Using Copyrighted Music

For the soft piano music lasting through the background of the opening scenes of my film I will use the final 2 minutes of the Muse song 'United States of Eurasia' which ends the song on a short piano symphony played by Mat Bellamy. This music will be suitable for my film as it has been relatively unused in other films and videos, therefore making my own production that much more unique.
•However it is still copywritted music, even if its use is only for educational uses rather than me distributing it as my own work, I must contact either the artist or record label, requesting permission for me to use their product in my project.
I can do this by sending them an email, either to the bands fan base or email the record label directly. Another option is to leave a comment on Muse’s MySpace page, requesting permission for the song, however it is more likely to be ignored compared to an email sent straight to them.
I will also be music other music for the action sequences of my film to make them more exciting a keep the audience thrilled with the accompanying action footage.
For this I will use the track ‘Masyaff in Danger’ off the ‘Assassins Creed Official Soundtrack’, as it is the music used in the game whenever the player engaged in combat, again to make it more exciting, and I believe it will work extremely well for my film.
Finally I will also include a short segment of the track ‘The Last Spartan’ off the ‘Halo 2 Official Soundtrack’ as this musical score was used for a dramatic effect in the cut scenes, I feel it will emphases extreme suspense as the first zombie pounces on my unsuspecting main character.
Even though these are merely soundtrack used for games and were not music released in the chart like Muse’s work, it is still copywritted material I must contact the distributors via email before I finish my film.