However, I'd be interested to know if any charges of plagiarism were every made - were there any legal challenges ever? Or was it just seen as a "tribute" (the way Lloyd Webber's Phantom is a "tribute" to Puccini and others)?
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Isn't the figure at the end of the main subject (the one with the striking bitonal F maj/C maj 7 chord) of the Superman march nearly identical to a figure that appears in one of the variations on the main theme of Kings Row? It kind of appears in the title itself too, but the rhythm is much closer to being the same in the variation. If anyone wants to compare, listen to the cue in Kings Row entitled "Ice House." You'll know what I'm talking about the instant you hear it.brendan g carroll wrote:No charges were ever made because Mr Williams has freely admitted his debt to Korngold on many occasions & conducted his music in concert, and he was a good friend of George Korngold, who even produced albums with Charles Gerhardt of the film music (e.g. CLOSE ENCOUNTERS, EMPIRE STRIKES BACK etc).
Actually, KINGS ROW provides a more direct model for SUPERMAN, all those arching 7ths. Moreover, the love theme from SUPERMAN is a direct steal of TOD UND VERKLAERUNG by Richard Strauss; only one note is different!! Check it out!
Hi PeterPeter Timoney wrote:Hoorah for Kings Row and Star Wars and their like, and down with the composers estates and their grubby lawyers.