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The reason why a certain cue is often repeated in Excalibur (or in any film, really) is because of the very nature in which Wagner utilized the leitmotif in his Ring cycle to identify characters or themes. Boorman even chose to have the sword Excalibur itself become a character in his film by...

Not overtures, but Excalibur is replete with Wagner's work, which is one of the reasons why I love this film. excerpts from Wagner's Siegfried and Gotterdammerung from his Ring cyle, Parsifal, and Tristan and Isolde dominate the film. 8^B

Excalibur, most definitely. As for written works, I'd have to go against the T.H. White fans here and place a vote for Sir Thomas Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur.