The critics loved the movie (Time even lists it among the top 100 films of all-time) and audiences turned out in droves to see the Fab Four on the big screen.

The 1964 film is also considered a major influence on spy films from that era and, of course, the development of The Monkees television show (I loved that show when I discovered the reruns!).

The tracks included in the movie are as follows:

• “A Hard Day’s Night”
• “I Should Have Known Better”
• “I Wanna Be Your Man”
• “Don’t Bother Me”
• “All My Loving”
• “If I Fell”
• “Can’t Buy Me Love”
• “And I Love Her”
• “I’m Happy Just to Dance with You”
• “Tell Me Why”
• “She Loves You”

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“A Hard Day’s Night” on Blu-ray

Let’s get this out of the way right now: The Beatles: Rock Band is going to be HUGE. Record sales numbers will give way to new fans of the rhythmic gaming genre — people who’ve never even played a video game before.

I guarantee it. Take a look at the trailer:

The E3 demo I viewed for The Beatles: Rock Band included three songs performed for us by the staff of Harmonix. “I Feel Fine” is one of many songs set at historical locations, this one being Shea Stadium from early in the Beatles’ career. (The story mode campaign takes you on a journey through the Beatles’ career, chronologically.) A famous rooftop concert from later in their career hosted “Get Back,” which I have a clip of the demo performance below. For songs closer to the end of the Beatles’ career, coming from the era when the group stopped touring and focused on just recording in-studio, Harmonix created something it calls “Dreamscape Venues.” These are imaginary worlds with no audiences, based on the mood and lyrics of the song. For “Back in the U.S.S.R.,” which was the final song demoed for us, this took the form of red, Soviet-themed animations that were playful and creative.

The Beatles: Rock Band is less of a side-release for the series and more of a true sequel, almost Rock Band 3 in scope. Harmonix has completely overhauled the user interface, creating a slick new presentation that’s not only user-friendly, but is designed to appeal to the broad spectrum of music fans that the Beatles can bring in — be they gamers or not. Accessibility is a major focus of the game, leading off with a “No Fail” option that allows anyone to pick up and play without worrying about scoring so poorly that they’re dropped out of the song. And all 45 songs that come with the game will be playable right out of the box in Quick Play mode.

If you purchase the full package with hardware and all, you’ll get replicas of the Beatles’ most iconic and favorite instruments. For vocalists, the game introduces a first for music games: optional three-part harmony, which features a clever interactive component that lets the three vocalists help each other out to achieve higher scores.

The Beatles: Rock Band arrives in stores September 9, 2009. If you weren’t a fan of rhythmic gaming before now, you might just find yourself picking up a guitar or drumsticks to jam with the greatest band of all time.

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E3 ‘09: The Beatles Rock Band impressions

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The game, which is being developed by Harmonix Music Systems, published by MTV Games, and distributed by Electronic Arts was brought to life with input from Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono (widow of John Lennon), Olivia Harrison (widow of George Harrison) and producer Giles Martin.

The Beatles: Rock Band will come with instruments designed and branded specifically for this version of the game and will consist of songs from their first album Please Please Me all the way to Abbey Road.  As if that wasn’t cool enough, there will also be previously unreleased material.  It’s important to note, however, that this is a game on its own and will not be available as an expansion pack for the Rock Band series.

In terms of gameplay, you will be able to create virtual bands with up to four members using three peripheral music instruments and a microphone for the vocals.  The controllers for the current Rock Band and Guitar Hero games will be compatible and the new peripherals that come with The Beatles: Rock Band will be made backwards compatible to work with older versions.

To coincide with the release of the digitally remastered Beatles catalog, the game will be released around the world on September 9, 2009.

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The Beatles: Rock Band Limited Edition