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* Several parts of James Horner's ''Stealing The Enterprise'', ''Battle In The Mutura Nebula'', and ''Genesis Countdown'' in ''[[Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan (Film)|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'' and ''[[Star Trek III the Search For Spock (Film)|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]'' was later reused in his own score for the ''[[The Rocketeer]]'' and parts of the score was reused in Walt Disney World's ''Fountain of Nations'' in E.P.C.O.T. Center. |
* Several parts of James Horner's ''Stealing The Enterprise'', ''Battle In The Mutura Nebula'', and ''Genesis Countdown'' in ''[[Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan (Film)|Star Trek II the Wrath of Khan]]'' and ''[[Star Trek III the Search For Spock (Film)|Star Trek III the Search For Spock]]'' was later reused in his own score for the ''[[The Rocketeer]]'' and parts of the score was reused in Walt Disney World's ''Fountain of Nations'' in E.P.C.O.T. Center. |
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* The first part of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCNHVMIYqiA "Hedwig's Theme"] from ''[[Harry Potter (Film)|Harry Potter]]'' is similar to Greensleeves. |
* The first part of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCNHVMIYqiA "Hedwig's Theme"] from ''[[Harry Potter (Film)|Harry Potter]]'' is similar to Greensleeves. |
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* [[James Horner]]'s four-note "danger motif" is put in freakin' ''EVERYTHING'' (''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jORgHv7zGc4 Willow]'' (starting at 0:34), ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyL7m16U9wg Enemy at the Gates]'' (0:32), ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR2794mpDyQ Troy]'', '' |
* [[James Horner]]'s four-note "danger motif" is put in freakin' ''EVERYTHING'' (''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jORgHv7zGc4 Willow]'' (starting at 0:34), ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyL7m16U9wg Enemy at the Gates]'' (0:32), ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HR2794mpDyQ Troy]'', ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRo4GnxOZ1I&feature=re%C2%ADlated Avatar]'' (5:24), ''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv8dl9jCn58 Star Trek II]'' (1:10), etc.), but it isn't even something he came up with! It's originally from Sergei Rachmaninoff's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwVgUlO_xpE first symphony]. |
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* ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'' uses a knockoff of the third movement of Dvorak's ninth symphony in the lightsaber battle at the end. |
* ''[[The Phantom Menace]]'' uses a knockoff of the third movement of Dvorak's ninth symphony in the lightsaber battle at the end. |
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** [[John Williams]] has done it before; the Imperial March from ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (and just about every subsequent movie in the series) is lifted heavily from Gustav Holst's ''Mars: Bringer of War'' movement from ''The Planets''. The metre is changed and the order of the themes is mixed up a bit, but the similarities are fairly striking. |
** [[John Williams]] has done it before; the Imperial March from ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (and just about every subsequent movie in the series) is lifted heavily from Gustav Holst's ''Mars: Bringer of War'' movement from ''The Planets''. The metre is changed and the order of the themes is mixed up a bit, but the similarities are fairly striking. |
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