A score based album with Don Was' original music was also released.

“The self-imposed deadline was one of the devices that I used to keep it raw and spontaneous, so we wouldn’t scrutinize too much,” Was said.

“Because at that stage the Beatles were a wild teenage band that compensated for their lack of finesse with a tremendous amount of energy".

[5] The promotional video for "Please Mr. Postman" was filmed in Germany, in March, 1994, for the UK promo single, which was released on May 3, 1994.

"The Backbeat Band" consisted of: A three-track CD single was also released of music from the soundtrack, including two songs that did not appear on the album.