As Chaplin was not a trained musician, he could not read sheet music and needed the help of professional composers, such as David Raksin, Raymond Rasch and Eric James, when creating his scores.
Od tedaj naprej je skladal glasbo za skoraj vse svoje filme, od poznih petdesetih let pa do smrti je z glasbeno podlago opremil vse svoje neme celovečerne in nekatere kratke filme.