> Finally!! Someone who isn't an idiot and realizes that symphonic music
> comes from Europe, not America. There is very little in Williams' Olympic
> theme that is strictly "American."

In fact, you can tell there are influences in his work from many of the classical European composers such as Dvorak or mabey even a littel Gustav Mahler. And without a doubt his style is very similar to Erich Korngold, a German composer. Music is a universal language. It doesn't matter who wrote what or what style it is in. Good music is just plain good music.