Sibelius Symphony No. 1 and Godfather

MozartEarlySymphonies said:

Is it just me or does Nino Rota's Godfather Waltz sound a lot like the clarinet opening to Sibelius's First Symphony? Tell me if you think the two pieces sound alike.

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Hi, this my first post here. I just found this topic because I was also searching on the Internet about this similarity. This is very intrigant.

Hi Phil. Dave or David (Davi is the portuguese form for David) is fine, no problem.
I am looking at your post date, looks like took some time for someone reply you. I'm glad.
I found some quotes in my research that suggest that Nino Rota used the main theme from the Sibeblius First Symphony on the Godfather main theme. And I found it in the Oslo Philarmonic website:

https://ofo.no/en/concerts/2020-10-14/classical-hour-sibelius

Phil loves classical said:

Why are you calling me Phil? That's my cat who loves Classical! Just kidding. Interesting. Thought it was just luck.

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:lol:
In this case, how should I call you, sir? Well, regarding music I am not a believer in luck. But this is very interesting.