I’m very interested in how music was and wasn’t used in sound films made 1929-36. The TCM Classic Film Festival’s screening of Merrily We Go To Hell that I attended provided a fascinating example of a sort of scoring that… Read More »When a 1932 Film Score Isn’t A Film Score
As each year winds down, I’ve found myself squinting into a magic eight-ball of media and distribution, wondering, “Will next year be the end of DVDs?”. The response has been either “Don’t count on it” or “Reply hazy try again”.… Read More »Are DVD Players the Next Turntables?
Today Steve Massa and I were at MoMA screening Thanhouser films with Charles Silver for a program we’re working on for October. The program will help the Thanhouser Film Corp. celebrate the company’s centenary; Ned Thanhouser will be doing a… Read More »April update
Well, March is here — and while my sched of performances is a tad lighter, I’m plenty busy with recording and re-arranging. A high school in Connecticut contacted me a couple months ago about doing a silent film program with… Read More »Chaplin’s “Adventurer” for concert band