The Warner Brothers studio was in fact founded by four brothers named Warner. The youngest of them, Jack L. Warner ran the studio for over forty years.
The studio released the first all-talking picture, The Jazz Singer, in 1927, and this technological breakthrough made it into one of the majors. In the Thirties, it was known primarily for its crime dramas. In the early Forties, the studio released two of the greatest American films ever made: The Maltese Falcon and Casablanca.
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Fanfare
Opening War Theme
“Geschichten aus dem Wienerwald” (“Tales from the Vienna Woods”)
Composed in 1868 by Johann Strauss II. Public domain.
Performed by The United States Air Force Band. Public domain recording. Source.
Closing War Theme
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