This special makes a really wide use of the original motion pictures score composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri for Back to the Future (1985).
The "Death Defying Duck" illusion makes a really wide use of the original motion pictures score composed and conducted by Bill Conti for Rocky (1976).
The "Dream Vision" illusion makes a really wide use of the original motion pictures score composed and conducted by Bruce Rowland for The Man from Snowy River (1982).
The "Escape From Alcatraz" escape makes a really wide use of the original motion pictures score of two films: one composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri for Back to the Future (1985) and the other composed and conducted by James Horner for Cocoon (1985).
The "Escape From Alcatraz" escape is the longest illusion included in a Copperfield TV special: it holds the record for length of 17:25 minutes, more than any other one. It is followed by the "Bermuda Triangle" illusion, included in The Magic of David Copperfield 10: The Bermuda Triangle (1988), which reaches the length of 16:04 minutes. The measured times also take into account the initial explanation.