"Who wrote ""March of the Meanies"" for the Beatles' cartoon film ""Yellow Submarine""?"
"painted in ""Yellow Submarine"" motif. In addition, a life-size yellow submarine was taken out on a publicity tour across the globe. All songs written by Lennon-McCartney, except tracks 4, 7, 11 and 15 written by George Harrison. The CD/DVD package contains the album, as well as a DVD of the film with a remixed and remastered soundtrack, the original 1968 mono film soundtrack, and an isolated track of George Martin's complete score. This album was also available on a yellow vinyl LP, with tracks 1–9 on side one and 10–15 on side two. Yellow Submarine Songtrack Yellow Submarine Songtrack is"
"Blue Meanies (Yellow Submarine) The Blue Meanies are a fictional army of fierce though buffoonish music-hating beings and the main antagonists in the surreal 1968 Beatles cartoon film ""Yellow Submarine"". They allegorically represent all the bad people in the world. Their visual appearance was mostly designed by Heinz Edelmann. Producer Al Brodax said that the chief blue meanie resembled production coordinator Abe Goodman. The Blue Meanies are set on the occupation and silencing of Pepperland, a colorful, musical utopia that lies beneath the sea. The Meanies have blue skin, yellow teeth, claw-like hands and wear black masks around their eyes"
"George Dunning George Garnett Dunning (November 17, 1920 – February 15, 1979) was a Canadian-born filmmaker and animator. He is best known for animating and directing the 1968 Beatles film ""Yellow Submarine"". Dunning was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and studied in at the Ontario College of Art, and soon found freelance work as an illustrator. Dunning joined the National Film Board of Canada in 1943, where he worked with Norman McLaren and contributed to several episodes of the ""Chants populaires"" series. From 1944 to 1947 Dunning created many original short films and developed his skills animating articulated, painted, metal"
"Sea of Monsters ""Sea of Monsters"" is an instrumental orchestral piece conducted and composed by The Beatles' producer George Martin for the ""Yellow Submarine"" film and was the fourth track on the orchestral Side 2 of the film's soundtrack album by The Beatles, released in 1969. The piece was recorded by a 41-piece orchestra at Abbey Road studios on 22–23 October 1968. The piece, along with the rest of the film score, was tied to the visuals of the film. Martin interpolated, along with the various other effects, a section from Bach's Air on the G String toward the end"
"work of illustrator Heinz Edelmann, for the film ""Yellow Submarine"", directed by Dunning. Throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s he worked on a number of films and television series, including episodes of ""Roobarb"" and adaptations of Beatrix Potter's ""The Tailor of Gloucester"" and Charles Kingsley's ""The Water Babies"". He retired in his 80s, and died on 20 March 2013, aged 92. Jack Stokes (director) John Albert ""Jack"" Stokes (2 April 1920 - 20 March 2013) was a British animation director best known for his work on the 1968 Beatles film ""Yellow Submarine"". Jack Stokes began his training at Southend College"
"of the piece. Rick Riordan wrote a novel in the Percy Jackson series entitled ""The Sea of Monsters"", which was also turned into a film with the title """". Sea of Monsters ""Sea of Monsters"" is an instrumental orchestral piece conducted and composed by The Beatles' producer George Martin for the ""Yellow Submarine"" film and was the fourth track on the orchestral Side 2 of the film's soundtrack album by The Beatles, released in 1969. The piece was recorded by a 41-piece orchestra at Abbey Road studios on 22–23 October 1968. The piece, along with the rest of the film"
"Yellow Submarine (song) ""Yellow Submarine"" is a 1966 song by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, with lead vocals by Ringo Starr. It was included on the ""Revolver"" (1966) album and issued as a single, coupled with ""Eleanor Rigby"". The single went to number one on every major British chart, remained at number one for four weeks, and charted for 13 weeks. It won an Ivor Novello Award ""for the highest certified sales of any single issued in the UK in 1966"". In the US, the song peaked at number two on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart"
"Yellow Submarine (film) Yellow Submarine (also known as The Beatles: Yellow Submarine) is a 1968 British animated musical fantasy comedy film inspired by the music of the Beatles, directed by animation producer George Dunning, and produced by United Artists and King Features Syndicate. Initial press reports stated that the Beatles themselves would provide their own character voices; however, aside from composing and performing the songs, the real Beatles participated only in the closing scene of the film, while their cartoon counterparts were voiced by other actors. The film received widespread acclaim from critics and audiences alike, in contrast to some"
