The Beatles: Rock Band is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems. The game was released on September 9, 2009 (a reference to the song One After 909) in conjunction with the rerelease of a new Beatles stereo CD boxset. 45 songs were included at launch with additional DLC for Abbey Road, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, Rubber Soul, and the single All You Need Is Love being released later on. Various songs from their thirteen studio albums, singles, and their LOVE remix album are featured in the game.
Gameplay[]
Players can choose from John Lennon (Rhythm Guitar), George Harrison (Lead Guitar), Ringo Starr (Drums), and Paul McCartney (Bass Guitar) to play as. During loading screens, players can hear members of The Beatles talking in the studio, reflecting the year that the selected song was performed in. The game goes through the band's history across various different stages. The Cavern Club, The Ed Sullivan Show, Shea Stadium, Nippon Budokan, Studio Dreamscapes, and The Rooftop Concert are all playable venues in the game, each representing a different stage of the The Beatles history.
The game features new mixes of songs by Giles Martin, taken from the original master tapes.
Soundtrack[]
The following is a list of all songs in the game, (excluding DLC) as well as the venues they are played at. Most venues are based on locations that The Beatles famously performed at.
Cavern Club[]
- Twist and Shout
- Boys, Do You Want to Know A Secret?
- I Saw her Standing There
The Ed Sullivan Show[]
- I Want to Hold Your Hand
- Can't Buy me Love
- A Hard Day's Night
- I Wanna Be Your Man
Shea Stadium[]
- Ticket to Ride
- I'm Looking Through You
- Eight Days A Week
- If I Needed Someone, I Feel Fine
Nippon Budokan[]
- Day Tripper
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- Drive my Car
- Taxman
- Paperback Writer
Abbey Road Studios (1966-67)[]
- Yellow Submarine
- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band / With A Little Help From my Friends
- Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
- Getting Better, Within You Without You / Tomorrow Never Knows (Remix)
- Good Morning Good Morning
- I Am The Walrus
- Hello Goodbye
Abbey Road Studios (1968-69)[]
- Back In The U.S.S.R
- Dear Prudence
- While My Guitar Gently Weeps
- Helter Skelter
- Revolution
- Birthday
- Octopus's Garden
- Something
- Come Together
- Here Comes the Sun
- The End
Rooftop Concert[]
- Dig A Pony
- I've Got A Feeling
- Don't Let me Down
- I Me Mine
- I Want You (She's So Heavy)
- Get Back