#Immigrant song movie#

How many months ago was that? Four months ago? Five or six months ago? And it wasР’В suchР’В a hit that they knew theyР’В wanted to see if they could talk Jimmy and Robert into letting them put in the movie and they had to see the movie and they loved it, they really wanted it to be in there too. As Mothersbaugh recalls, the positive reception to RagnarokРІР‚в„ўs РІР‚ВImmigrant SongРІР‚в„ў trailer inspired the production to reach out to the band to get the rights to use it twice in the actual movie: Mothersbaugh, who had the Chris Hemsworth-featuring Vacation movie on his rР“В©sumР“В© before landing the Ragnarok score gig, spoke to Screen Rant exclusively about his work onР’В this massive Marvel movie.

Related: Ragnarok's trailer changes and reshoots explained Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige remembers WaititiРІР‚в„ўs pitch as being РІР‚Сљ amazingРІР‚Сњ and РІР‚Сљ scored to that Led Zeppelin songРІР‚Сњ, so it obviously made a big impression. Led ZeppelinРІР‚в„ўs tune was a part of Ragnarok from the filmРІР‚в„ўs very conception, with Waititi using it as the backing track for his pitch meeting sizzle reel. In fact, RagnarokРІР‚в„ўs relationship with РІР‚ВImmigrant SongРІР‚в„ў goes back even further than the filmРІР‚в„ўs scoring and its marketing campaign. The raucous song has become synonymous with director Taika WaititiРІР‚в„ўs rip-roaring Thor threequel, with its riotous rhythms appearing twice in the film itself and once in that memorable trailer. 'Immigrant Song' was about that trip and it was the opening track on the album that was intended to be incredibly different.Led Zeppelin stopped the Thor: Ragnarokteam from making changes to their iconic track РІР‚ВImmigrant SongРІР‚в„ў, the filmРІР‚в„ўs composer Mark Mothersbaugh has revealed. The response from the kids was remarkable and we had a great time. The university prepared a concert hall for us and it was phenomenal.

We were invited to play a concert in Reykjavik and the day before we arrived all the civil servants went on strike and the gig was going to be cancelled. We were guests of the Icelandic Government on a cultural mission. РІР‚СљWe did come from the land of the ice and snow. РІР‚СљWe weren't being pompous,РІР‚Сњ Plant told journalist Chris Welch for his book Led Zeppelin: Dazed Confused. Though the music was already written, featuringР’В a menacing staccato riff from Jimmy Page, it was while the band were on tour in IcelandР’В that the lyrics were reworked with a Norse war cry and Viking-inspired imagery. On the US 45 RPM single, however, the band had the Alastair Crowley quote РІР‚СљDo What Thou WiltРІР‚В¦ So Mote Be It' inscribed into the dead wax. Immigrant Song was the only single released internationally from Led Zeppelin III, but the band were dead set against selling singles in the UK and so it РІР‚вЂњ like all their others РІР‚вЂњ was not available here. WhatРІР‚в„ўs that?РІР‚в„ў I was like, РІР‚ВItРІР‚в„ўs Immigrant Song, Led Zeppelin, one of the most famous songs of all time.РІР‚в„ў They were like, РІР‚ВOh cool, never heard it before, very cool.РІР‚в„ў РІР‚СљAnd they were like, РІР‚ВOh thatРІР‚в„ўs really cool. РІР‚СљI put Immigrant Song over the top of it, and then played it for them,РІР‚Сњ Waititi said in an interview with Den of Geek. And it was partly through his use of Immigrant Song that he secured the Thor job in the first place, having put together a demo reel to showcase what he had in mind for the film.

If anything, heРІР‚в„ўs the most quirky and uniquely talented director that Marvel have hired so far.

A bit like Guardians of the GalaxyРІР‚в„ўs James Gunn and Captain AmericaРІР‚в„ўs Russo brothers, WaititiРІР‚в„ўs career is rooted in comedy and indie films ( Flight of the Conchords, What We Do in the Shadows, Hunt for the Wilderpeople). Thor RagnorakРІР‚в„ўs director, Taika Waititi, doesnРІР‚в„ўt come from a typical action movie background. As we've now seen, it playsР’В a prominent part in the film too, being spectacularly included in not one but two epic fight sequences. The partnership of the third Thor instalment and the Seventies rock icons had been laid bare a few months ago when Marvel released a trailer prominently featuring the track. If youРІР‚в„ўve already seen Thor Ragnarok, youРІР‚в„ўve probably had Immigrant Song by Led Zeppelin stuck in your head since you exited the cinema.