Category: Podcast
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ep. 54: playing different theatre or pipe organs at shows in Oct & Nov 2022
In this episode: Ben talks about the fun and challenges of playing a number of different organs at silent film shows during October and November in Ocean Grove NJ, Ursinus College in PA, and at the historic Everett Theatre in Delaware; Ben and Kerr discuss how often to use leitmotivs and some techniques Ben uses…
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Episode 54 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast
Episode 54 Show Notes: Playing Different Theatre/Pipe Organs Responding and adapting to the onsite organs at performances of silent film Our Hospitality at the Great Auditorium of the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association Robert Hope Jones designed organ Silent Comedy Watch Party t-shirt and other merch Under Two Flags at the Everett Theatre in Middletown,…
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Episode 53 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast
Episode 53 Show Notes: Playing For The Talkies Reflection on Episodes 51–52, Interview with William Perry, the impact and the quality of his accompaniments to silent films William Perry’s Trobriand Music Use of main themes and leitmotivs, especially for his new piano score for Sky High (1922) starring Tom Mix “How To Accompany a Silent…
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ep. 53: underscoring “Frankenstein” (1931), leitmotifs and how often to use them, listener questions, and more.
In this episode: Ben reflects on his conversation with William Perry heard in the previous two episodes of the podcast; discusses how considering a show’s intended audience is part of his programming process; covers the different film options for Halloween shows; talks at length about his recent live-underscoring of the 1931 “Frankenstein” at the Library…
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Episode 52 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast
Episode 52 Show Notes: William Perry interview (part 2) Interview with William Perry, composer, pianist, orchestrator, and silent film accompanist. From William Perry’s score for The Gold Rush (transition from piano to orchestra) Ben’s introduction WP: In the early 1970s, the curators at MoMA were discovering silent film, its history and its language Pre-screening films…
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ep. 52: William Perry interview (part 2) – MoMA, Lillian Gish, composing orchestrally for piano, and more.
In this episode: Ben interviews composer, silent film pianist and television producer William Perry. Perry is probably best-remembered for his scores for the now-legendary television series “The Silent Years”, produced by Paul Killiam, that ran for two seasons on public television, in 1971 and 1975. For twelve years Perry was the music director and composer-in-residence…
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ep. 51: William Perry interview (part 1) – “The Silent Years”, MoMA, and more.
In this episode: Ben interviews composer, silent film pianist and television producer William Perry. Perry is probably best-remembered for his scores for the now-legendary television series “The Silent Years”, produced by Paul Killiam, that ran for two seasons on public television, in 1971 and 1975. For twelve years Perry was the music director and composer-in-residence…
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Episode 51 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast
Episode 51 Show Notes: William Perry interview (part 1) Interview with William Perry, composer, pianist, orchestrator, and silent film accompanist. William Perry’s compositions William Perry’s piano music from “The Silent Years” available on CD “The Beloved Rogue And other Scores from The Silent Years” from Trobriand Music William Perry’s YouTube Channel An episode of THE…
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ep. 50: Serial Queens, Kovacs Music Videos, and the Charming Raymond Griffith
In this episode: Ben accompanies a bunch of shows of silent serials during June, and talks about the musical challenges of accompanying serials and in scoring an entire program of them; Kerr and Ben continue their conversation about Ernie Kovacs’s use of music, and discuss Kovacs’ “Street Scene” video of Bartok’s “Concerto For Orchestra”, and…
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Episode 50 show notes: The Silent Film Music Podcast
Episode 50 Show Notes: Serial Queens, Kovacs Music Videos, and the Charming Raymond Griffith Live shows continue Women And The Silent Screen Conference XI at MOMA and at Columbia University June 2022 Few complete pre-1917 serials survive with all chapters Analogous to today’s serialized stories in streaming television Accompaniment focuses on tension and release –…