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and the popular songs “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?” and “I’ve Got the World on a String.” The background music was composed, compiled, and orchestrated by Herbert Stothart. Ken Darby was the vocal arranger. • The costumes were designed by MGM designer Adrian (his first name was Gilbert, but he used only his surname professionally). Yes, he designed the Ruby Slippers. • The make-up was designed and supervised by Jack Dawn. • The sets were designed by William Horning and Jack Martin Smith, although MGM Art Department head Cedric Gibbons also had a hand in the process, as he did with every MGM picture at the time. • The special effects were designed by A. Arnold “Buddy” Gillespie, whose team had to design a tornado, a falling house, a sky-writing witch who later melted, flying monkeys, a disembodied head floating among flames, and a bubble to transport the good witch. • The cinematographer was Harold Rossen, but he had the aid of two cameramen lent to the production by Technicolor. Hen
