Franz Waxman's musical score was the final element added to Sunset Boulevard.[27] His theme for Norma was based on tango music, inspired by her having danced the tango with Rudolph Valentino. This style was contrasted with Joe's bebop theme. Waxman also used distorted arrangements of popular film-music styles from the 1920s and 1930s to suggest Norma Desmond's state of mind. The film's score was recorded for compact disc by the Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Joel McNeely, and released in 2002.[28] The surviving parts of the original score were released in 2010.[29]
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