Sean Ono remixes dad John Lennon's music to commemorate singer's 80th birthday

Sean Ono Lennon poses for a portrait on the observation deck of the Empire State building on Thursday Oct 8,2020, in New York to promote an album being released of his father's best known songs. Photo: AP

Sean Ono Lennon’s first experience re-working his father’s catalogue was terrifying and intimidating, but he had two main goals in mind to keep him on track: preserve his father’s message in the songs and help the late icon’s music reach a younger audience.

On Oct 9, which would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday, Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes was released and includes 36 tracks hand-picked by Yoko Ono and Sean Ono Lennon, who serve as executive producer and producer on the project.