The Beatles Rock Band videos

For easy reference, here are some of the videos released about The Beatles: Rock Band. It comes out two weeks from today!

Opening Cinematic

Here's the opening cinematic; a traditional cell animation summarizing the Beatles career in a very entertaining form, this sets the mood for the game.


Gameplay Trailer 1

This was our first look at how gameplay works. Includes bits of "I Saw Her Standing There" in the Cavern Club, "I Want To Hold Your Hand" at the Ed Sullivan Show, "I Feel Fine" at Shea Stadium, "Day Tripper" and "Taxman" at Budokan, dreamscapes of "I Am the Walrus," "Back in the U.S.S.R," "Octopus's Garden" and "Here Comes the Sun," and "Get Back" from the Apple rooftop concert.



Gameplay Trailer 2

Again we start in the Cavern Club, with "Twist and Shout." Check out the Beatles logo on Ringo's drums, this early logo was designed by Paul McCartney and discarded as soon as Ringo bought new Ludwig drums, although the French used it on some album covers and picture sleeves. Also note John's Rickenbacker, in its original un-painted form. Lennon later decided to paint it black. From the Sullivan set, we get "Can't Buy Me Love," "Eight Days a Week" at Shea, "Paperback Writer" at Budokan. Then a dreamscape of "Yellow Submarine," in which the Beatles are wearing the costumes that their cartoon counterparts wore in the animated film of the same name. "Sgt. Pepper," "Within You Without You" and "Revolution" round off this clip.



Gameplay Trailer 3

Here we start off with the Ed Sullivan Show and "A Hard Day's Night." "Drive My Car" from Budokan follows, then dreamscapes of "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds," "Dear Prudence," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," "Helter Skelter" and "Come Together," concluding with "Don't Let Me Down" from the roof of Apple.



Birthday

Here we get a look at how "Birthday" is presented: we begin in Abbey Road and transition to a dreamscape. That's how most post-1966 music is represented, except for things near the very end of their career that would be appropriate for the Apple rooftop concert.



Ticket To Ride

Here's a similar video for "Ticket To Ride." It's done at Shea Stadium, and the amount of detail is startling. The Beatles logo on the drum head is accurate for the concert; a bolder version than was used in most earlier concerts. And I love one particular shot of two girls screaming, with a man reacting to the noise.