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Tag: silent film accompaniment

How to Play the Piano or Organ for a Halloween Silent Movie

October 4, 2018 Ben Model 4 Comments

As a fan and proponent of silent films, I’ve enjoyed seeing that every year at Halloween time, more and more…

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Posted in: Recognizable Music, Sheet Music, silent film accompaniment, Song Title Puns Filed under: caligari, film scoring, Lon Chaney, nosferatu, SFSMA, silent film accompaniment, theatre organ, wurlitzer

coming in January 2017: 3 special episodes of the podcast

December 28, 2016 Ben Model Leave a comment

coming in January 2017: 3 special episodes of the podcast This mini-episode is more of a trailer of sorts for…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Accidentally Preserved, ben model, cruel and unusual comedy, Dave kehr, eileen bowser, MoMA, Ron Magliozzi, silent film accompaniment, slapstick, Undercrank Productions

Harry Weiss, silent film accompanist (1917-2016)

January 17, 2016 Ben Model Leave a comment

RIP Harry Weiss (1917-2016), an inspiration and a friend. He passed away peacefully January 7, two months shy of his…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: Bangor Opera House, harry weiss, River City Cinema, silent film accompaniment

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Recent Posts

  • ep. 48: interview with Rick Benjamin, of the Paragon Ragtime Orchestra
  • ep. 47: accompanying The Patsy, The Cameraman, and Gilbert Gottfried
  • Episode 47 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast
  • “The Language of Silent Film”, Beyond the Blog
  • Etched Into My Memory Forever
  • Whither the Virtual Silent Movie Theater
  • Estey Pipe Organ at Epsilon Spires
  • Episode 46 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast
  • ep. 46: Kansas Silent Film Festival…and Other In-Person Shows, plus some new Undercrank Projects
  • Ernie Kovacs on Game/Contest Shows
  • Episode 45 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast
  • ep. 45: Home Video Releases, Kickstarters, Marion Davies, Wesleyan and MoMA
  • 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
  • ep. 06 (re-posted): Re-Starting the Podcast, Recap of 2014, “The Spice of the Program”, Marcel Perez on DVD, Arthur Kleiner, SFSMA
  • ep. 05 (re-posted): Marathon of shows, Music for Doug and Mary, Organ Benches and Piano Lights
  • ep. 04 (re-posted): “Accidentally Preserved” Kickstarter, getting clues from film intros, return to Boise
  • ep. 03 (re-posted): Two Silent Griffiths (Raymond and D.W.), Music for Weddings and Funerals, DVDs, Alternate Scores
  • ep. 02 (re-posted): Unidentified films, DeMille’s “The Ten Commandments”, YouTube ethics, The Crowd, and more

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