twooffour said:
Btw, a little off-topic, but if you want to a REAL "hacking up" of a music piece in a movie, look no further than the X2 opening.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrVdCkKxty4
0:55
1:48
Now compare to Mozart's original:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqaARDsiJv4
0:48-1:00
0:15
They cut out parts and it sounds horrible :D
I don't think thats hacking it up, I think thats a composer's arrangment of the piece for his score, or, he was subliminally inspired by the piece and forgot that it had already been written.