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Un sospiro rip-off

posted 13 years ago by mrob26
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This dud won an Academy Award for best original score, but there was some obvious “borrowing” from Daniele Amfitheatrof’s orchestral arrangement and use of Un Sospiro for 1948's Letter from an Unknown Woman. Not only did the arrangement sound practically identical, but as in Letter used as a theme for Stefan, and Lisa’s obsession for him, also served as a backdrop for the love scenes between Liszt and the princess Carolyne.

[–] joang863 8 years ago

I wouldn't call it a ripoff. I thought Un Suspiro was appropriate since Liszt composed it. It's a beautiful piece both here and in Letter from an Unknown Woman.