Donnak Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I saw a very old movie set in the south on TCM a couple of years ago.It was not a silent movie. Don't remember who was in it but it had a great music score during end credits, very similar to star wars theme.It may have had the word kingdom,king or heaven in it. I just can't remember. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted November 28, 2016 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Was it KINGS ROW, a 1942 melodrama from Warner Brothers? It has an outstanding score by composer Erich Korngold. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_Row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donnak Posted November 29, 2016 Author Share Posted November 29, 2016 That's it! I thought it was older than that. I read in your link about John Williams getting inspiration for his Star Wars score from it. I wonder if he had to give any kind of credit to Korngold or get permission.Thanks for your help. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopBilled Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 That's it! I thought it was older than that. I read in your link about John Williams getting inspiration for his Star Wars score from it. I wonder if he had to give any kind of credit to Korngold or get permission.Thanks for your help. Not sure. Korngold died in 1957, though I'd imagine Warner Brothers owns the score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scsu1975 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 That's it! I thought it was older than that. I read in your link about John Williams getting inspiration for his Star Wars score from it. I wonder if he had to give any kind of credit to Korngold or get permission.Thanks for your help. Williams may or may not have been inspired by Korngold's opening theme, but he (Williams) used the same opening "fifth" not only for Star Wars, but also for Superman and E.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swithin Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Williams may or may not have been inspired by Korngold's opening theme, but he (Williams) used the same opening "fifth" not only for Star Wars, but also for Superman and E.T. I bet Tor Johnson opened a fifth or two! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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