Every time a filmmaker’s places a hit song in their movie, they have to secure the rights to it and pay for its inclusion in their film. In Danny Boyle’s Yesterday, he tasked himself with including some of the most recognizable songs in the world when he set out to helm a film full of Beatles covers. He needed the big ones too: “Hey Jude”, “Let It Be”, “Help” and so forth. So how did he pull it off and what was the price tag?
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