Before the modern era of electronics, stage magicians had to employ full orchestras to provide music for their performances.
The live orchestra was an exciting and impressive part of the show.
The sign of a truly successful stage magician was having his own signature theme song.
Thurston, Heller and Carl Herrmann were a few of the magicians who had sheet music printed for their theme songs, sheet music that was sold to the public and helped to make them even more famous.
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