Anton Karas asked a stunned Karas if he would compose the music for the film. Karas protested, saying he had never actually written music. As Karas later told the story, the director insisted and invited Karas to England. The Austrian became homesick and asked to be allowed to return. Reed told him he could—as soon as he had written the music. Under this pressure Karas wrote his Harry Lime theme. The film—with the music a contributing factor—was a gigantic success, and Karas' life was changed drastically. As a result, he toured all over the world and performed for many celebrities, among them
Anton Sanko the score for Big Love, Masters of Horror, and the epic seven-part global programming television event Great Migrations for National Geographic which aired on the National Geographic Channel in November 2010. Sanko's first film that he composed was the HBO TV-movie "Women & Men 2". More notable film scores that Sanko is responsible for include the 2012 horror film "The Possession", 2014's "Ouija", and "Nurse 3D". He currently resides in Los Angeles. Composer Anton Sanko Anton Sanko is a music composer, orchestrator and producer born in New York City. He has been writing music for films for over 20 years.