Silent Film Music, by Ben Model

Ben Model, silent film composer/accompanist

Ben Model has recorded scores for many DVD releases, most notably Kino's 4-disc set Edison: the Invention of the Movies. Click on the links below to order DVD's directly from these labels; there are over a dozen discs with Ben's scores from ReelclassicDVD. Recent releases include William S. Hart in Sand (Unknown Video) and American Slapstick 2, a three-disc shorts compilation set from AllDay Entertainment (Image).

Sherlock Holmes, starring John Barrymore.
New transfer of the George Eastman House 35mm restoration; Miditzer theatre organ score. Release date: July 2009.

Edison: the Invention of the Movies
Deluxe, comprehensive four-disc set of films produced by the Thomas Edison studios. Scores for over 30 titles by Ben Model

Reel Baseball - DVD set with two features; shorts will have scores by Ben Model -- Felix the Cat in Felix Saves the Day, the Rinky Dinks in Happy Days, and the last 15 mins of the Edison feature One Touch of Nature.

Haldane of the Secret Service, starring and directed by Harry Houdini. Part of box set of Houdini films. Digital orchestral score.

AllDay Entertainment

Becoming Charley Chase
4-disc set of Charley Chase shorts, including early Keystone shorts, films Chase directed, and the early "Jimmy Jump" films. Recorded scores on piano and theatre organ for a dozen or so titles, and several commentary tracks.

Harry Langdon: Lost and Found
recorded several commentary tracks for this multi-disc set of Langdon films.

American Slapstick: volume 2
30 shorts on 3 discs. Recorded scores on piano and theatre organ for 9 shorts on the set.

American Slapstick: volume 1
17 slapstick comedies on 3 discs. Recorded scores on piano for 15 of the titles.

The Birth of a Nation, directed by D.W. Griffith. Organ score.

Festival of Silent Comedy, Vol's 1-6
comedy shorts compilations featuring Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, Chase, Our Gang, Fox kids, Al Christie studios, Hal Roach studios, and more...

Our Gang, Vol's 1-3

The Vagabond Prince, with H.B. Warner

Grandma's Boy, with Harold Lloyd

The Headless Horseman, with Will Rogers

My Boy, with Jackie Coogan

Raggedy Rose and The Nickel Hopper, with Mabel Normand

Ella Cinders, with Colleen Moore

The Silent Man, with William S. Hart

How Molly Malone Made Good

Sand, with William S. Hart

The Extra Girl, with Mabel Normand

Flaming Flappers - 1920's compilation

What Happened to Rosa, with Mabel Normand

Cut to the Chase:
The Charley Chase Classic Comedy Collection
Two-disc set of shorts, with scores for The Uneasy Three, Dog Shy and Be Your Age by Ben Model (release on hold, but these are run on TCM occasionally...)

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	Sherlock Holmes, starring John Barrymore. New transfer of the George Eastman House 35mm restoration; Miditzer theatre organ score. Release date: July 2009. Edison: the Invention of the Movies Deluxe, comprehensive four-disc set of films produced by the Thomas Edison studios. Scores for over 30 titles by Ben Model Reel Baseball - DVD set with two features; shorts will have scores by Ben Model -- Felix the Cat in Felix Saves the Day, the Rinky Dinks in Happy Days, and the last 15 mins of the Edison feature One Touch of Nature. Haldane of the Secret Service, starring and directed by Harry Houdini. Part of box set of Houdini films. Digital orchestral score.
AllDay Entertainment	Becoming Charley Chase 4-disc set of Charley Chase shorts, including early Keystone shorts, films Chase directed, and the early "Jimmy Jump" films. Recorded scores on piano and theatre organ for a dozen or so titles, and several commentary tracks. Harry Langdon: Lost and Found recorded several commentary tracks for this multi-disc set of Langdon films. American Slapstick: volume 2 30 shorts on 3 discs. Recorded scores on piano and theatre organ for 9 shorts on the set. American Slapstick: volume 1 17 slapstick comedies on 3 discs. Recorded scores on piano for 15 of the titles.
	The Birth of a Nation, directed by D.W. Griffith. Organ score. Festival of Silent Comedy, Vol's 1-6 comedy shorts compilations featuring Chaplin, Keaton, Lloyd, Chase, Our Gang, Fox kids, Al Christie studios, Hal Roach studios, and more... Our Gang, Vol's 1-3 The Vagabond Prince, with H.B. Warner Grandma's Boy, with Harold Lloyd The Headless Horseman, with Will Rogers My Boy, with Jackie Coogan Raggedy Rose and The Nickel Hopper, with Mabel Normand Ella Cinders, with Colleen Moore The Silent Man, with William S. Hart How Molly Malone Made Good
	Sand, with William S. Hart The Extra Girl, with Mabel Normand Flaming Flappers - 1920's compilation What Happened to Rosa, with Mabel Normand
	Cut to the Chase: The Charley Chase Classic Comedy Collection Two-disc set of shorts, with scores for The Uneasy Three, Dog Shy and Be Your Age by Ben Model (release on hold, but these are run on TCM occasionally...)