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Apr 2018
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Korngold and Warner Brothers: the Sound ...

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Before Star Wars and Superman, there were the film scores of child prodigy Erich Wolfgang Korngold. When revisited today, his music and life story are both incredibly powerful. Discover how Korngold changed film scores forever, how music saved him and his family, and how he blazed the trail for decades of film scores to come.  Learn more about your ad choice ... Show More
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