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For decades, John Williams (b. 1932) has been the king of movie music, giving voice to some of the most iconic film characters. But even Williams had his predecessors. Let\u2019s go back to the start of films having recorded musical scores. As Robin Hood, Errol Flynn smiled and sparred to the music of Erich Korngold. For Scarlett O\u2019Hara and Vivien Leigh, it was Max Steiner, and for certain shower scenes, the music is by Bernard Herrmann. 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