song use requests
08/07/2001

sigur rós have turned down numerous requests for the use of their songs in television programmes and adverts. one2one wanted to use a sigur rós clip in their new tv advert but the band turned down their offer. they have since had to make do with a goldfrapp clip instead. other companies that have offered undiclosed sums for the use of sigur rós songs are orange, british telecom, portugal telecom, vodafone australia and gap america. the band have turned down all these offers. ‘buffy the vampire slayer’ wanted to use svefn-g-englar in one episode and mtv2 made an offer for the use of flugufrelsarinn in their ‘2ge+her’ show. again, the band turned down these (very lucrative) offers. and finally they were asked by larry clark (director of ‘kids’) for permission to use ný batterí in his new film ‘bully’. again this request was refused. however, the band is likely to donate svefn-g-englar for use by amnesty international in the near future.