 Erich Wolfgang Korngold was assigned to score this film when  shooting began in 1945 and even sketched some themes. When  production was postponed until 1947 (due to Flynns illness and  other problems) Max Steiner replaced him because, by then, Korngold  had announced his retirement from motion pictures. In October 1947  he suffered a heart attack and, in spite of pleas from Leo  Forbstein, Music Chief at Warners, Korngold refused to return to the  studio.