Award winning composer Michael Giacchino wrote the score for both films.
There is another Planet of the Apes / ERB Connection:
These ain’t no chimps. There is the odd Bolgani in the film but the Apes as depicted in this film bear a marked resemblance to the Burroughs Mangani.
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