Derivative Horner

While James Horner’s many scores can usually “fit” a film, they are continually derivative of himself and generally unoriginal (“Film Score King of the World,” by Jon Burlingame, Jan. 11). How many times must one be bombarded with “Wrath of Khan” passages in the films he has scored?

As for “Film Score King of the World”--it’s a deserved toss-up between Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams.

BRUCE W. PIVAR

Lompoc