However, the opening of Baby Groot dancing to “Mr. It’s perhaps not surprising that Gunn’s had difficulty getting some songs, considering how many well-known tracks he likes to attach to his films. Blue Sky.” That was a very difficult clear on Guardians 2. Usually, there are a couple of artists I’ll have to write a personal letter or email to just to tell them what I think of their music because I don’t choose people unless they are really important to the movie. I mean, I pretty much came in and said, “I’ve never had a song not clear, so don’t come to me saying that a song won’t clear.” ( Laughs.) What you find out a lot is that when a song won’t clear, you just have to go back to people and ask them again. "On Squad, I don’t think there was anything that was tough. Blue Sky” for Guardians of the Galaxy 2 was the “hardest of all” and that it “almost didn’t happen.” In his answer, the director noted nothing was tough when trying to clear songs for The Suicide Squad, as he even joked that he came in saying: “I’ve never had a song not clear.” Gunn noted that some past songs needed a “personal letter or email” to the artist to get cleared before explaining that “Mr. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, promoting his new release The Suicide Squad, Gunn was asked what song was “the toughest to clear” for the film. Related: Loki & Sylvie Repeat A Guardians Of The Galaxy Trick Blue Sky.” Gunn previously noted he’s successfully licensed every song he’s wanted for his films, but one song for his popular Marvel film was easily the hardest. 2, as the film opens with the memorable fight scene that shows the heroes battling a giant monster in the background while a joyous Baby Groot dances in the foreground to Electric Light Orchestra’s “Mr. The ‘60s and ‘70s tracks continued to play a big part in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Gunn’s use of classic ‘60s and ‘70s tracks for the original Guardians was so effective that it made Guardians of the Galaxy the third bestselling vinyl album of the 2010s. Marvel president Kevin Feige previously noted how Gunn used the songs and Peter Quill’s walkman as the character’s link back to earth and his mother.
The success of Guardians of the Galaxy was largely due to Gunn’s now trademark directing style that includes humor and a great emphasis on weaving popular songs into the fabric of his stories, something that’s become so important that the director even chose the Guardians introduction song in Avengers: Infinity War. The first installment saw the assembling of Marvel’s peculiar band of “a-holes,” while an even bigger 2017 sequel delved deeper into the emotional backstories of its characters. In the summer of 2014, Gunn launched himself and a new blockbuster sub-franchise for the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Guardians of the Galaxy. Director James Gunn has revealed which song from his Guardians of the Galaxy films was the hardest to get rights for.