If These Walls Could Sing is a 2022 British documentary film directed by Mary McCartney, in her feature documentary debut, about the history of Abbey Road Studios in London and the experiences and memories of the musicians who have played there.
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| Directed by | Mary McCartney |
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| Music by | Toby Pitman |
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| Distributed by | Disney+ |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Produced by John Battsek, the documentary is intentioned to form a centrepiece of Abbey Road Studios’ 90th anniversary celebrations in November 2022.[1]
It was announced in January 2021 that Mary McCartney was to direct a documentary about Abbey Road Studios.[3] McCartney said “some of my earliest memories as a young child come from time spent at Abbey Road, I’ve long wanted to tell the story of this historic place.”[4] As well as her father Paul McCartney, contributions are reported to be from Jimmy Page, Kate Bush, Noel Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Pink Floyd, John Williams, Celeste, Elton John, Giles Martin, and Shirley Bassey.[5] Production is by Mercury Studios and Ventureland. McCartney said what she “wanted from the interviews was to drill down into those musicians really feel about Abbey Road. "Do you really care about Abbey Road? It's a building and you recorded here, but whatever. Do you really care?" And I think from the interviews, you can really see they are thinking fondly about it.”[6]
The film had its world premiere at the 49th Telluride Film Festival in September 2022 and will be available to stream on Disney+.[7]