Kite! Wood was 17 years old when she made “Across the Universe” and she maintained it’s still one of the best experiences of her career. The song "It Won't Be Long" was released as a single on iTunes on September 11, 2007. (uncredited), Student Democratic Revolutionary Prudence! BOB CHILD/AP/Shutterstock and Moviestore Collection/Shutterstock. One song ("Flying") was originally written as an instrumental. Across the Universe premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 14, 2007, and was theatrically released in the United States on October 12 by Columbia Pictures. Below is a list of the 33 Beatles compositions heard on the soundtrack, in the order featured in the film. This is also revealed to be the time frame of the opening scene. They embark with Doctor Robert on his "Beyond" bus ("I Am the Walrus"), end up stranded outside the compound of a psychonaut, and see Mr. Kite's bizarre circus where they are reunited with Prudence, who performs as Henry the Horse and is now dating a contortionist ("Being for the Benefit of Mr. Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. Twenty-nine of them are compositions that are officially credited to the songwriting partnership of Lennon–McCartney.

Prudence locks herself in a closet and has to be literally and figuratively coaxed out of the closet ("Dear Prudence"), then disappears after wandering off during a peace rally at which Paco, the leader of the Students for a Democratic Republic (SDR), is a speaker. Jude follows Lucy to an anti-war demonstration at Columbia University ("Across the Universe"), but when the police start arresting the protesters (including Lucy and Paco) Jude's attempts to reach Lucy lead to his arrest ("Helter Skelter"). The film received mixed reviews from critics, with many praising the visuals, cast and singing performances, though criticized the plot and direction. Twenty-five of the vocal tracks are performed by one or more of the six lead cast members. David Bowie is responsible for one of the most famous covers of The Beatles’ “Across the Universe.” The actor released his version of the song on his 1975 album “Young Americans” and even recruited John Lennon to perform background vocals and guitar on the cover. From October 15 to 17, 2007, and again from October 22 to 23, 2007, the 31-track deluxe edition was the #1 downloaded album on iTunes. "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" Performed by Bono with Jim Sturgess on second voice (this song is played over the end credits.

Filming & Production The second version differs from the 31-track version in that it omits two tracks ("Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"

The music of The Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.

Lucy decides to visit Max in New York before starting college ("Why Don't We Do It in the Road?"). Two of them ("And I Love Her" and "A Day in the Life") are brief instrumental versions of songs that were originally written with lyrics, although "And I Love Her" is sung in a deleted scene.

Being for the benefit of Mr. Kite! (uncredited), Columbia College Student Kite!"

Mr. Kite is believed to be William Kite, who worked for Pablo Fanque from 1843 to 1845. Across the Universe is a 2007 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor, centered on songs by the English rock band the Beatles. for fans of Across the Universe. Student Protester The film received its world premiere on Monday, September 10, 2007, at the Toronto International Film Festival. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. This list includes notation of three compositions that are heard twice in the course of the film, so there are a total of 34 individual music cues.

"Hold Me Tight" Performed by Jim Sturgess, Evan Rachel Wood, Lisa Hogg4.

Filming & Production (uncredited), High School Student "Max and his friends regularly hit golf balls off the roofs of the Princeton campus buildings: the golf club being a "silver hammer," and is responsible for his and Jude's re-acquaintance and subsequent friendship. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! [15] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average score of 56%, based on 29 reviews. (uncredited), Girl in Katz's Deli (uncredited), Underground News Editor "I Want to Hold Your Hand" Performed by T. V. Carpio6.

