Yeah, I noticed the asteroid field music mimicking "The Asteroid Field" theme from ESB. Some of the music on the planet with the hidden base (the planet that was very reminiscent of the fourth moon of Endor) seemed to reference both the RotJ Endor music prior to the reveal of the Ewoks as well as that used when Artoo and Threepio were wandering about Tatooine early in ANH (which itself referenced "The Rite of Spring"). Later, the score for the scenes where the Orville is being raised out of the Pacific and back into space seemed to strongly reference James Horner's "Stealing the Enterprise" score from Star Trek III.
Personally, I quite enjoy these little musical tips of the hat. I understand that the expression isn't always meant pejoratively, but it bothers me when what seems clearly meant as a loving homage is referred to as "ripping off" the earlier work. So, this isn't necessarily taking anyone in this thread to task, but it opened the door for me to have my quick say here ...
I've seen people blast John Williams for "ripping off" the aforementioned "The Rite of Spring" and "Mars, the Bringer of War" and numerous other older compositions that he seems to have referenced to various degrees in Star Wars and elsewhere, decrying him as nothing more than a particularly adept thieving hack. These people don't seem to understand that, for all his accolades and fame, Williams is essentially a hired hand on a film score, and he is often asked to write music that overtly references specific pre-existing compositions, or certain bits of them. He does so masterfully. His job, like that of everyone else who works on virtually any feature film, is to support the director's vision.
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