Sheet music for “The Third Man Theme” (also written “3rd Man Theme” and known as “The Harry Lime Theme”) is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the 1949 film The Third Man.
1949 The Third Man (The Harry Lime Theme) by Anton Karas 8pp
Category: Films
Title: The Third Man (The Harry Lime Theme)
Pages: 8
Composer: Anton Karas
Year: 1949
Condition: Good
Instruments: voice, piano
THE THIRD MAN (THE HARRY LIME THEME)
Based on Music Composed & Arranged by ANTON KARAS
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A LONDON FILM PRODUCTION Presented by
ALEXANDER KORDA & DAVID O. SELENICK
JOSEPH COTTEN
VALLI
ORSON WELLES TREVOR HOWARD
in Carol Reed’s production
“The Third Man”
BASED ON A STORY BY GRAHAM GREENE
Produced and directed by CAROL REED
DISTRIBUTED BY BRITISH LION
CHAPPELL & CO., LTD
50, NEW BOND STREET, LONDON W1
NEW YORK, TORONTO, SYDNEY AND PARIS
2/- NET
Made in England
“The Third Man Theme” (also written “3rd Man Theme” and known as “The Harry Lime Theme”) is an instrumental written and performed by Anton Karas for the soundtrack to the 1949 film The Third Man. Upon release the theme proved popular, spending eleven weeks at number one on Billboard’s United States Best Sellers in Stores chart. Multiple versions have been performed and recorded, selling tens of millions of copies, and its success influenced the release strategy of later film singles.