"animated movie). It was included on ""Beatle Country"", an album by Boston bluegrass group The Charles River Valley Boys, who pronounced ""yellow"" as ""yeller"". The tune of the song has been used in Britain and America by those protesting government actions, with the lyrics changed to ""we all live in a Fascist regime"". Yellow Submarine (song) ""Yellow Submarine"" is a 1966 song by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon, with lead vocals by Ringo Starr. It was included on the ""Revolver"" (1966) album and issued as a single, coupled with ""Eleanor Rigby"". The single went to number"
"Jack Stokes (director) John Albert ""Jack"" Stokes (2 April 1920 - 20 March 2013) was a British animation director best known for his work on the 1968 Beatles film ""Yellow Submarine"". Jack Stokes began his training at Southend College of Art. After serving in the RAF during the Second World War, he was fortunate to be taken on as a trainee animator at the Gaumont British Animation studio which had recently opened at Moor Hall, Berkshire. Such opportunities were almost unknown in Britain in the post-war years. By the early 1960s he had established his own studio, Stokes Cartoons, producing"
"Jack Mendelsohn Jack Mendelsohn (November 8, 1926 – January 25, 2017) was an American writer-artist who worked in animation, comic strips and comic books. An Emmy-nominated television comedy writer and story editor, he had numerous credits as a TV scripter, including ""Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In"", ""Three's Company"", ""The Carol Burnett Show"" and ""Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"". Among his work for feature films, he was a co-screenwriter of ""Yellow Submarine"" (1968). In 2004, the Animation Writers Caucus of the Writers Guild gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award. His father was an agent for cartoonist-animator Winsor McCay, and during Mendelsohn's childhood in"
"Heinz Edelmann Heinz Edelmann (20 June 1934 – 21 July 2009) was a German illustrator and designer. He was born in Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia, into the Czech-German family of Wilhelm Edelmann and Josefa (née Kladivová) Edelmann. He was well known as an illustrator in Europe, but is probably most famous for his art direction and character designs for the Beatles' 1968 animated film ""Yellow Submarine"". Edelmann studied printmaking at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf (Düsseldorf Arts Academy) from 1953 to 1958. He began his career as a freelance illustrator and designer for theatre posters and advertising in Germany. Between 1961 and"
"for the opening credits of Blake Edwards' ""A Shot in the Dark"", along with a series of shorts and inserts including ""the digger"", for the BBC's ""Vision On"" series for children. About the time of his death he was working on an animated version of Shakespeare's ""The Tempest"", which was never completed. His company was briefly resurrected in the 1990s, before being merged with Varga Studio. George Dunning George Garnett Dunning (November 17, 1920 – February 15, 1979) was a Canadian-born filmmaker and animator. He is best known for animating and directing the 1968 Beatles film ""Yellow Submarine"". Dunning was"
"Sea of Time ""Sea of Time"" is an instrumental piece composed by George Martin and performed by his 41-piece orchestra for the Beatles' film ""Yellow Submarine"" and was included on the orchestral Side 2 of its soundtrack album. The piece is significant among the orchestral tracks, as it features Indian classical instrumentation. It opens with a tampura drone and a winding melody similar to that of George Harrison's ""Within You Without You"", from the Beatles' 1967 album ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"". The piece, as with the others in the film, is tailored to the vibrant visuals of the"
"he had lost interest in the project, stating: ""That would have been great to bring the Beatles back to life. But it's probably better not to be remade – you're always behind the 8-ball when do you a remake."" Yellow Submarine (film) Yellow Submarine (also known as The Beatles: Yellow Submarine) is a 1968 British animated musical fantasy comedy film inspired by the music of the Beatles, directed by animation producer George Dunning, and produced by United Artists and King Features Syndicate. Initial press reports stated that the Beatles themselves would provide their own character voices; however, aside from composing"
"Jeremy Hillary Boob Jeremy Hillary Boob, Ph.D., is a fictional character appearing in the 1968 animated film ""Yellow Submarine"". He was voiced by Dick Emery and was inspired by Jeremy DuQuesnay Adams, a professor at Southern Methodist University. In the film, the Beatles, on their way to save the fictitious region of Pepperland from the Blue Meanies, encounter Jeremy, a strange little brown-furred being with a blue face, pink ears and a fluffy, rabbit-like tail. He has an extremely eccentric and flamboyant personality. He lives in the Sea of Nothing, also known as Nowhere Land, and speaks mostly in rhyme."
