Originally posted by: TheTome
GoodMusician, I realize this isn't quite on topic, but I thought you might get a kick out of this. It would appear that John Williams has heavily borrowed from the movie Aliens in one piece. If you play the track "Greivous Flees" (at the 1:15 mark), and then play the track "Futile Escape" from Aliens, you will notice a striking similarity.
GoodMusician, I realize this isn't quite on topic, but I thought you might get a kick out of this. It would appear that John Williams has heavily borrowed from the movie Aliens in one piece. If you play the track "Greivous Flees" (at the 1:15 mark), and then play the track "Futile Escape" from Aliens, you will notice a striking similarity.
One could make a similar argument that what he did with the colingo and such on the low strings, and the dissonant strings in violins and the piano/brass accmpanyment is very Williams ... and then the congo drums are similar to the music on Tatooine for ANH
Even the descending half steps are very similar.
As for the similarity to Grevious Flees... I can't quite hear the disctint similarity... but I can hear what you mean by it being simliar... you mean note wise...
I would argue they are about as different as possible... because of the inflection... both have very different inflections.