(uncredited), hair department head (as Nathan J. Busch), special makeup effects artist (uncredited), prosthetic makeup designer (uncredited) / prosthetic supervisor (uncredited), unit production manager (as Pamela Thur-Weir), first assistant director (as Geoff Hansen), second assistant director: second unit (uncredited), assistant set decorator (as Rena De Angelo), art department researcher (as Alex Digerlando), assistant property master (as Ann L. Edgeworth), assistant art director (as Deborah L. Jensen), assistant art director (as Miguel Lopez-Castillo), construction accountant (as Jeremy Pratt), assistant art director (as Adam Stockenhausen), foreman shop craftsman (as Robert A. Vaccariello), stand-by carpenter: Liverpool (uncredited), art department production assistant (uncredited), chargehand stand-by prop: UK (uncredited), sound designer / supervising sound editor, assistant adr editor (as E. Lee McAllister), special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff), special effects technician (as Frank Oliva), special effects technician (as Thomas L. Viviano), special makeup effects designer and creator (uncredited), visual effects supervisor: Ockham's Razor, visual effects supervisor: Amoeba Proteus, visual effects coordinator: FX Cartel (as Angela De Palma), storyboard artist: Prologue (as Graham Hill), producer: Prologue (as Petra Holtorf-Stratton), lighting and rendering artist: Frantic Films, visual effects producer: Carl's Fine Films, visual effects supervisor: HimAnI Productions, design and animation: Prologue (as Dong Ho Lee), design and animation: Prologue (as Lindsay Mayer-Beug), digital compositor: FX Cartel (as Peter O'Connell), lighting and rendering artist: Frantic Films (as Torbjorn Olsson), visual effects editor (as Christopher Patterson), visual effects producer (as Friend M. Wells), visual effects coordinator: Mokko Studio (uncredited), visual effects executive producer: Mokko Studio (uncredited), executive producer: FX Cartel (uncredited), digital compositor: Mokko Studio (uncredited), digital artist: Mokko Studio (uncredited), digital compositor: Tweak Films (uncredited), visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic (uncredited), visual effects supervisor: Mokko Studio (uncredited), digital effects artist: Mokko Studio (uncredited), digital artist: Prologue Films (uncredited), visual effects producer: Mokko Studio (uncredited), visual effects dailies screenings: Hollywood-DI (uncredited), digital rotoscope artist: Prologue Films (uncredited), stunts (uncredited) / utility stunts (uncredited), first assistant camera: "b" camera, Liverpool, first assistant camera: "a" camera, Liverpool, chief lighting technician (as John De Blau), steadicam operator: Liverpool (as Vince McGohan), video assist operator: motion control (uncredited), underwater first assistant camera (uncredited), crane technician: Technocrane (uncredited), underwater director of photography (uncredited), second assistant camera: "b" camera, UK (uncredited), wardrobe master: Liverpool (as Chris Bradshaw), assistant costume designer (as Susan Kowarsh Hall), costume production assistant (uncredited), editor: special animated sequences (uncredited), digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM (uncredited), digital intermediate assistant editor: Efilm (uncredited), assistant location manager (as Patty Carey-Perazzo), assistant location manager (as Damon Gordon), assistant location manager (as Pat Weber Sones), location assistant: Liverpool (uncredited), music producer (as T-Bone Burnett) / musician: Los Angeles, musician: Los Angeles (as Robert Carlisle), songs producer (as Teese Gohl) / supervising music producer (as Teese Gohl), additional musician / music producer / orchestrator / songs producer, musician: Los Angeles (as Daniel Higgins), music score mixer / music score recordist, additional musician (as Martin Luther McCoy) / featured vocalist (as Martin Luther McCoy), additional musician: off-camera (as Rick Martinez) / music programmer, music score mixer (as Steve Mclaughlin) / music score recordist (as Steve McLaughlin), transportation captain (as James P. Whalen Jr.), assistant production coordinator: Liverpool, assistant: Mr. Simmons (as Melissa Cates), executive assistant: Ms. Taymor and Mr. Goldenthal, production assistant (as Marta Forns-Escude), first assistant accountant (as Yu-cheng Hsieh), production assistant (as Brendan O'Brien), assistant parking coordinator (as Garrett Pastures), production assistant (as Cynthia Penaranda), production assistant (as Christopher Rodriguez), assistant accountant (as Susan L. Strine), assistant production office coordinator (as Nick Thomason), accounting production assistant (uncredited), additional production assistant (uncredited), graphic artist: on-screen graphics (uncredited). : When she first appears in the apartment, she mentions that she lived with a guy across the street.

Lucy and Jude gaze smilingly at each other across opposite rooftops as the performance concludes ("Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds", over credits). : Darling" Performed by Dana Fuchs, Martin Luther 22.

Interscope Records has released three variations of the soundtrack from the film—a standard edition and two deluxe editions.

Darling", "Across the Universe", and "Helter Skelter". [10][11][12], Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, Paul McCartney and Olivia Harrison praised the film after seeing it. (as Jack Petricelli), Sadie's Rooftop Band She married Eugene Gaertner, a member of another circus family. This is essentially proven during "I Want To Hold Your Hand", when she is singing to the cheerleader. Across The Universe Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite Lyrics. She finally leaves when she discovers that Paco is making bombs, but is surrounded by constant reminders of Jude and what they had shared ("Blackbird").

(uncredited), Soldier Patient / Max is wounded in Vietnam and sent home psychologically scarred and dependent on morphine ("Happiness Is a Warm Gun"). The script is based on an original story credited to Taymor, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais. Later, when Lucy tries to get into the building where Sadie's own recording company is located, and where the rooftop concert is taking place, we see one of the strawberry paintings as the company logo, with the name, "Strawberry Jams," an obvious take on Apple Corps, complete with it's own pun.The rooftop concert toward the end of the film references the Beatles' famous impromptu rooftop concert atop their Apple offices in January 1969 - their final live performance, which was also broken up by the police, as it was in the film.The people in blue during the Mr. Kite sequence resemble Blue Meanies from Yellow Submarine.The club where Jude is first seen is a reproduction of the Cavern Club where the Beatles used to play in Liverpool.The neighborhood where Jude lives, with the brick houses, looks exactly like the neighborhood where the Beatles used to live, and which can be seen, for example, in the 'Free as a Bird' video.Jude's girlfriend Molly is later seen with a boy named Desmond, a reference to the couple in "Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da." Max brings Jude to the rooftop, while Lucy tries to join but is unable to access the roof. All of these songs were written from 1962 to 1969 by the members of the Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr) and recorded by the Beatles. Mr. Kite “Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite” is a psychedelic circus featuring collage animation and 20-foot puppets. Across the Universe is a 2007 jukebox musical romantic drama film directed by Julie Taymor, centered on songs by the English rock band the Beatles.The script is based on an original story credited to Taymor, Dick Clement, and Ian La Frenais.It incorporates 34 compositions originally …