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Theme by John Williams nabbed from another movie

posted 13 years ago by BillyFisher
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John Williams's main theme from The Paper Chase was basically the theme from Valley of the Dolls. The irony is that John Williams scored Valley of the Dolls, too; the main theme in Valley of the Dolls, however, was by Andre Previn (later a hit for Dionne Warwick). Don't know how intentional the similarity was, but the melodies are very similar, and the harmonies almost identical, too.

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[–] Hot_Water_Burn_Baby 10 years ago

I noticed that, too. At least the first part of the theme is virtually identical to "Dolls."

[–] prizm4 10 years ago

Most of the music was a pain to listen to anyway. Sure, John Williams did well making a couple popular main themes (Indiana Jones, Star Wars), but most of his music is grating and annoying.

[–] g_dekok 9 years ago

How can you say that? Mr Williams is one of the finest composers in the world. If you think his music is "annoying", then I suggest you have mommy put your Barney cd in for you. It's about your level of comprehension.

[–] TrippyTrellis 9 years ago

I assumed that Andre Previn had composed the score.