

In his dream, McCartney encountered his mother, Mary, who died of cancer when he was fourteen-years-old. Because it was the last single released by The Beatles as a group and because Let It Be was their final album, the song's message about releasing oneself from problems and sorrow is particularly apt.

"Let It Be" topped the charts in several countries, including the United States, Australia, and Switzerland, and was ranked number 20 on the list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time published by Rolling Stone. In March of 1970, The Beatles released the song as a single from their album of the same name (a year before "Bridge Over Troubled Water was released"). on Februand also distributed globally - dates soon to be confirmed.Though John Lennon once explained that he thought Paul McCartney's "Let It Be" was inspired by the Simon and Garfunkel hit "Bridge Over Troubled Water," the idea actually came to McCartney after a dream about his mother. The complete docuseries, “The Beatles: Get Back,” will also be available on Blu-ray and DVD in the U.S. Tickets for the Exclusive IMAX Event Screening and Filmmaker Q&A on January 30, 2022, are currently on sale at: .Ī global theatrical engagement of the 60-minute feature, “The Beatles: Get Back–The Rooftop Concert,” will then run February 11-13, 2022. The concert, which features in its entirety in Peter Jackson’s original docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back,” will be optimized for IMAX screens, digitally remastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX Experience® with proprietary IMAX DMR® (Digital Remastering) technology. “We are so excited to partner with Disney to bring ‘Get Back’ to an entirely new stage and give Beatles fans everywhere a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch and hear their heroes in the unrivalled sight and sound of IMAX.” “Ever since Peter Jackson’s beautiful and illuminating docuseries debuted, we’ve heard non-stop from fans who want to experience its unforgettable rooftop performance in IMAX,” says Megan Colligan, president of IMAX Entertainment. “It’s The Beatles’ last concert, and it’s the absolute perfect way to see and hear it.” “I’m thrilled that the rooftop concert from ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ is going to be experienced in IMAX, on that huge screen,” says director/producer Peter Jackson. The Q&A will be broadcast via satellite simultaneously to all connected IMAX locations.

To celebrate the anniversary of the landmark performance, select IMAX® theaters will host the screenings with a filmmaker Q&A and give away exclusive mini-posters.

(January 5, 2022)-The Beatles’ unforgettable concert on the rooftop of Apple Corps’ Savile Row headquarters on January 30, 1969, will debut as a 60-minute feature at an Exclusive IMAX® Event Screening and Filmmaker Q&A on January 30, 2022.
