{"id":15587,"date":"2021-01-14T10:30:50","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T15:30:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc\/"},"modified":"2021-01-14T11:28:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-14T16:28:56","slug":"mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercury Studios Preps Abbey Road Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Music Group\u2019s music-first content studio Mercury Studios is readying <em>If These Walls Could Sing<\/em>, a feature-length documentary about Abbey Road Studios.<\/p>\n<p>Directed by Mary McCartney, <em>If These Walls Could Sing<\/em> marks the first time Abbey Road has opened its doors for a feature doc and will serve as the centerpiece of the recording studios\u2019 90th anniversary celebrations, which begin in November this year. It will tell countless stories and include an all-star cast of interviews, access to the studios and a strong soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p><em>If These Walls Could Sing<\/em> will be produced by Academy Award, BAFTA and Prime Time Emmy Award winner John Battsek. Development of the documentary has been overseen and will be executive produced by Universal Music UK\u2019s Marc Robinson and Mercury Studios CEO Alice Webb.<\/p>\n<p>Mary McCartney said: \u201cSome of my earliest memories as a young child come from time spent at Abbey Road. I\u2019ve long wanted to tell the story of this historic place and I couldn\u2019t be collaborating with a better team than John and Mercury Studios to make this creative ambition a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alice Webb said: \u201cMercury Studios could not be partnering with a more visionary and passionate team than Mary McCartney and John Battsek to tell Abbey Road Studios\u2019 incredible story on film for the first time. We are passionate about showcasing the work of pioneering filmmakers of the highest quality\u2014which is why we are delighted Mary is bringing her creative vision to this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Isabel Garvey, managing director of Abbey Road Studios, said: \u201cIf these walls could sing. I have lost count how many times I\u2019ve heard that said at Abbey Road Studios over the years. I can\u2019t wait for some of these stories to finally come to life in what will become a timeless documentary.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Universal Music Group\u2019s music-first content studio Mercury Studios is readying If These Walls Could Sing, a feature-length documentary about Abbey Road Studios.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":15588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[5299,5300,5301],"class_list":["post-15587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-if-these-walls-could-sing","tag-mercury-studios","tag-universal-music-group","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mercury Studios Preps Abbey Road Doc - TVREAL<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mercury Studios Preps Abbey Road Doc - TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Universal Music Group\u2019s music-first content studio Mercury Studios is readying If These Walls Could Sing, a feature-length documentary about Abbey Road Studios.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVREAL\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-01-14T15:30:50+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-01-14T16:28:56+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2017\/07\/umg-mercury-0121.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"220\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc\/\",\"name\":\"Mercury Studios Preps Abbey Road Doc - TVREAL\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-01-14T15:30:50+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-01-14T16:28:56+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/mercury-studios-preps-abbey-road-doc\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mercury Studios Preps Abbey Road Doc\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/\",\"name\":\"TVREAL\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvreal\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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