[KMCG]

“quite possible that Goldsmith draw inspiration from that concsciously or not. After all they were friends if I am not mistaken”

And don’t forget, Goldsmith was struggling for a main theme.
He’d been sent back to provide an actual theme, under a time crunch, after writing pieces (like The Enterprise) with all the ornate decoration, but no actual theme.
Maybe he popped on BITE THE BULLET and had his eureka moment 🤔