Citizen Kane - You buy a Bag of Peanuts in this Town...

In the movie Citizen Kane there is a song that seems to recur several times throughout the movie. This song comes to be at the party after Kane takes over the Enquirer (as can be seen and heard above). Kane kind of shrugs this grand song off and says "you buy a bag of peanuts in this town and you get a song writen about you." This is almost false humbleness because later in the movie it comes up again. When he is running for governor its his campaign tune. The instruments, pitches and pace of the song are identical to that of the song at the party. The third time we hear this song is when Kane has been caught with his love affair and loses the election. When the premature celebratory balloons and streamers are being cleaned up. This time when we hear it the rhythm is slower, the instruments are softer, and the all together feel is much sadder. I think this reoccurring song is there to symbolize Kane's undying love for himself that he just needs to hear a song about him. The song is parallel to Kane's mood. When the song is raging and loud he is in a great mood. When it is slow and drab, he is sad and depressed. This is a great use of sound and very clever of the Cinematographer.