By Chiara Fiorillo, Irish Star | The producer of the Melania Trump documentary has broken his silence following accusations that he used music from a renowned composer without permission. This week, filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson and Radiohead guitarist-composer Jonny Greenwood called for the removal of their composition Barbara Rose from the film, citing copyright violations. Greenwood alleged that the Oscar-nominated piece was incorporated into the movie without his approval, which violates his composer contract.
In a statement addressing the film’s director, Brett Ratner, the pair wrote, “It has come to our attention that a piece of music from Phantom Thread has been used in the Melania documentary.” They added, “Universal failed to consult Jonny on this third-party use which is a breach of his composer agreement.
“As a result Jonny and Paul Thomas Anderson have asked for it to be removed from the documentary.” In response, producer Marc Beckman defended the documentary’s use of the music, denying the breach and claiming they followed all the requisite protocol and own the rights to use the music.
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Read more of this possible violation of copyright laws here:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/melania-producer-breaks-silence-on-claims-he-stole-oscar-nominated-film-music/
Jonny Greenwood asks for music to be removed from Melania film
By Ellie Muir, The Independent
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood and director Paul Thomas Anderson have asked for a segment of music from their 2017 film Phantom Thread to be removed from Melania Trump’s controversial Amazon documentary.
The musician, who composed the score for the film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, alleged in a statement that the usage of the music was a breach of his composer agreement.
“It has come to our attention that a piece of music from Phantom Thread has been used in the Melania documentary,” Greenwood and Anderson’s representatives said in a joint statement obtained by Variety.
His attorneys claimed that while Greenwood does not own the copyright in the score, the film’s distributor, Universal, “failed to consult Jonny on this third-party use, which is a breach of his composer agreement. As a result, Jonny and Paul Thomas Anderson have asked for it to be removed from the documentary.”
The Independent has contacted Amazon MGM Studios and Universal for comment.
The film includes a long excerpt of “Barbara Rose”, a song the Radiohead guitarist composed for Anderson’s film.
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Read more on the original complaint here:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/jonny-greenwood-asks-for-music-to-be-removed-from-melania-film/