I was recently watching the 2016 movie Arrival and repeatedly heard phrases rhythms and notes that were part of a tune that I wrote back in 2004. Their soundtrack didn’t have my sound recording, but to my ears sounds like the same composition, similar tempo, and very similar, down to even the key.
I thought this blog post might be interesting to music students, musicologists, music attorneys, movie producers, music supervisors and more. Please feel free to share this post.
Here are the two most similar sections:
Here’s a side by side quick comparison of the specific similar sections:
Kangaru 2016 (by Jóhann Jóhannsson – used multiple times throughout movie ‘Arrival’ and even played during the 2017 Oscars)
https://youtu.be/F0ahB25FJ6o?t=1m29s listen at 1:29
Tribal Secrets 2004 (by Steven Cravis)
https://youtu.be/1Eake0EwS0c?t=3m45s especially at 3:45
What are your thoughts? Can you hear the similarities? Please share this.
