US EditionPaul Thomas Anderson Wants 'Phantom Thread' Music Removed From 'Melania'
- On Monday, Jonny Greenwood, Radiohead guitarist and film composer, and Paul Thomas Anderson, director, demanded removal of Phantom Thread music from the Melania documentary, alleging Universal Pictures licensed it without Greenwood's permission.
- The Melania documentary includes a long excerpt of "Barbara Rose," a piece Greenwood composed for Phantom Thread, which he and Anderson allege was licensed without permission.
- Amazon MGM paid $40 million to acquire Melania and spent $35 million on theatrical marketing, while the documentary has earned $13.35 million domestically after two weekends.
- They have requested its removal, and media outlets Pitchfork and The Hollywood Reporter have contacted Universal Pictures, while Amazon MGM did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- Against a backdrop of controversy, industry observers note that Greenwood's career spans 12 films over 25 years, while critics speculate Amazon MGM's spending on the Melania documentary was politically motivated.
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Paul Thomas Anderson Wants 'Phantom Thread' Music Removed From 'Melania'
Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood have called for the removal of Phantom Thread’s music in the documentary about first lady Melania Trump. “It has come to our attention that a piece of music from Phantom Thread has been used in the Melania documentary,” Anderson and Greenwood said in a joint statement to Entertainment Weekly on Monday, February 9. “While Jonny Greenwood does not own the copyright in the score, Universal failed to consult …
‘Melania’: A film about nothing
Amazon’s new Melania Trump documentary promised it would reveal the real woman behind the first lady’s steely exterior, said Monica Hesse in The Washington Post. But after sitting through this 104-minute exercise in superficiality, I can report “there’s nothing to see.” Melania, which follows the first lady as she prepares for Donald Trump’s second inauguration, is filled with scenes of the inscrutable ex-model trying on hats, strutting down hal…
Melania Doc Busted for Stealing Oscar-Nominated Film Score — Composer Demands Immediate Removal
The new Melania documentary has sunk to the level of unauthorized soundtrack swiping, and two of Hollywood’s most respected creatives aren’t having it. Director Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead guitarist-composer Jonny Greenwood are publicly calling for a piece of their music from ‘Phantom Thread’ to be removed rom Brett Ratner’s Melania film — charging that its use was licensed without Greenwood’s consultation, breaching his composer agreemen…
Radiohead star demands removal of his music from Melania doc
Famed Radiohead guitarist and film composer Jonny Greenwood joined with his frequent collaborator, Oscar-nominated director Paul Thomas Anderson, to demand the removal of his music from First Lady Melania Trump's new documentary, stating that he did not authorize its use, according to Variety.The film — simply titled, Melania — was released in theaters nationwide on Jan. 30 under a cloud of controversy. Within the film as released, a segment of …
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