Before sound came to the movies, silent films ruled the silver screen and music from a theater pipe organ enhanced the drama. A Lee's Summit musician is reviving that tradition at the Kansas City ...

MUSIC CAN SPEAK EMOTIONAL VOLUMES FOR SILENT MOVIES, BANDLEADER SAYS In the late 1980s,... SF Gate Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo. ... Rodney Sauer: silent film music. By Jesse Hamlin June 5, 2013.

Carli is considered one of the best musicians specializing in the music of silent films. He is a resident musician at Italy’s Pordenone Silent Film Festival, among the world’s leading ...

Making the Music for Silent Movies Rosa Rio played live organ for silent films, then for NBC Radio, and then for TV soap operas. She still plays live organ when the Tampa Theatre in Florida holds ...

Combine the three streaming platforms listed below to get access to a wonderful selection of silent films. Movies today can ...

Silent film music composer and performer Jeff Rapsis, at the Jane Pickens Theatre in Newport, Rhode Island. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR) On this particular evening, Rapsis was preparing to accompany the ...

The French historical film was directed by Charles le Bargy and Andre Calmettes. In 1919, 15-year-old, Fats Waller got his first regular job playing organ accompaniment to silent films in New York.

The shows streams live on Sundays at noon on the Silent Film Music YouTube Channel. This Sunday's line up includes: "Post No Bills" (1923) starring Paul Parrott; "A Busy Night" (1916) ...

“It seemed like such an interesting challenge and an off-the-wall idea to do a silent film about jazz,” he said. For the subject of his project, Pritzker selected a young Louis Armstrong.

Two silent films from 100 years ago will have live musical accompaniment provided by two contemporary bands during a unique performance March 7 at the New London Little Theatre. The popular Duluth ...

Jewels of Silent Film Music David Yearsley. There are few things worth giving up a perfect fall afternoon in Upstate New York for, but Buster Keaton’s The Cameraman with live music is one of them.

The horrifying silent film, which is based on author Bram Stoker's classic novel, "Dracula," is now getting an update for the 21st Century, as a remake is expected in December, according to IMDb.