{"id":1767115,"date":"2026-02-09T15:31:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1767115"},"modified":"2026-02-09T15:31:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:31:50","slug":"jonny-greenwood-wants-his-music-pulled-from-the-melania-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1767115","title":{"rendered":"Jonny Greenwood Wants His Music Pulled From the Melania Movie"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jonny Greenwood Wants His Music Pulled From the Melania<\/em> Movie<\/h1>\n
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Greenwood and Paul Thomas Anderson said Universal licensed out a song from Phantom Thread<\/em> without permission<\/div>\n
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Jonny Greenwood and Paul Thomas Anderson have accused Universal of breaching Greenwood\u2019s composer agreement for the Phantom Thread<\/em> score, by licensing a piece of music from the film for Melania<\/em>. Brett Ratner\u2019s controversial documentary on the first lady, Melania Trump, includes a long excerpt of \u201cBarbara Rose,\u201d a song the Radiohead guitarist composed for Anderson\u2019s film. They have requested its removal.<\/p>\n

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It has come to our attention that a piece of music from Phantom Thread has been used in the Melania documentary. While Jonny Greenwood does not own the copyright in the score, 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Pitchfork has emailed Universal for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

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