Editing Casablanca (film) (section)

== Soundtrack ==
The music was written by [[Max Steiner]], who wrote [[film score|scores]] for [[King Kong (1933 film)|''King Kong'']] and [[Gone with the Wind (film)|''Gone with the Wind'']]. The song "As Time Goes By" by [[Herman Hupfeld]] had been part of the story from the original play; Steiner wanted to write his own composition to replace it, but Bergman had already cut her hair short for her next role (María in ''[[For Whom the Bell Tolls (film)|For Whom the Bell Tolls]]'') and could not reshoot the scenes that incorporated the song,{{efn|"As Time Goes By" enjoyed a resurgence after the release of ''Casablanca'', spending 21 weeks on the [[hit parade]].}} so Steiner based the entire score on it and "La Marseillaise", the French [[national anthem]], transforming them as [[leitmotif]]s to reflect changing moods.<ref>{{Harvnb|Harmetz|1992|pp=253–258}}</ref> Even though Steiner disliked "As Time Goes By", he admitted in a 1943 interview that it "must have had something to attract so much attention".<ref>{{harvnb|Lebo|1992|page=182}}</ref> Dooley Wilson, who played Sam, was a drummer but not a pianist, so his piano playing was performed by Jean Plummer.<ref>{{Cite web |date=October 2017 |title=Who Played It Again, Sam? The Three Pianists of 'Casablanca' |url=http://www.afm47.org/press/three-pianists-of-casablanca/ |access-date=October 1, 2017 |publisher=AFM}}</ref>

Particularly memorable is the "duel of the anthems" between Strasser and Laszlo at Rick's café.<ref name="IndieWire" /> In the soundtrack, "La Marseillaise" is played by a full orchestra. Originally, the opposing piece for this iconic sequence was to be the "[[Horst-Wessel-Lied]]", a [[Nazi Party|Nazi]] anthem, but this was still under international copyright in non-Allied countries. Instead "Die Wacht am Rhein" was used.<ref>{{Harvnb|Harmetz|1992|p=169}}</ref> The "[[Deutschlandlied]]", the national anthem of Germany, is used several times in minor mode as a leitmotif for the German threat, e.g. in the scene in Paris as it is announced that the German army will reach Paris the next day. It is featured in the final scene, giving way to "La Marseillaise" after Strasser is shot.<ref name="IndieWire" /><ref>{{Harvnb|Harmetz|1992|p=257}}</ref>

Other songs include:
* "[[It Had to Be You (song)|It Had to Be You]]", music by [[Isham Jones]], lyrics by [[Gus Kahn]]
* "[[Shine (Cecil Mack song)|Shine]]", music by [[Ford Dabney]], lyrics by [[Cecil Mack]] and [[Lew Brown]]
* "[[Avalon (Al Jolson song)|Avalon]]", music and lyrics by [[Al Jolson]], [[Buddy DeSylva]] and [[Vincent Rose]]
* "[[Perfidia]]", by [[Alberto Domínguez (composer)|Alberto Domínguez]]
* "[[The Very Thought of You]]", by [[Ray Noble (musician)|Ray Noble]]
* "[[Knock on Wood (1942 song)|Knock on Wood]]", music by M. K. Jerome, lyrics by Jack Scholl, the only original song
* "[[I'm Just Wild About Harry]]", by [[Eubie Blake]]
* "Heaven Can Wait", by [[Jimmy Van Heusen]]
* "[[Parlez-moi d'amour (song)|Parlez-moi d'amour]]", by [[Jean Lenoir (composer)|Jean Lenoir]]
* "[[Love for Sale (song)|Love for Sale]]", by [[Cole Porter]]

Very few films in the early 1940s had portions of the soundtrack released on [[phonograph record|78 rpm]] records, and ''Casablanca'' was no exception. In 1997, almost 55 years after the film's premiere, [[Turner Entertainment]] in collaboration with [[Rhino Records]] issued the film's first original [[soundtrack album]] for release on [[compact disc]], including original songs and music, spoken dialogue, and alternate takes.<ref>''Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Casablanca''. 1997; [[Rhino Records]], R2 72911, [[liner notes]], pp. 14–15.</ref>

The piano featured in the Paris flashback sequences was sold in New York City on December 14, 2012, at [[Sotheby's]] for more than $600,000 to an anonymous bidder.<ref>{{Cite news |date=December 14, 2012 |title=Casablanca piano sold at auction |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20734605 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215022650/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-20734605 |archive-date=December 15, 2012 |access-date=December 15, 2012 |work=[[BBC News]]}}</ref> The piano Sam "plays" in Rick's Café Américain, put up for auction with other [[film memorabilia]] by [[Turner Classic Movies]] at [[Bonhams]] in New York on November 24, 2014, sold for $3.4 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=TCM Presents&nbsp;... There's No Place Like Hollywood |url=https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22196/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911132032/http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/22196/ |archive-date=September 11, 2014 |access-date=September 10, 2014 |publisher=Bonhams}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Barron |first=James |date=November 24, 2014 |title='Casablanca' Piano Sells for $3.4 Million at Bonhams |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/nyregion/casablanca-piano-to-be-auctioned-at-bonhams.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129223335/http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/nyregion/casablanca-piano-to-be-auctioned-at-bonhams.html |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |work=The New York Times}}</ref>