Musicians hackers in Hollywood

[untouchables 0]

Very interesting article in french explaining the hacking method used by some musicians in Hollywood from classical composers and other original score composers.

We discovered for exemple that Hans Zimmer (in his « Sherlock Holmes. A game of shadows » (2011)) has hacked music of Morricone from "Once upon time in west" (1968) and "Bluebeard" (1972).

Danny Elfman hacked music of Richard Strauss "Thus Spake Zarathustra" in "Batman".

Alan Menken hacked the music of Saint-Saëns « The Beauty and the Beast ».

Hans Zimmer in Da Vinci Code uses variation of theme "Fire Bird, lullaby" of Stravinsky.

John Willaims uses some sequences of Stravinsky is Star Wars.

The article also distinguish between original composers who get real formation (Morricone, Rozsa, Williams...) and some new generation of musicians who don't get real formation and want to get popularity quickly.

Article in french:

http://www.cinezik.o...=20130107044329

Article in english:

http://translate.goo...=20130107044329

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,251]

Im not sure the article makes a clear distinction between plagiarism (trying to pass the music of as your own) and homage (using someone else's music or style to evoke a deliberate connection)

I mean i have heard people dismissing Kamen's Die Hard because he stole from Beethoven...

[Jilal 436]

It's not because two pieces are reminiscent that one composer stole from the other.

[skyy38 21]

Im not sure the article makes a clear distinction between plagiarism (trying to pass the music of as your own) and homage (using someone else's music or style to evoke a deliberate connection)

I mean i have heard people dismissing Kamen's Die Hard because he stole from Beethoven...

No, he was QUOTING Beethoven.........