The only thing these two pieces have in common is the use of piccolo or flute playing a plaintive melody in the high register. This is standard orchestral writing, and very common. See this example from Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony from 1937 which both composers would probably know well:

There is no evidence that one of these pieces was inspired by the other.

The only similarity between these two pieces is the use of piccolo or flute playing a plaintive melody in the high register. This is standard orchestral writing, and very common. See this example from Dmitri Shostakovich's 5th Symphony from 1937 which both composers would probably know well:

There is no evidence that one of these pieces was inspired by the other.