Hawke eventually revealed the track listing and an adaptation of its liner notes on 21 July 2014 in an exclusive article for the website BuzzFeed.
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Linklater confirmed that it did, and explained that he and Hawke were looking for a way to distribute its full track listing to the public. ĭuring promotion of the film, Linklater was asked at a Q&A in Chicago if the album actually existed. And then you can hear it: it's the Beatles." He describes the record as being the "perfect segue" of solo Beatles material.
explains: "Whenever you listen to too much of the solo stuff it kind of becomes a drag, you know? But you put them next to each other, right, and they start to elevate each other. gift the compilation to his son as a birthday present.
While filming scenes in 2011 for Mason's 15th birthday, Linklater decided to incorporate The Black Album into the film, by having Mason Sr. Hawke portrays Mason's father, Mason Evans Sr. Boyhood chronicles the life of Mason Evans ( Ellar Coltrane) from the ages of six to 18, with scenes shot each year between 20. Since 2002, Hawke had been starring in Boyhood, an ongoing 12-year film project directed by the American director Richard Linklater. "Mason, I wanted to give you something for your birthday that money couldn't buy, something that only a father could give a son, like a family heirloom. Included with the three-disc collection was a set of liner notes in the form of a personalised letter from Hawke to his daughter, explaining his motivation for creating the album. Additionally, the song " Real Love"-a Lennon demo reworked and overdubbed by McCartney, Harrison and Starr for the compilation Anthology 2-was included on The Black Album. John Lennon had 19 songs on the compilation from his solo career and his collaborations with the Plastic Ono Band, Paul McCartney had 20 from his solo career and his collaborations with Wings and Linda McCartney, George Harrison had seven songs from his solo career, and Ringo Starr had four. The record consisted of 51 songs from the Beatles' members following their breakup in 1970. In an analysis for the New York Daily News, Jim Farber suggested that the record was "a metaphor for divorce".Ī lifelong fan of the Beatles, Hawke compiled The Black Album for his daughter Maya following his divorce from her mother Uma Thurman, and presented it to her on her 13th birthday on 8 July 2011. Critical reaction to The Black Album was generally positive: The Desert Sun described it as "a great listen", while USA Today called it "quite a compilation". The compilation contains 51 tracks from Beatles members following the band's breakup in 1970. Hawke compiled the record to give to his daughter Maya on her 13th birthday in 2011, including personalised liner notes it was then incorporated into Boyhood in scenes shot later that year, with Hawke's character giving it to his son as a birthday present. It was created by the American actor Ethan Hawke, and became widely known as a result of its inclusion in the 2014 film Boyhood. The Black Album (stylised as The BLACK ALBUM) is an unofficial compilation album of solo material by members of the British rock group The Beatles.