"color to the hills and plants and life into the Pepperlanders (who had been petrified by various weapons in the Meanies' possession). With their spell thus broken, the Meanies cease to have a hold on Pepperland: even their guns start shooting flowers instead of missiles. Those that do not flee are invited by the Beatles to stay and ""mingle"" and they make peace with their former enemies. The Chief Blue Meanie, also known as ""His Blueness"", is the leader of the Blue Meanies and the main antagonist from the 1968 animated film ""Yellow Submarine"". A flamboyant character, with a high"
"Robert Balser Robert Edward ""Bob"" Balser (March 25, 1927 – January 4, 2016) was an American animator and animation director. Balser, together with co-director Jack Stokes, are best known as the animation directors for the 1968 film, ""Yellow Submarine"", which was inspired by the music of the Beatles. He also directed the animated ""Den"" sequence of the 1981 film, ""Heavy Metal"". Robert Balser was born on March 25, 1927 in Rochester, New York. He moved to Los Angeles with his parents, where he attended high school and enrolled in classes at the Chouinard Art Institute. He served in the United"
"various art galleries throughout North America. Ron Campbell (animator) Ron Campbell (born 26 December 1939) is an animator, director, and producer, best known for his work on the 1960s ""The Beatles"" television series, as well as the animated feature film ""Yellow Submarine"". Ron Campbell's career began in 1958 animating various commercials for Australian television. However, when Al Brodax brought both his Krazy Kat and Beetle Bailey cartoons to Australia for production, Campbell was recruited to work on the project. After Krazy Kat, Campbell went on to direct many installments of ""The Beatles"" television series for King Features. The show debuted"
"initial sales than any other Capitol LP up to that point. The Beatles' animated film ""Yellow Submarine"", loosely based on the imaginary world evoked by McCartney's 1966 composition, premiered in July 1968. Though critics admired the film for its visual style, humour and music, the soundtrack album issued six months later received a less enthusiastic response. By late 1968, relations within the band were deteriorating. The tension grew during the recording of their eponymous double album, also known as the ""White Album"". Matters worsened the following year during the ""Let It Be"" sessions, when a camera crew filmed McCartney lecturing"
"products from McFarlane continues to the present day. The second musical property that McFarlane released was based on The Beatles, featuring figures of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr as they appeared in their 1968 animated movie ""Yellow Submarine"", as well as their appearance in the 1965 ABC cartoon show also titled The Beatles, or commonly known to fans (and on the McFarlane Toys packaging of the figures) as ""Saturday Morning Cartoon"". Despite three figure series based on cartoon versions of the band (two incarnations of the Yellow Submarine figures in 1996 and 2004), no figures of"
"""Yellow Submarine"" film, so contains novelty sounds, effects, and musical experimentation that are better understood when paired with these visuals for some, but it can be appreciated for its beauty on its own by others. On American LP versions of the ""Yellow Submarine"" album, ""Sea of Time"" was paired with ""Sea of Holes"" as a single track titled ""Medley: Sea of Time & Sea of Holes"", whereas on all other versions, they are counted as separate tracks. Sea of Time ""Sea of Time"" is an instrumental piece composed by George Martin and performed by his 41-piece orchestra for the Beatles'"
"to his memory. John Coates (producer) John Coates (7 November 1927 – 16 September 2012) was a British film producer, best known for producing the animated film ""The Snowman"" based on the picture book by Raymond Briggs, one of the first animated productions screened on Channel Four and still repeated every year on the channel. He co-founded the animation studio TVC (Television Cartoons) London with George Dunning in 1957 and worked on The Beatles's animated feature ""Yellow Submarine"" and produced numerous other animated films including ""When the Wind Blows"", ""Granpa"", ""Father Christmas"", ""The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends"" and"
"Max Wilk Max Wilk (July 3, 1920 – February 19, 2011) was an American playwright, screenwriter and author of fiction and nonfiction books. In all, Wilk was the author of 19 books, four films, three produced plays as well as many TV shows and magazine articles. During World War II Wilk served in the First Motion Picture Unit of the United States Army Air Forces. Formerly a resident of Ridgefield, Connecticut, he moved to Westport, Connecticut, where he lived until his death February 19, 2011, at age 90. In 1968, Wilk wrote the novelization of The Beatles' cartoon ""Yellow Submarine."""
