 According to the official documents, the music score was composed by Chaplin himself, and arranged with the assistance of Alfred Newman, who had collaborated with Chaplin on the music score of his previous film "City Lights".Newman and Chaplin had a falling out near the end of the "Modern Times" soundtrack recording sessions, leading to Newman's angry departure.The romance theme was later given lyrics, and became the pop standard "Smile", first recorded by Nat King Cole.