Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Apo Welles akawana chibvumirano chake neRKO Pictures, Herrmann akashanda nokuda kwake. Akanyora nziyo dzake dzokutanga dzemafirimu dze"Citizen Kane" (1941) uye akagamuchira
Kukwidziridzwa kweOscar nokuda kweBest Score of a Dramatic Picture. Akanyora rwiyo rwaWelles "The Magnificent Ambersons" (1942); kufanana nefirimu, mimhanzi yakanyatsogadziriswa neRKO Mifananidzo. Apo inopfuura hafu yenharembozha yake yakabviswa mu soundtrack, Herrmann akatsamwa akagura ukama hwake nefirimu uye akapikira matanho epamutemo kana zita rake risina kubviswa muzvikwereti.