Paul Thomas Anderson and Jonny Greenwood have known as for the elimination of Phantom Thread’s music within the documentary about first girl Melania Trump.
“It has come to our consideration {that a} piece of music from Phantom Thread has been used within the Melania documentary,” Anderson and Greenwood stated in a joint assertion to Leisure Weekly on Monday, February 9. “Whereas Jonny Greenwood doesn’t personal the copyright within the rating, Common didn’t seek the advice of Jonny on this third-party use which is a breach of his composer settlement.”
The duo concluded, “Consequently Jonny and Paul Thomas Anderson have requested for it to be faraway from the documentary.”
One section of Melania options music from the 2017 movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis. Focus Options, which is part of Common Photos, distributed Melania stateside, whereas Common distributed the documentary internationally.
Melania Trump is opening up her personal world to some essential evaluations. The primary girl’s new documentary, Melania, hit theatres on Friday, January 30, after a black carpet premiere on the newly named Trump-Kennedy Heart the night time earlier than. Acquired by Amazon MGM Studios in a reported $40 million deal, Melania highlights the 20 days main (…)
Us Weekly has reached to Anderson, Greenwood and Focus Options for remark.
Anderson and Greenwood labored collectively on Phantom Threadwhich premiered in 2017. The One Battle After One other director, 55, wrote, produced and directed the movie, whereas the Radiohead musician, 54, composed the rating.
Launched earlier this yr, Melania follows the lifetime of the primary girl and her husband, President Donald Trumpin the previous couple of days of his 2024 reelection marketing campaign. (The president, 79, defeated former Vice President Kamala Harris and was elected to a second time period.)
Melania Trump
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Photos“Historical past is about in movement throughout the 20 days of my life previous to the U.S. presidential inauguration,” Melania, 55, stated of the movie in a December 2025 press launch. “For the primary time, international audiences are invited into theaters to witness this pivotal chapter unfold — a personal, unfiltered look as I navigate household, enterprise and philanthropy on my exceptional journey to turning into first girl of america of America.”
Melania was reportedly acquired by Amazon MGM Studios in a $40 million deal. The documentary was directed by Brett Ratnerwho beforehand labored on the Rush Hour franchise and different motion pictures. The movie premiered on the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Heart earlier than hitting theaters nationwide.
President Donald Trump is sharing his considerably restricted ideas on spouse Melania Trump’s upcoming documentary. “I’ve seen items of it,” Donald, 79, advised reporters of his spouse’s upcoming Amazon MGM Studios documentary titled Melania whereas aboard Air Power One on Sunday, January 12. “It’s unimaginable.” The president added that he’s not stunned that the (…)
Following its launch on January 30, Melania has acquired blended evaluations. In accordance with Rotten Tomatoes, critics gave the documentary 10 %. In the meantime, verified followers awarded the movie 99 %. On the field workplace, Melania earned $13.35 million domestically after two weeks.
The president, for his half, gave a ringing endorsement to his spouse’s film.
“I beloved it. I believed it was actually nice,” he advised reporters in January forward of the movie’s launch. “It actually brings again a glamour that you just simply don’t see anymore. Our nation might use just a little little bit of that.”
This isn’t the primary time a musical artist has requested somebody from the Trump household to cease utilizing their music. Queen, Nickelback, Rihanna, Neil Younger, Steven TylerR.E.M., Adelethe Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne, Tom PettyPanic! On the Disco, Linkin Park, PrinceAxl Rose, Celine Dion, Sinéad O’Connor and extra artists have all requested that their music not be utilized by the Trump household over time.