these be excerpt from a nine page memo to mr. cohn from mr. welles and write after orson have see studio mogul harry cohn edit version of the picture ( he take an hour out ) represent . the preview title music be write by a first rate composer and george antheil . although not write for our picture at all and this temporary title music have an atmosphere of darkness and menace combine with something lush and romantic which make it acceptable . the only musical idea which seem to have occur to this present composer ( heinz roemheld ) be the rather weary one of use a popular song the theme in as many arrangement a possible . throughout we have musical reference to please don not kiss me for almost every bridge and also for a great deal of the background material . the tune be please and it may do very well on the hit parade but lady from shanghai be not a musical comedy . mr. roemheld be an ardent devotee of an old fashioned type of score now refer to in our business a disney . in other word and if somebody fall down and he make a fall down sound in the orchestra and etc . and etc . if the lab have scratch initial and phone number all over the negative and i couldn not be unhappy about the result . just before i leave to go abroad and i ask vi ( viola lawrence and the editor ) to make a cut which would involve drop the near accident with the taxi cab and also quite a bit of dialogue . i be convince that this would have be an excellent cut . save much need footage in the slow opening sequence ( this be not do and account for the main weakness of the film open reel ) . there be nothing in the fact of rita dive to warrant a big orchestral crescendo . what do matter be rita beauty . the evil overtone suggest by grigsby character and and michael bewilderment . any or all of these item might have inspire the music . instead and the dive be treat a though it be a major climax or some antic moment in a silly symphony represent a pratfall by pluto the pup and or a wild jump into space by donald duck . there be no sound atmosphere on the boat . a little wind and water be sorely miss . there no point in photograph a scene on a real boat if you make it sound a though it all happen in front of a process screen . at the start of the picnic sequence . in the temporary score and we use a very curious and sexy latin american strain . this have be replace with a corny dramatic sequel bad stock stuff . this sort of music destroy that quality of strangeness which be exactly what might have save lady from shanghai from be just another whodunit . there be a big musical outburst after grigsby line and i want you to kill him . this be absurd . the hawaiian guitar music which come out of the radio . be suppose to be corny enough to make a certain satirical point . a it stand now and it on about the same level a the rest of the scoring . nobody in the audience could possibly suspect that be kid . the aquarium scene need more echo . please don not kiss me be in again . a bad dubbing job and poor scoring have destroy the character of michael run down the pier . from the gunshot through to the phone call and a careful pattern of voice have be build up with the expenditure of much time and effort . for some reason and this have all be junk in favor of a vague hullabaloo . a a result and the whole sequence seem dull . the audience should feel at this point and along with michael and that maybe they be go crazy . the new dub job can only make them feel that maybe theyre go to sleep . the gun battle with the breaking mirror must not be back with music . the closing music again make reference to please don not kiss me . this finale be obvious to the point of vulgarity and and do incalculable injury to the finish of the picture . all of these edits from orson be ignore .