In Iron Man (2008) Obadiah tells Tony that the arc reactor is his 'ninth symphony.' In the classical music world, there is a belief that after a composer writes their ninth symphony they would die. He was implying that the arc reactor would be the last thing Tony created before Obadiah kills him.

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image showing In Iron Man (2008) Obadiah tells Tony that the arc reactor is his 'ninth symphony.' In the classical music world, there is a belief that after a composer writes their ninth symphony they would die. He was implying that the arc reactor would be the last thing Tony created before Obadiah kills him.

jmp118 on January 6th, 2020 at 00:40 UTC »

Obadiah Stane is without a doubt one of the best “Monster of the week” performances

Gemmabeta on January 6th, 2020 at 01:32 UTC »

Also, Stane was also shown in a scene playing an Antonio Salieri piece on the piano (Concerto in C Major for Pianoforte and Orchestra) Just to underline the whole "jealous also-ran" type character he had going for himself.

GreyMediaGuy on January 6th, 2020 at 02:01 UTC »

Jeff Bridges was so damn good with this role. He had great lines but with that beard he was a fearful character. I didn't want to cross him from the first few minutes of his on-screen time.

Masterful role execution. Jeff always brings his A-game.