Nicholas Kmet | The Danger Theme: Self-Plagiarism in Film Music (Part 2) @nicholaskmet2059 | Uploaded September 2016 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
Part 2:

If you've heard it, you'll recognize it almost immediately. James Horner's danger theme is ubiquitous to film music, and helped earn Horner a reputation for reusing music between scores. Of course, Horner is not the only film composer to have reused music between scores.

This is part two of a video essay analyzing and contextualizing this phenomenon in film music. This part examines why self-plagiarism occurs in the industry, and discusses some of the ramifications of reusing music between film scores.

For educational purposes only.

Part 1: youtu.be/DfzqxCshIaY

Music Examples from the Essay:
The Danger Theme: youtu.be/V8KxvE6PLKs
James Horner's Self-Plagiarisms: youtu.be/YAIIdW62Cjk
Hollywood Self-Plagiarisms: youtu.be/paxfFVlXFoQ
The Curse of the Black Pearl and Remote Control Productions: youtu.be/0N5w8iSfqrs