Recycled Music?
Did anyone else notice that--at least at the beginning of this movie--the music is the same that was used as the main theme in "Little Women", which was released several years earlier?
shareDid anyone else notice that--at least at the beginning of this movie--the music is the same that was used as the main theme in "Little Women", which was released several years earlier?
Yup. And in "Stella Dallas" too. Budget constraints I guess. My favorite instance of soundtrack recycling was "Becky Sharp" (1934) where they recycled the soundtrack of "King Kong", for the love of God! One of the most recognizable musical motifs in film history! But possibly not in 1935...
cinefreak
Don't forget back then people only saw movies usually only once - and they certainly were unlikely to remember background music from a movie several years earlier. Additionally, most film producers also owned the publishing company that had published the music used so it didn't cost them anything other than royalties.
shareI just watched (and enjoyed) the movie on TCM.
The music from STELLA DALLAS I recognized immediately, although I at first thought, "No, it can't be."
I remember it was from the scene (in STELLA DALLAS) "Laurel" and her friends are riding bicycles and doing other things at the resort.