary producer |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | 2016 | Documentary This film is dedicated to the memory of | |
| Across the Universe | 2007 | very special thanks | |
| Yoshiki Symphonic Concert 2002 with Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra Featuring Violet UK | 2005 | Video documentary special thanks | |
| Challenge Anneka | 1992 | TV Series thanks - 1 episode |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time Presents: Milestones 2016 - A Tribute to the Stars We've Lost | 2016 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| CNN Newsroom | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Man with the Red Horn | 2014 | Documentary | Sir Georges Martin |
| The One and Only Cilla Black | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Cilla's Record Producer, 1963-1973 (as Sir George Martin) |
| Piers Morgan's Life Stories | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| George Harrison: Living in the Material World | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| Arena | 1998-2011 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Beatles Stories | 2011 | Documentary | Himself |
| How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin | 2009 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| All Together Now | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| The 50th Annual Grammy Awards | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Pop Britannia | 2008 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Legends | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1980-2007 | TV Series | Himself |
| Imagine | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Later... With Jools Holland | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gloria's Greats | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| UK Music Hall of Fame | 2004 | TV Series documentary | |
| Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Jubilee Girl | 2002 | TV Movie | Himself / interviewee |
| James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Back in the U.S. | 2002 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Phil Collins: A Life Less Ordinary | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| George Harrison - Der sanfte Beatle | 2001 | TV Short documentary | Himself |
| An All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| This Is Your Life | 1980-2001 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Bond Sound: The Music of 007 | 2000 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The Beatles Revolution | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Omnibus | 1968-2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Top Ten | 2000 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Power Vision - Pop Galerie | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Céline Dion: Let's Talk About Love | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | |
| Profile of a Performing Artist: Sir George Martin | 1998 | Documentary short | Himself |
| In My Life: A Unique Recording Project from Sir George Martin | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Roseanne Show | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Rhythm of Life | 1997-1998 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Presenter |
| The Abbey Road Story | 1998 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight | 1997 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Music for Montserrat | 1997 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Brit Girls | 1997 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| An Audience with Elton John | 1997 | TV Special | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Beatles Anthology | 1995-1996 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself / Himself - Record Producer |
| Brit Awards 1996 | 1996 | TV Special | Himself - Audience Member (uncredited) |
| Rock & Roll | 1995 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Pebble Mill at One | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Cilla's Celebration | 1993 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Challenge Anneka | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The South Bank Show | 1984-1992 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Ghost of Faffner Hall | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Imagine: John Lennon | 1988 | Documentary | Himself - Beatles' producer |
| It Was 20 Years Ago Today | 1987 | Documentary | Himself |
| A Century of Stars: The Story of the Grand Order of Water Rats | 1984 | TV Movie documentary | |
| The Compleat Beatles | 1982 | Video documentary | Himself - Record Producer |
| Friday Night, Saturday Morning | 1979 | TV Series | Himself |
| All You Need Is Love | 1977 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| David Frost Salutes the Beatles | 1975 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Whatever Happened to Tin Pan Alley? | 1972 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Anatomy of Pop | 1971 | TV Series | Himself |
| The David Frost Show | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| Let It Be | 1970 | Documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| NBC Experiment in Television | 1970 | TV Series | Himself |
| With a Little Help from my Friends | 1969 | TV Movie | Himself |
| All Systems Freeman | 1968 | TV Series | Himself |
| Now and Then | 1967 | TV Series documentary short | Himself |
| Our World | 1967 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (United Kingdom segment) |
| The Music of Lennon & McCartney | 1965 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Ferry Cross the Mersey | 1964 | Himself | |
| Thank Your Lucky Stars | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here Come the Girls | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| Spectacular | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Six O'Clock News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Beatles: 1 | 2015 | Video | Himself (segment "A Day in the Life") (uncredited) |
| Ringo Starr: Photographer | 2015 | Documentary short | Himself |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Record Producer |
| Stayin' Alive - 50 Jahre Bee Gees | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| When Albums Ruled the World | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| John Lennon: Love Is All You Need | 2010 | Video documentary | Himself (as Sir George Martin) |
| Who Buried Paul McCartney? | 2005 | Documentary short | Himself |
| Georgie Fame 60 år | 2003 | TV Movie | |
| Wingspan | 2001 | TV Movie documentary | Himself (uncredited) |
| The Beatles Story | 1996 | Documentary | Himself |
| You Can't Do That! The Making of 'A Hard Day's Night' | 1995 | Video documentary | Himself (uncredited) |