I have heard of more than one composer paying homage to a close friend or collaborator by way of only using a few noticeable bars etc..
I also know that Benny Herman worked with Orson on Citizen Kane and Hitchcock on many os his great films (Herman's scores were a big piece of the successful pie if you ask me) and with many other great directors... I know that Benny and Hitch had a falling out on the set of one of his later projects (..Harry? maybe) and I never heard of a falling out with either Welles or Mancini so I believe it is a good possibility that he either was re-using some of his previous ideas or paying homage to Mancini or Welles.
I know that friends of Orson's or anyone that ever got a chance to see and appreciate any of his masterpiece's ( Citizen Kane, Magnificent Ambersons, The Stranger, The Lady From Shanghai, Journey Into Fear, The Trial, Touch of Evil, Mr. Arkadin, F For Fake etc...) felt for him... With all of the talent and so little oppurtunity after Kane to make his OWN films and not have them cut up by studio fat cats that had *beep* for brains. I mean just the thought of what all was kept from us is heartbreaking and a shame and a disgrace. Anyway back to the topic yes I believe that Herman and Welles were friends..
I do love Benny Herman scores! and I know its noticeable but I want to mention that I also feel like Orson Welles has made more people want to become directors than any other individual (I am not the only person who thinks this, Martin Scorsese also made this statement, I read it on CriterionCollection.com).
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