[Sans-Culotte]

The score for The Third Man (indeed, everything about The Third Man) has always been considered classic. The main theme was a hit record in its day. The author says the music "has nothing to do with the movie". The zither is considered the official instrument of Vienna. The post-war Vienna setting was hugely important in the film. So, The Anton Karrass zither score did have much to do with the film.

The author criticizes the score for Chariots of Fire because a synthesizer score does not fit a film set in the 1920's. This is inconsistent which his criticism of the score for The Third Man, which did fit its time and place.

The article was just one guy's boring opinion.

[tx_eggman]

The article was just one guy's boring boring guy's opinion.

There, corrected it for your dyslexia.

[Erasmus]

The Blu-ray DVD of The Third Man features a restored negative and looks really good. I think it's from the Criterion collection.

One of the bonus features is a short featuring Mr Karas playing his instrument in a Viennese night club. It's fascinating to see the closeups of his hands. He later opened a club of his own, based on the popularity of his music.