How did Sergey Prokofiev use his Hollywood visit for the film Alexander Nevsky?

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Portrait of composer Sergey Prokofiev, circa 1938, wearing round glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking slightly to the side. — Sergey Prokofiev Sergey Prokofiev.

During his final trip abroad in 1938, Sergey Prokofiev visited Hollywood, where he studied the technical aspects of sound film production. He successfully applied the knowledge he gained there to create the striking, nationalistic score for Sergey Eisenstein’s 1938 film, Alexander Nevsky.1