 In 1925, Meisel came to prominence with a new score for Sergei Eisenstein's "Potemkin", helping to turn the movie into a major hit from the modest success it had had in Russia.The opportunity arose when the German distributor decided to capitalize on the unexpected success the movie achieved in Berlin by improving the score.Meisel's music established an approach to scoring movies that came to dominate filmmaking, especially in Hollywood.