Ed Sheeran on copyright battle: “this has to end” [audio]

I don't listen to Ed Sheeran's music, but think he is completely right in this case. It's ridiculous he was accused of plagiarism in the first place.

Musicians and composers have always been influenced by other music artists. This is particularly true for orchestral music (classical works or soundtracks).

Here's a 1941 film soundtrack. Can you guess which other film soundtrack was probably influenced by this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sf47W9rXzRM

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Another famous music dispute (in the UK) was between British band The Verve and their 1997 hit 'Bitter Sweet Symphony' and The Rolling Stones.

From a 2019 BBC report:

> For the last 22 years, The Verve haven't made a penny from Bitter Sweet Symphony, after forfeiting the royalties to The Rolling Stones.

> The song was embroiled in a legal battle shortly after its release, as it samples an orchestral version of The Stones' song 'The Last Time'.

>...the royalty dispute arose in 1997 when The Verve sought permission to sample a short, staccato string sequence from the symphonic version of The Last Time, recorded in 1965 by the Andrew Oldham Orchestra.

The dispute was resolved in 2019: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-48380600

Compare both pieces

- The Last Time - The Andrew Oldham Orchestra (1965): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YrllfAMwHI

- Bitter Sweet Symphony (1997): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lyu1KKwC74