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Title: Prokoviev defined movie scoring
Review: This is by far one of the best film scores of all time, coupled with the amazing direction of Sergei Eisenstein it makes for an amazing film. Within this soundtrack you can actually feel the presence of the Teutonic knights marching across the frozen lake, the battle music is legendary. Prokoviev was one of the first film scorers, and largely wrote the book as far as technique. You can also hear clearly the influence that Prokoviev has over current film scorers, most notably Danny Elfmann. You can also clearly hear the amount of work that has been stolen by John Williams!Don't believe me? John Williams is one of the music world's greatest plagiarizers. Listen to the Star Wars music, then go out and listen to Holst's "Planets", especially "Mars". Then listen to Stravisnsky's "Firebird"..then listen to Mendelsohn's 'Wedding March'...
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