Citizen Kane 1941, directed by Orson Welles, and composed by Bernard Herrmann, has been listed as one of the greatest films ever made. Although this was Bernard Herrmann’s first film score, he definitely laid the cornerstone of greatness in this film of which his other works would soon join. A bit of noteworthy information that should be addressed about Bernard Herrmann is his scoring style in Citizen Kane, as aptly stated in Robert L. Carringers …showed first 75 words of 2374 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2374 total…leaves through the door sinister music follows. It’s the end of a friendship and it fades back to old Leland and the conclusion of the interview. End Leland Flashback By itself the Leland flashback is just another account of Kane in a period of his life but when combined with the rest of the flashbacks we a Charles Foster Kane that ultimately sought out power, love, and attention only to denied time and again.