pˈaʊɛl ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɹˈɛfɹənsᵻz tə ðə skˈoːɹ fɹʌmðə pɹˈiːviəs tˈuː fˈɪlmz "ɪɾ ˈɔːl hædtə biː ɪnðə sˈeɪm fˈæmɪli, ænd ðə sˈeɪm lˈæŋɡwɪdʒ" ænd jˈuːzd lˈɪɹɪks fɹʌm bˈɛndʒəmɪn bɹˈɪʔn̩z ɹˈɛkwɪˌɛm mˈæs fɚðə kwˈaɪɚ pˈɑːɹts.
Powell included references to the score from the previous two films - "it all had to be in the same family, and the same language" - and used lyrics from Benjamin Britten's Requiem Mass for the choir parts.