▁child hood , ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁death ▁and ▁growing ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x . ▁It ▁had ▁the ▁desired ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁young ▁Bla ke , ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁scene . ▁ ▁Music ▁Franz ▁W ax man ▁orch estr ated ▁and ▁conducted ▁the ▁score . ▁Vi olin ist ▁Isaac ▁Stern ▁served ▁as ▁musical ▁ad visor , ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁includes ▁close - ups ▁of ▁Stern ' s ▁hands ▁playing ▁the ▁viol in , ▁ost ens ibly ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁Gar field . ▁Stern ▁( not ▁Gar field ) ▁was ▁the ▁actual ▁solo ▁viol in ist ▁on ▁the ▁movie ' s ▁sound track . ▁Oscar ▁Lev ant , ▁who ▁played ▁Sid ▁Jeff ers , ▁was ▁a ▁celebrated ▁pian ist , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁Lev ant ' s ▁piano ▁playing ▁that ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁sound track . ▁ ▁Part s ▁of ▁these ▁classical ▁music ▁pieces ▁are ▁heard ▁in ▁the ▁film : ▁ ▁Anton ín ▁D vo ř ák : ▁Hum ores que ▁Op . ▁ 1 0 1 ▁No . ▁ 7 , ▁in ▁G - flat ▁major ▁R im sky - K ors akov : ▁Fl ight ▁of ▁the ▁B umble be e ▁Richard ▁Wagner : ▁Tr istan ▁und ▁Is ol de ▁and ▁especially ▁its ▁final ▁Lie best od ▁Éd ou ard ▁L alo : ▁Sym ph onie ▁esp ag no le ▁T cha ik ov sky : ▁Rome o ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁T cha ik ov sky : ▁P iano ▁Con cer to ▁No .