Beatles music in films?

Oswald Osbourne

Can anyone think of any (non beatles related) films that have music by the Beatles themselves on the soundtrack? Considering how big they were/are their music (played by themselves as opposed to just covers) doesn't seem to pop up in many movies.

Mr E

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that The Beatles themselves decided long ago that their music wouldn't (and couldn't) be used on movie soundtracks.

- Dave.

Makaveli

Yesterday is used in Once Upon A Time in America.

lodgepole

There's a couple of tracks in The Royal Tenenbaums.

And there's a film (can't remember the name) which has a soundtrack comprised completely of Beatles covers.

Oh and While My Guitar Gently weeps is in Withnail & I.

ObeyGiant

"Drive my car" was in License to Drive.
But it wasn't performed by the Beatles.

I guess the fact that was the first one to pop into my head kinda says a lot.

slave1

THe Beatles have no say as regards the use of "their" music as Michael Jackson/Sony own the rights
I believe Twist and Shout was in Ferris Buellers Day Off

davej

Actually slave1 you're wrong on two counts..

Michael Jackson sold his rights years ago for $500 million i think.

The Beatles / EMI still own the rights to the original recordings. That's why you never hear the originals in movies - only dodgy cover versions.

It's true that they sold the words and music off though..

davej

Third_Echelon

"I Am Sam" is the film with all the covers... overall a good soundtrack.. a few dodgy tracks though

slave1

Michael Jackson sold his rights years ago for $500 million i think.

I stated MJ/Sony as he transferred his ATV catalog - which includes considerably more than most of the Beatles, a lot of ELvis too - to a new company of which SOny paid him $550 million for a 50% share, so he still owns 50%.
Not a bad return on a $47M purchase.

Good angle on the original recording rather than the rights, I still thing its the Beatles on Ferris though

sceptre

Originally posted by slave1
I still thing its the Beatles on Ferris though

Seems so. Perhaps Capitol/EMI were less pushed about the early recordings than Apple were about the later ones.

davej

ok, using the power of imdb i've come up with this list:


Withnail and I (while my guitar gently weeps, Harrison produced it though)
World According to Garp (when i'm 64)
Perfekte kvinde (Michelle)
Five Corners (in my life)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Twist and shout, beatles didn't write this)
Can't buy me love (guess which song?)
A Bronx tale (come together)
Bowling for Columbine (Happiness is a warm gun)


So it seems that there is less trouble in allowing the "older" songs to be used. The only exceptions seem to be hiawg and come together. I know that because of the way US copyright law works, yoko owns some rights to a lot of Lennon's recordings so perhaps this might explain these two ?

davej

plastic membrane

Also - the fact that the cost of having an original Beatles track on your soundtrack is huge will put a great many filmmakers off.

Oswald Osbourne

I saw the anti-war movie 'Coming Home' on tv during the week and it had 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and 'Hey Jude' on the soundtrack.

Winters

Originally posted by slave1
Not a bad return on a $47M purchase.

Pity he wont be able to listen to them soon. All he will be able to hear is his 300lb cell mate who calls himself Tina. God bless him, he is gonna get the crap beaten out of him in prison.

I am sure they or, well covers of have been in more movies. I cant think of the, now though.