Because of this, you’d think that it would have been a particularly tricky process to acquire the rights to the music — but the simple reason it worked out was because Paul McCartney apparently digs the writer/director’s work and wanted to contribute to a fresh artistic venture.
Believe it or not, the preview’s use of “Because” by The Beatles is the first time that a master recording from the band has been featured in a film advertisement.
In addition to featuring some insanely cool sci-fi visuals, one of the best things about the brand new trailer for Luc Besson’s Valerian and the City Of A Thousand Planets is the music.