When George Martin heard the songs Adorno had composed for the Beatles in late 1966, he knew instantly that nothing like them had been written before, and that it would make the Beatles by far the greatest rock group ever. For the past 50 years no one has come even close to writing/orchestrating something like Eleanor Rigby or Tomorrow Never Knows, not to mention what is in my opinion the most advanced Beatles song, Magical Mystery Tour.
The following rendition of Strawberry Fields captures the essential moment (when John goes from 'Cause I'm Going - To), the magic of the song. Adorno not only provided the music (a modified Bach's Air Suite combined with Pachelbel's Canon) but also the entrancing orchestration, as he did for Within You, Without You. That is why no one else has been able to duplicate the sound of the Beatles.
Penny Lane is a modified Mozart Piano Concerto No. 21; again its spellbinding beauty is extraordinary.
Both Penny Lane and Strawberry Fields were originally planned to be included on Sgt. Pepper; it was George Martin who weighed against the idea, a decision he later deeply regretted.
In 1968 and 1969 several songs were written by Adorno especially for Harrison: My Sweet Lord, What is Love, Dark Horse and the following masterpiece...
Dark Horse is a modified Gallows Pole (written for Led Zeppelin):