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Old 04-22-2016, 06:12 PM
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Holst: The Planets, Op. 32 Is it just me or was anyone else shocked at how blatant Williams ripped off or "borrowed" so much of Planets for his Star Wars soundtrack? For many years I was unaware of Holst and when I finally came upon it, I felt as if I had uncovered evidence of a crime no one wanted outed publicly. When I searched it most critics would only acknowledge his "nod to Holst" as if it was a slight influence. Had to get it out there.... Anyway moving on.
I also had a bad feeling about this when I first heard Williams' soundtrack work for Star Wars. Homage?
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