Koba approached Caesar""s son and encouraged: "Don""t feel bad, Blue Eyes.Scars make you strong." [Note: Previously Koba was a survivor of cruel laboratory torture, and held a grudge against all humans.] It was complemented by the music of the popular singing duo Simon and Garfunkel from their Grammy-winningThe Sounds of Silencealbum (with songs composed earlier and previously-released except for "Mrs...trampling everything in his path - men, women and morals!It""s TENSE...it""s TOUGH...it""s TERRIFIC...It""s a BOX-OFFICE ACE!!!!!There were two real-life events that served as historical precedents for the film""s central plot - the exploitative stage-management of an "ace in the hole" media-frenzied story at the site of a tragedy.]The superb songwriting team of John Kander and Fred Ebb contributed a string of 12 memorable songs or tunes (comprising about 38 minutes of the two-hour running film time) - all effusive, stylishly-choreographed, beautifully-costumed song-sequences.Made that way, I guess."Denham strolls into their company, and sees Ann fondly petting the ship""s pet monkey - a miniature foreshadowing of the regal Beast in the film.