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It's Not TV. It's HBO.

Twenty Thousand Hertz

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Ferdinand J. Smith: The Most Expensive Movie Opening Ever

Ferdinand J. Smith was hired to compose this game-changing theme for HBO's The Godfather: Part II. When Ferdinand composes, he doesn't sit at a piano like most people. Instead, he hears the different parts in his head and literally sings every part into a little handheld recorder.

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