I love Mars (worth noting Holst wrote it between 1914 and 1916), it's jaw-dropping to discover all the references that John WiIliams was inspired from for Star Wars' music...
https://youtu.be/5pM2SozsyPE
The last 35 second of Mars (when I first listened to it a couple years ago) made think that was what the used in a scene at the beginning of the Hitchhiker's Guide movie, final 40 seconds of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1WomfhjyVM
Listening to them side by side they are not really the same at all. I think the Hitchhiker's version is just a comically extended version of it.
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Reminds me of mars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmk5frp6-3Q
I love Mars (worth noting Holst wrote it between 1914 and 1916), it's jaw-dropping to discover all the references that John WiIliams was inspired from for Star Wars' music... https://youtu.be/5pM2SozsyPE
Also, obligatory Venture Bros reference ;) https://youtu.be/K0iTfasIpLc?t=1m34s
The last 35 second of Mars (when I first listened to it a couple years ago) made think that was what the used in a scene at the beginning of the Hitchhiker's Guide movie, final 40 seconds of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1WomfhjyVM
Listening to them side by side they are not really the same at all. I think the Hitchhiker's version is just a comically extended version of it.