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
Jay Karas Jay Karas Jay Karas is an American film and television director and producer. Karas's resume primarily consists of directing live telecasts and stand-up comedy specials. In recent years he moved on to directing episodic television, directing episodes of "Parks and Recreation", "Raising Hope", "Awkward", "The Fosters", "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Workaholics". In 2014, Karas made his feature film directing debut with the film "Break Point", starring Jeremy Sisto and David Walton. Karas's episode of "Dice" was one of The Hollywood Reporter's "Critics' Picks: The 15 Best TV Episodes of 2016" and Teachers made Vanity Fair's "5 Underrated TV Shows You Should