Pulling together The Beatles: Rock Band, the upcoming videogame that lets players step into the shoes of the Fab Four, was a tremendous effort that took a massive amount of work on technological and personal levels.
Garnering the support of Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, as well as Beatles spouses Olivia Harrison and Yoko Ono Lennon, was just the beginning of an incredibly arduous process.
The logistical and contractual challenges of securing the music tracks were epic. So were the technical challenges - 45-year-old monaural acetate recordings had to be transferred into an interactive, multitrack format, and the storied career of the Beatles had to be reimagined in a way that fit with the format of the game franchise.
