ep. 66: Catching up on live shows from the 2nd half of 2024

The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben Model

In this episode, Ben and Kerr talk about: Ben’s accompanying a rare Reginald Denny feature, sight-unseen, at Capitolfest 21; the rediscovery of “The Gorilla” (1927) and accompanying it on both piano and on theatre organ; Ben tries a new approach to underscoring the house-fall in Buster Keaton’s “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” (1928); the challenges and concerns in approaching the live-scoring of sound-era films like the 1931 “Dracula” and “Frankenstein”; Ben’s accompanying of “Her Wild Oat” (1927) starring Colleen Moore, and his initiative to renew interest in the 2010’s restoration of this film.

Show notes for episode 66 can be found here.

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