Watch the Peter Jackson-directed music video for The Beatles’ “final” song ‘Now And Then’

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The Beatles’ “final” song, ‘Now And Then’ has been shared – directed by Peter Jackson and featuring newly unearthed footage of the members.

Check it out below.The new track – dubbed the last single by the band to feature all four original members – arrived yesterday (November 2), following months of hype.Titled ‘Now And Then’, the highly-anticipated project was first teased by McCartney back in June when he confirmed that he was working on a new track with the drummer.It stems from a demo tape recorded by late bandmate John Lennon and was completed with the help of AI – which lifted the songwriter’s vocals off the initial recording and allowed the surviving members to work with them.Now, following the song finally being unveiled yesterday – and fans being left emotional at the final result – the band have today shared the music video.As announced earlier this week, the visual accompaniment for ‘Now And Then’ is directed by renowned filmmaker Peter Jackson, and features some pretty incredible archived footage of the Fab Four.Check it out below.Made alongside Apple Corps Ltd., Capitol and UMe, the project is the first music video the filmmaker has ever worked on, and follows on from his collaboration with the band for the 2021 documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.In a press release shared earlier this week, Jackson detailed his reluctance to take on the monumental task of making the visuals for the “final” song – stating that he found the “collection of anxieties almost too overwhelming to deal with.”He also stated that he tried to use the lack of relevant footage of the band as an excuse to shy away from the task – as he was handed 14 hours of newly unearthed footage of the members together in 1995.New footage of the.