The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben Model ep 46: Kansas Silent Film Festival, In-Person Shows

Ben Model talks about: being a guest accompanist at the 25th annual Kansas Silent Film Festival; playing for Edward Everett Horton in a Cathedral, and the use of a “Bowery waltz”; introducing Marcel Perez to fans at the KSFF; playing for William S. Hart in Brooklyn; being able to turn on a dime in underscoring and have it make sense musically; live-scoring “The Goose Woman” on piano; new Marion Davies Blu-ray and DVD releases from his Undercrank Productions label and the new Kickstarter for Raymond Griffith films; and more.
Show notes for episode 46 can be found at silentfilmmusi...
Ben Model's website: www.silentfilm...
The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben Model - it’s the podcast that takes you inside the mind of someone as they prepare for, perform, and reflect upon performances of live musical accompaniments to silent films. Hosted by renowned silent film accompanist and historian Ben Model, along with co-host Kerr Lockhart, each episode includes discussion on the silent film composer-musician’s process, approach toward the films, practice in performance, and on silent film history. Ben and Kerr cover a range of topics unique to the perspective of someone creating a live score to help an audience enter the world of the film, and include excerpts of live musical scores Ben has performed at shows on piano and theatre or pipe organ.

[@picodoc8001]

Love your stuff Ben. We used to watch your accompaniment of silent films in VA (DC Area). It opened me to the true enjoyment of silent films.

[@silentfilmmusic]

Thanks so much! I'll be back in Culpeper on Sept 15 (or were you thinking of the venue in McLean VA?).

[@mssuxmyass]

Fascinating, thank you for sharing. I am very new to silent films, and don't really play anything but am finding the art of scoring using samples in my DAW is insanely interesting, I do have physical limitations (the MS in my name is for Multiple Sclerosis) but am looking to advance and have fun with this hobby.