I can usually recognize the accompaniment styles of a number of my colleagues when I hear them on a home…
There was no one way all film was accompanied musically during the silent film era. There was a range. A…
Every once in a while, I’ll hear or be told about some new amazing silent film discovery being shown at…
There are a number of opinions about the new Stan & Ollie movie flying about on social media. It’s a…
About eleven years ago I was hired to compile a book of vintage silent film mood music. To make my…
I don’t know how it got started that 12th Street Rag became the custard pie stereotype of silent comedy music,…
In selecting “appropriate music” for a scene in silent film accompaniment, there’s a fine line between support and simply mirroring…
The more shows I do the more I meet people with similar stories about their elder relatives. Great-aunts and great-grandmothers…
I’ve been a fan of Akira Kurosawa’s since the middle of high school. I forget which year it was, but…
The things you see during a silent film show when you’re the one who’s closest to the screen! As a…