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Was the score recycled?

posted 9 years ago by guccipix
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I can't put my finger on it, but the score reminded me of one from another film, did anyone else think so?

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[–] darkzero 9 years ago

It's Hans Zimmer. Every sound/note he "composes" is recycled from something else, typically hiss own "scores". He's an automated background muzak generator; not a film score composer.

Originality needs a reboot.

[–] guccipix 9 years ago

Yeah I was told on another board that he's used it before, but your explanation furthered my understanding. Thanks

[–] patali09 9 years ago

Was thinking the same thing.. Reminded me of inception.

[–] smoko 8 years ago

@guccipix As soon as I heard the score I thought of Trickle by Morgan Van Dam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Kjyc9xA2RI
It's been used in a Samsung ad and in the 2012 Olympics.

But the score may have been recycled from another source:
'12 Years a Slave' Draws Copyright Lawsuit Over Hans Zimmer Soundtrack
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/12-years-a-slave-draws-767183
FTA: According to the complaint (read below) filed in California federal court, the "Solomon Northup" theme can be traced to a 2004 composition titled "To Our Fallen," which allegedly was widely distributed as part of a music sample entitled "American Heart." The plaintiff says that sound recording was embodied in a 2008 episode of the ABC series Desperate Housewives and that the string overdub portions of the music were recorded at the same recording facility used by Zimmer to create most of the musical score for 12 Years a Slave.