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Tag: lee erwin

The Sounds of the Silents — Theatre Organ Accompaniment in NYC, part 2

July 3, 2019 Ben Model 2 Comments

When I began playing for silent films while at NYU film school I made a point of meeting all the…

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Posted in: silent film accompaniment, Theatre Organ Filed under: Carnegie Hall Cinema, lee erwin

Playing The Audience In To A Film

June 23, 2019 Ben Model Leave a comment

I don’t remember how or when I started doing this, but I’m certain it’s something I picked up or learned…

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Posted in: film scoring, silent film accompaniment Filed under: lee erwin, MoMA

Matching Music: Dramatic Boost or Overkill

January 23, 2019 Ben Model 2 Comments

In selecting “appropriate music” for a scene in silent film accompaniment, there’s a fine line between support and simply mirroring…

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Posted in: Recognizable Music, silent film accompaniment, Song Title Puns Filed under: d.w. griffith, lee erwin, Lillian Gish, original scores

interim post: Lee Erwin-scored short

March 3, 2010 Ben Model Leave a comment

I know, I know, I haven’t posted any video here in a few weeks. To keep you happy, here is…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: carole lombard, emax, lee erwin, roland juno, theatre organ, wurlitzer

Lon Chaney in “The Unknown”

January 28, 2009 Ben Model Leave a comment

Played a matinee of L’Inconnu – or The Unknown – at MoMA today. The print came from GEH and has…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: lee erwin, Lon Chaney, song of the volga boatman, the unknown, todd browning

Radio City Music Hall

May 18, 2008 Ben Model 1 Comment

I made my Radio City Music Hall debut yesterday, playing for the graduation ceremony of the School of Visual Arts.…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, buster keaton, harry langdon, killiam shows, lee erwin, radio city music hall, raymond rohauer, wurlitzer

Squaw Man shows; Chaplin orchestral performance

February 11, 2007 Ben Model Leave a comment

[FYI…I have now fixed the setting on this blog that allows you to post comments so that it works now.]…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, cinema arts center, DeMille, huntington, lee erwin, Metropolitan Museum of Art, miditzer, skolnick

Radio City Music Hall concert Jan 16

January 22, 2007 Ben Model Leave a comment

I attended a theatre organ concert at Radio City Music Hall last Tuesday. This was the third time that NYTOS…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: ben model, kino video, lee erwin, Mabel Normand, radio city music hall, theater organ, theatre organ, wurlitzer

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  • ep. 08 (re-posted): “A Trip to the Moon” in Tromsø, an Organ in Oslo, live comedy show “Everybody Gets Cake”, Marcel Perez
  • ep. 07 (re-posted): News From the Road, “Peter Pan”, Hitchcock’s “Blackmail”, physical comedy show “Everybody Gets Cake”
  • ep. 44: Exploring the Music of “City Lights”…From Inside the Score
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