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The binaural mix of “Adagio”
The binaural mix of “Adagio”
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A piece of music shrouded in myth, allegedly rescued from the ruins of a bombed Dresden library and attributed to an 18th-century Venetian composer who may never have written it.
Seemed like the perfect canvas.
A piece of music shrouded in myth, allegedly rescued from the ruins of a bombed Dresden library and attributed to an 18th-century Venetian composer who may never have written it.
Seemed like the perfect canvas.
A piece of music shrouded in myth, allegedly rescued from the ruins of a bombed Dresden library and attributed to an 18th-century Venetian composer who may never have written it.
Seemed like the perfect canvas.
Shimi Goodman, Veteran of the West End and National Stages, had commissioned George Guerrette for a full guest entertainer show. At the end of that meeting, almost as an afterthought, he mentioned a recording he'd made five years earlier and never released. A beautifully performed live orchestral arrangement of Adagio, set in the classical genre. "See if you can do something with it," he said. "And use as much of the original tracks as you can.”
George preserved what he could of the original — honouring the work that went into it — while building something entirely new around it. The tools were modern. The vision was singular. The original orchestration opens the track like a memory; distant, warm, slightly faded. Then the world shifts. What emerges is cinematic and inevitable…
Shimi Goodman, Veteran of the West End and National Stages, had commissioned George Guerrette for a full guest entertainer show. At the end of that meeting, almost as an afterthought, he mentioned a recording he'd made five years earlier and never released. A beautifully performed live orchestral arrangement of Adagio, set in the classical genre. "See what you can do with it." he said. "And use as much of the original tracks as you can.”
George preserved what he could of the original — honouring the work that went into it — while building something entirely new around it. The tools were modern. The vision was singular. The original orchestration opens the track like a memory; distant, warm, slightly faded. Then the world shifts. What emerges is cinematic and inevitable…
Shimi Goodman, Veteran of the West End and National Stages, had commissioned George Guerrette for a full guest entertainer show. At the end of that meeting, almost as an afterthought, he mentioned a recording he'd made five years earlier and never released. A beautifully performed live orchestral arrangement of Adagio, set in the classical genre. "See if you can do something with it," he said. "And use as much of the original tracks as you can.”
George preserved what he could of the original — honouring the work that went into it — while building something entirely new around it. The tools were modern. The vision was singular. The original orchestration opens the track like a memory; distant, warm, slightly faded. Then the world shifts. What emerges is cinematic and inevitable…
Shimi and George on board Cunard Queen Mary 2.
Shimi and George on board Cunard Queen Mary 2.
A Bond-scale power ballad rising from the dust of a five-year silence.
A Bond-scale power ballad rising from the dust of a five-year silence.
Video of Immersive Audio session with George Guerrette and 2026 Grammy-winner Justin Gray.
Live remote consultation with Shimi Goodman (London).
Video of Immersive Audio session with George Guerrette and 2026 Grammy-winner Justin Gray.
Live remote consultation with Shimi Goodman (London).
George campaigned for a Dolby Atmos mix. Shimi eventually agreed. The call went to Justin Gray — 2026 Grammy-winner for Best Immersive Audio Album — to mix it. Shimi is now shooting a music video. The production demanded it.
George campaigned for a Dolby Atmos mix. Shimi eventually agreed. The call went to Justin Gray — 2026 Grammy-winner for Best Immersive Audio Album — to mix it. Shimi is now shooting a music video. The production demanded it.
Shimi once explained why he'd waited five years to release it.
Shimi once explained why he'd waited five years to release it.
“I was waiting to find the right person that could make it the way I heard it in my head. And I found him. What George has done with this song has truly exceeded all expectations. Working with Justin has been a real honour, and what he’s brought to it is simply remarkable.”
“I was waiting to find the right person that could make it the way I heard it in my head. And I found him. What George has done with this song has truly exceeded all expectations. Working with Justin has been a real honour, and what he’s brought to it is simply remarkable.”
Justin Gray talks about the Adagio project.
Justin Gray talks about the Adagio project.