Led Zeppelin breaks ban on Stairway to Heaven for Narnia film

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 13:02 · Archive

Led Zeppelin have licensed Stairway to Heaven for the first time for a Narnia film trailer.

Led Zeppelin have licensed Stairway to Heaven for the first time for use in a film or television project. The original 1971 recording appears in the trailer for Narnia: The Magician's Nephew, directed by Greta Gerwig.

The band has famously declined all previous requests to license the track for screen use. In 1992's Wayne's World, the band forced the removal of opening guitar notes from broadcast, video and foreign releases.

Gerwig said she personally approached Robert Plant and JimmyPage to request their approval for the film's marketing. According to Gerwig, they agreed because they saw the heart of the story in the film and love C.S. Lewis's work. Gerwig had long believed the song would be a perfect fit for her adaptation of the classic, saying it is about 'the true path of enlightenment and spirituality', and also depicts 'false idols and the wrong roads you can go down'.

How it is being reported

• Why Led Zeppelin broke Stairway to Heaven ban for C.S. Lewis' NarniaReal reason why Led Zeppelin have allowed their iconic song Stairway to Heaven to be used on screen for the first time.Oxford Mail · 23 Oct, 12:30
• Why Led Zeppelin broke Stairway to Heaven ban for C.S. Lewis' NarniaReal reason why Led Zeppelin have allowed their iconic song Stairway to Heaven to be used on screen for the first time.Oxfordshire Guardian · 23 Oct, 12:30

In this story: Led Zeppelin · Robert Plant · Jimmy Page · Greta Gerwig · C.S. Lewis · Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

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