David Stewart wrote: >It did seem at times like an exercise in plagarism - there was a definite >Elgar influence in there, Holst irrefutably, (with the Planets being an >obvious target), some Waltonish tunes and some bits reminiscent of Brahms >(but that is probably true of most composers after Brahms). On one of the new groups there was a thread (I forget the name) concerned with alleged John Williams rippoffs. There were an amazing number of candidates and a *lot* of postings. I actually got into an argument about the Superman theme. I said it was from Korngold's Kings Row. (It is!) I forget what the other guy said. >Is there any 'serious' music that he has written which would deserve any >special attention. I heard his Tuba Concerto on bass trombone. It's a very difficult piece with a lot of technical bravura. Nothing great, but entertaining. I also heard a touch of his Cello Concerto and wish I heard more. That sounded very promising. I agree with your assessment of most of his film music that I've heard (which is not all of it). Roger Hecht