<P> Although sound films were on the rise when Chaplin started developing the script in 1928 , he decided to continue working with silent productions . Filming started in December 1928 and ended in September 1930 . City Lights marked the first time Chaplin composed the film score to one of his productions and it was written in six weeks with Arthur Johnston . The main theme , used as a leitmotif for the blind flower girl , is the song `` La Violetera '' ( `` Who 'll Buy my Violets '' ) from Spanish composer José Padilla . Chaplin lost a lawsuit to Padilla for not crediting him . </P>
<P> Although sound films were on the rise when Chaplin started developing the script in 1928 , he decided to continue working with silent productions . Filming started in December 1928 and ended in September 1930 . City Lights marked the first time Chaplin composed the film score to one of his productions and it was written in six weeks with Arthur Johnston . The main theme , used as a leitmotif for the blind flower girl , is the song `` La Violetera '' ( `` Who 'll Buy my Violets '' ) from Spanish composer José Padilla . Chaplin lost a lawsuit to Padilla for not crediting him . </P>
what is the theme of the movie city lights
what is the theme of the movie city lights
the song `` La Violetera ''
the song `` La Violetera ''