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Every song George Harrison recorded for movies
Every former Beatles will always be remembered first and foremost for their work as a group but George Harrison did a lot for the movies.
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Every former Beatles will always be remembered first and foremost for their work as a group, no matter how many artistic successes they went on to achieve following their split. George Harrison was particularly prolific in later life, not only as a solo artist, but as a filmmaker. In 1978, when Monty Pythonâs financing for their film Life of Brian fell through, Harrison came to the rescue, mortgaging his home and forming a production company called HandMade Films to save the project from certain death.
After the controversial release of Brian, Harrison continued to produce films under the company for nearly two decades, including classics like The Long Good Friday, Time Bandits, and Withnail and I. Even before he began producing films, however, Harrison contributed original music to several soundtracks. In fact, his relationship with movies and his career as a solo artist are deeply intertwined.
Harrisonâs debut solo album, 1968âs Wonderwall, was made as the soundtrack for Joe Massotâs movie of the same name, starring Jack MacGowran and Jane Birkin. The Bee Gees had originally been slated for the project but dropped out, prompting Massot to approach Harrison. It was his first musical project outside of the Beatles and was heavily influenced by his recent deep dive into Indian classical music. When the producers of the film decided not to release an album version of the soundtrack, Harrison decided to release it under the Beatlesâ own Apple Records.Â
In 1974, the musician got another taste of pre-HandMade filmmaking when he produced and contributed incidental music to the soundtrack of the western Little Malcolm, starring John Hurt. It was the final production made under the film wing of Apple Corps, and was Harrisonâs first experience with executive producing a movie independently of his bandmates.
During his career as a movie producer, the musician tried to stay out of the productions as much as possible to avoid overshadowing them. Occasionally, however, he contributed original songs, such as the Time Bandits theme song and several tracks for the soundtrack of the disastrous Madonna/Sean Penn film Shanghai Surprise. He also contributed to the soundtrack of Water, a 1985 comedy starring Michael Caine that fell flat.
In that same period, he also contributed two songs to movies that were not associated with HandMade Films, 1985âs Porkyâs Revenge!, for which he recorded his own version of Bob Dylanâs âI Donât Want to Do It,â and 1989âs Lethal Weapon 2, for which he performed the song âCheer Down,â which he had written with Tom Petty.
Of course, Harrisonâs music continues to play a big role in cinema, having been featured in everything from Ari Asterâs 2023 psychological horror film Beau is Afraid, to 2024âs Sonic the Hedgehog 3. But there were only a film films that feature tracks that the artist made specifically for that purpose.
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