Roy Orbison Hologram and new album

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Even though he passed away 29 years ago, yesterday the legendary Roy Orbison has a new album coming out entitled "A Love So Beautiful" which is Orbison's stellar voice along with new instrumentals recorded by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. I think combining Roy's music with the orchestra was a great idea. Orbison had an operatic quality to his voice and was sometimes called "The Caruso of Rock" on account of it. However it bothers me, somewhat. The man, himself -- will never hear the finished product. He will never approve or disapprove of it. That thought makes me sad and sort of bothers me. The same with the Roy Orbison hologram tour that will be happening in the United Kingdom. I guess this is the closest that anyone will get to see him perform, anymore. But, we all know it is a hologram, and I would assume - recorded music. People have said that Roy was , even more impressive on stage, that there was another level to his voice that the recordings just didn't capture. Of course it is an impossibility to see Roy himself perform anymore, but... I just don't know how I feel about the hologram. It isn't Roy. Its a likeness of him. On the other hand, sometimes when you're at a club or bar and they are playing recorded music - it can sound so much better than your home stereo. So maybe there is a state of the art sound system involved too? Anyway, I am sure this will re-introduce his music to thousands of people, and that's a good thing. I didn't have the same mixed feelings about "The Way Is Love" - which is a song he recorded only once on a home cassette tape. His sons found it - and were able to work with it digitally and record themselves with their dad, which had been a life long goal, a bittersweet one at that. I know Roy never got to hear that one either in it's finished form - but maybe he is listening to it from another existence.