The Beatles' trip to the United States in 1964 changed the course of the music industry forever. All this and more will be available in Beatles '64, Disney+'s upcoming project.
The Beatles was an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. They are hailed as the most influential bands of all time, popularising music as an art form and leading to the development of 1960s counterculture. Disney+ is all set to chronicle their 1964 trip to America in a new documentary.
The lineup of The Beatles included John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr. The Beatles documentary is said to give their fans never seen before footage from the band's trips and a sneak into some of their most popular songmaking.
Any music lover knows the impact The Beatles have had on the industry, and the new Beatles documentary will surely be a treat for all their fans. Here is everything we know so far.
Everything to know about Disney+ new Documentary Beatles '64
The Beatles documentary is headlined by producer Martin Scorsese and director David Tedeschi. The documentary will reportedly contain never-before-seen footage of the band and the sea of their young fans during the peak of the band's career, now known as 'Beatlemania'.
Beatles '64 will also feature new interviews with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the only two surviving members of The Beatles.
The Beatles Documentary aims to tell a more intimate behind-the-scenes story of the group as they debuted on “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The show was watched by 73 million viewers, making it the most-watched television event of all time.
Margaret Bodde, McCartney, Starr, Olivia Harrison, Sean Ono Lennon, Jonathan Clyde, and Mikaela Beardsley, along with Jeff Jones and Rick Yorn, will serve as executive producers on Beatles '64.
What is the release date of Beatles '64?
This is how Beatles '64 was announced on Instagram-
Beatles '64 will be released on November 29, 2024, on Disney+. A week before its release, i.e., November 22, seven American Beatles albums will be reissued in a vinyl collection titled “The Beatles: 1964 U.S. Albums in Mono.”
These albums have all been out of print since 1995. The complete list includes - “Meet The Beatles!,” “The Beatles’ Second Album,” “A Hard Day’s Night (Original Motion Picture Sound Track),” “Something New,” “The Beatles’ Story (2LP),” “Beatles ’65” and “The Early Beatles.”
Scorsese also directed “George Harrison: Living in the Material World,” a documentary about The Beatles' guitarist, in 2011. It chronicles Harrison's life as the band's guitarist and his travel to India.
A documentary of a band like The Beatles, with such a large fan base active even after so many years, will surely be a treat to all. It would be particularly intriguing for the band's young fanbase, who were not even born when the band was still active.
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