‘Melania’ Producer Marc Beckman on the Jonny Greenwood Dispute, the Tricky Politics of Licensing Stones or Prince Songs, and the First Lady’s Forthcoming Docuseries: ‘I Think Amazon MGM Got a Very Good Deal’

Producer Marc Beckman addresses a licensing dispute after orchestral music by Jonny Greenwood, originally composed for The Phantom Thread, appeared in the new Melania Trump documentary, explaining how securing rights for high-profile artists can be legally and politically complicated. The documentary’s publicity has also drawn misleading images linking Melania to Jeffrey Epstein, showing how misinformation can affect public perception. The film now intersects with a period of heightened public attention to Melania, who recently presided over a U.N. Security Council meeting on education and world peace.