"Submarines (poem) ""Submarines"" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936), and set to music by the English composer Edward Elgar in 1917, as the third of a set of four war-related songs on nautical subjects for which he chose the title ""The Fringes of the Fleet"". Like the others in the cycle, is intended for four baritone voices. It was originally written with orchestral accompaniment, but it was later published to be sung with piano accompaniment. The composer does not make clear which sections of the song, if any, are to be sung solo or in chorus. The poem"
"Ron Campbell (animator) Ron Campbell (born 26 December 1939) is an animator, director, and producer, best known for his work on the 1960s ""The Beatles"" television series, as well as the animated feature film ""Yellow Submarine"". Ron Campbell's career began in 1958 animating various commercials for Australian television. However, when Al Brodax brought both his Krazy Kat and Beetle Bailey cartoons to Australia for production, Campbell was recruited to work on the project. After Krazy Kat, Campbell went on to direct many installments of ""The Beatles"" television series for King Features. The show debuted on 25 September 1965, and remained"
"The Song of the Marines ""The Song of the Marines"" is a song composed by Harry Warren with lyrics by Al Dubin. It was featured in the 1937 Warner Bros. film, ""The Singing Marine"" where it was sung by actor Dick Powell. Later, Warner Bros. Cartoons used the song in several shorts. A shortened version (omitting the lines ""It may be Shanghai, farewell and goodbye"") was sung several times in the Daffy Duck cartoon ""Conrad the Sailor"" (1942) and several opening bars of it in ""Duck Amuck"" (1953), plus the Sylvester and Tweety cartoon ""Snow Business"" (1953) In 1962, Dick"
"later). Nonetheless, the film still presents a modern-day fairy tale representing the values of its intended hippie audience. The dialogue is littered with puns, double entendres, and Beatles in-jokes. In the DVD commentary track production supervisor John Coates states that many of these lines were written by Liverpudlian poet Roger McGough, though he received no credit in the film. In the DVD commentary track, Coates states that the Meanies were always intended to be coloured blue. However, Millicent McMillan recalls that the Blue Meanies were originally supposed to be red, or even purple, but when Heinz Edelmann's assistant accidentally changed"
"a story, sort of an ancient mariner, telling the young kids where he'd lived. It was pretty much my song as I recall ... I think John helped out. The lyrics got more and more obscure as it goes on, but the chorus, melody and verses are mine."" The song began as being about different coloured submarines, but evolved to include only a yellow one. Produced by George Martin and engineered by Geoff Emerick, ""Yellow Submarine"" was recorded in five takes on 26 May 1966, in Studio Two at Abbey Road Studios; special effects were added on 1 June. Martin"
"to be issued in February 1969 with the 'Yellow Submarine' (803) from the animated Beatles film of the same name. This model featured two hatches that lifted at the touch of buttons on the side of the craft to allow models of the Fab Four John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr to pop into view. Early examples featured a white hatch to the front and a yellow hatch to the rear in keeping with the colour scheme of the original, before both hatches were coloured red on later models. The 'Yellow Submarine' commands high prices today amongst"
"""we are all together now."" According to music critic Tom Maginnis of AllMusic, McCartney created the song ""to match the same light-hearted spirit"" of ""Yellow Submarine"". ""All Together Now"" appears in an animated sequence in the film ""Yellow Submarine"", and is also introduced by the Beatles themselves in a final live-action scene of the film. During the latter scene, translations of ""All Together Now"" into various languages appear written on-screen. The track was recorded on 12 May 1967 at Abbey Road Studios and mixed the same day, but was not released until 13 January 1969, when it appeared on the"
"of the aftermath of these attacks features atmospheric orchestral swells, trills and climaxes to evoke the despondency afflicting the land. Pepperland Laid Waste ""Pepperland Laid Waste"" is an instrumental orchestral piece conducted and composed by The Beatles' producer George Martin for the ""Yellow Submarine"" film and was the sixth track on the orchestral Side 2 of the film's soundtrack album by The Beatles, released in 1969. The song was recorded by a 41-piece orchestra at Abbey Road Studios on 22–23 October 1968. In the film, Pepperland is a place inhabited by music lovers and beauty. The film's antagonists, the Blue"
"who also worked on the Beatles cartoon series, was the overall director for the film, supervising over 200 artists for 11 months. ""Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds"" was Dunning's idea, which he turned over to Bill Sewell, who delivered more than thirty minutes of rotoscoped images. By that time, Dunning was unavailable, and Bob Balser, with the help of Arne Gustafson, edited the material to its sequence length in the film. The animation design of ""Yellow Submarine"" has sometimes been incorrectly attributed to famous psychedelic pop art artist of the era Peter Max, but the film's art director was"