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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
Cool fact not many people know. The soundtrack for a movie is one of the most expensive parts of the production. Licensing each song is very expensive and can pile up once production has completed. For example, the production company of Varsity Blues paid $500,000 to license AC/DC's Thunderstruck. This was a record at the time, but I'm sure there are more costly ventures out there now. The bigger the hit and the more recent the song, the more expensive it is to license the material. You can imagine the cost of a jukebox production like Rock of Ages where they use a catalogue of hits for the stage/movie.
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The movie Yesterday paid 10 million to use 20 Beatles songs. More than any one actor got paid in that movie.