Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Apo Welles akawana chibvumirano chake cheRKO Pictures, Herrmann akashanda nokuda kwake. Akanyora nziyo dzake dzokutanga dzemafirimu dze"Citizen Kane" (1941) uye akagamuchira zita reOscar
Nokuda Kwemutambo Wakanakisisa Womufananidzo Unoshamisa. 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.