> does john williams have to pay himself royalties, as well as to the estates
> of elgar and r strauss whenever he "composes" (assembles?) a score for a
> movie he's involved with?
>
> oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh.
>
>
> lschwartz, smu, dallas(?), texas(!)
>
 
    What about Holst? Listen to the Imperial Theme and compare it with
"Mars, Bringer of War" from The Planets.
 
 
			-- Ali.
 
 
P.S. Although I do believe John Williams is a certified genius...all
the great ones stole (most of Shakespeare's plots are "borrowed",
after all...)