Reply To: Quincy Jones
Wow, although I know Jones’ LOST MAN score actually I somehow never realized the similarities somehow… Plagiarism is really a hard word because for me that is on purpose labeling someone else’s work as your. I know there is a legal difference though.
Williams like we probably did hear so many music that you don’t always know where you heard something or if you unconsciously adapted something you heard years ago. Although LOST MAN was released on LP back then, it all was not that available or present like nowadays. I don’t think Williams back then needed to “steal” something to get his work done. Could also have been a fun inspiration/nod to Jones since they both knew each other well. Or maybe even a temp track maybe. Williams will know be we probably will ever know for sure.
On many pop genres the line between inspiration, plagiarism or just overall genre styles that “always sound similar” is a reall thin line as well.