Film Composer, James Horner & Enya
I was watching the film when suddenly I heard Watermark, by Enya wafting through my speakers. I looked him up after discovering that Enya did not write this particular composition, 04 - Three Generations (piano solo) - James Horner - In Country.
Further investigation took me to another site for which, I quote:
Musical borrowing
Horner has been criticized for writing film scores that incorporate passages from his earlier compositions, and that feature brief excerpts or reworked themes from other classical composers.[5] For example, his scores from Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan and Star Trek III: The Search for Spock include excerpts from Alexander Nevsky and Romeo and Juliet, both by Prokofiev,[40][41] while the heroic theme from Willow is based on that of Robert Schumann's Rhenish Symphony. The climactic battle scene in Glory includes excerpts from Wagner and Orff.[42] In the view of some critics, Horner's propensity for borrowing passages from other composers as well as his own earlier work makes his compositions inauthentic or unoriginal;[43][44][45] a Filmtracks editorial review of Titanic said Horner was "skilled in the adaptation of existing music into films with just enough variation to avoid legal troubles."[5]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Horner#Musical_borrowing
Other tracks in the film score by James Horner sound familiar with other works elsewhere in the music world.
All-in-all the film is a rather excellent work but the distraction of the film score sounding so much like other films and musical artists works leaves me baffled as to why Hollywood let him get away with it.
These are the two songs for your own pleasure and debate. Timed to the passage in question:
Enya - Watermark
https://youtu.be/4tdu8EQW-X0?t=55
Three Generations (piano solo) - James Horner
https://youtu.be/wYZ23Bu5XcM?list=PLH9C08qrQ7S4wrwMt7pLNQ80zT8fUwTr2&t=63
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