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'Help!' with a song


I was wondering does anybody know what the short instrumental piece is when Klang fires his flamethrower at The Beatles and theyre trying to blow out their skis when theyre in the Alps, just before they go to Scotland Yard? Is it a version of one of their own songs, if so I dont recognise it and I looked on the soundtrack and couldn't find it. Any help would be great!

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The incidental music in "Help" was written by a guy named Ken Thorne. He "borrowed" themes from some Beatles songs for his score and I don't remember specifically which of them was playing during the scene you mentioned but apparently there was some friction or something between George Martin and Richard Lester during "A Hard Day's Night" so Ken Thorne did the score for "Help".

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I checked Ken Thorne, but alas, no luck with that one particular song. Thanks for the help :-)

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Notice that the pizzicato strings under the aggressive brass are playing "Can't Buy Me Love"!

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Oh is it? I knew it was some Beatles song, but I could never work it out! I must listen! Thank you very much.

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