New George Harrison Tracks May Be Coming, McCartney to Score a Movie, Julien Lennon Exh...

Recently, Olivia Harrison said that she would like to do something with a number of unfinished tracks left behind by her husband George when he passed away in 2001. She even went as far as to say "There are lots of tracks. Some are closer to completion than others and with those I'd ask for help."

Jeff Lynne may be coming to the rescue. A source says that Harrison's Traveling Wilburys partner will review the tracks and produce at least an album's worth. "George half-finished loads of songs and often just forgot about them. There is probably an album's worth of material.

"Jeff and George were very close and worked together a lot in the later period of George's life. He's the right man to work on the material."

Harrison's son Dhani will also be involved with the album. Lynne previously produced the Beatles Free As A Bird from their 1995 Anthology album.

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Paul McCartney will write the original songs for the animated production of his children's book High in the Clouds. The film will be produced by the new Unique Features owned by Bob Shayne and Michael Lynne. Rob Minkoff, who did The Lion King, will direct.

Lynne told Variety, "Paul said he would commit to a score of original songs as part of it. Bob and I had never focused on animation in our career, but that got our attention."

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Julian Lennon has opened an exhibition in Liverpool focusing on his relationship with his father, John Lennon, who he says deserted the family when he was young. The opening was attended by his mother, Cynthia.

Julian said that reviewing all the items for the exhibit has brought him closer to the father that, in many ways, he didn't know. He also reaffirmed his appreciation for everything Paul McCartney did when he was younger. In reference to McCartney's writing the song Hey Jude for him, he said "...what it did mean to me was that there were other people on the fringe of our life that had a great deal of love, not only for myself but for mum too.

"To this I still have to appreciate and thank Paul for his love and care. It was a very, very kind gesture and one it seems that will never be forgotten."

Among the items in the exhibition are the original hand-written notes for Hey Jude, Julian's Honda mini-bike and an electric guitar, both given to him by John.Source: Click Liverpool