episode 9: Boise Philharmonic, musical cross-cutting, interview with Harry...
episode 9: Boise Philharmonic, musical cross-cutting, interview with Harry Weiss pt 1, inspiration for main themesWelcomeSilent Film Sound & Music ArchiveBoise, ID: working with Boise Philharmonic,...
View Articleepisode 10: presenting silent films to kids and to seniors, interview with...
episode 10: presenting silent films to kids and to seniors, interview with Harry Weiss pt 2, listening to the audienceWelcomeSilent Film Sound & Music ArchiveThe Cinema Arts Centre on Long Island -...
View Articleepisode 11: song cues gone wrong, scoring One Week, Lee Erwin, silents in...
episode 11: song cues gone wrong, scoring One Week, Lee Erwin, silents in schoolsWelcomeSilent Film Sound and Music ArchiveLibrary of Congress shows: Leap Year, The Patent Leather KidCinema Arts Centre...
View Articleepisode 12: cineconventions, music from out-of-print DVDS, being easy to work...
episode 12: cineconventions, music from out-of-print DVDS, being easy to work with, Marcel Perez reviewWelcomeSilent Film Sound and Music Archive35th annual/final Cinefest, the future of...
View Articleepisode 13: programming vs. what I like to play for, staying inside a...
episode 13: programming vs. what I like to play for, staying inside a character's head, legacy piano at NYUWelcomeSilent Film Sound and Music ArchiveRecap of April shows, playing for 5th graders at the...
View Articleepisode 14: silence in the theater, Docks of NY, playing into the film, an...
episode 14: silence in the theater, Docks of NY, playing into the film, an orchestral organWelcomeSilent Film Sound and Music ArchiveRecap of May shows: Mary Astor in "Heart to Heart", Buster Keaton in...
View Articleepisode 15: Laurel & Hardy, orchestral Chaplin gig, scoring Technicolor at MoMA
episode 15: Laurel and Hardy, orchestral Chaplin gig, scoring Technicolor at MoMAWelcomeSilent Film Sound and Music ArchiveRecap of June shows: Clara Bow in "Mantrap" in Lake Placid, Mostly Lost 4 at...
View Articleepisode 16: Norwegian edition - Too Much Johnson, Roald Amundsen, Chaplin's...
episode 16: Norwegian edition - Too Much Johnson, Roald Amundsen, Chaplin's City LightsWelcome10th anual "Silent Film Days" festival in Tromsø, NorwayShows for 6th grade school kids, childrens' show on...
View Articleepisode 17: choosing music for a scene, Boise world premiere, Steamboat Bill...
episode 17: organs and orchestras - choosing music for a scene, Boise world premiere, Steamboat Bill Jr, Hammond theatre organWelcomeRecent shows recap: William S. Hart, Bert Williams, Criterion...
View Articleepisode 18: scoring The Bride's Play, explaining the 1920s jokes, travel to...
episode 18: scoring The Bride's Play, explaining the 1920s jokes, travel to South Korea and NorwayWelcome (back)! Long time no podcast, so I recap a few highlights from March-July. Such as: finishing a...
View Articleepisode 19: a trip to Egypt?, Keaton and Lloyd in South Korea, prepping for a...
episode 19: a trip to Egypt?, Keaton and Lloyd in South Korea, prepping for a 1915 Swedish silentWelcome. I get lost en route to a gig whilst dealing with a snafu in overseas travel. Next, I talk about...
View Articleepisode 19: a trip to Egypt?, Keaton and Lloyd in South Korea, prepping for a...
episode 19: a trip to Egypt?, Keaton and Lloyd in South Korea, prepping for a 1915 Swedish silentWelcome. I get lost en route to a gig whilst dealing with a snafu in overseas travel. Next, I talk about...
View Articlecoming in January 2017: 3 special episodes of the podcast
coming in January 2017: 3 special episodes of the podcast This mini-episode is more of a trailer of sorts for three special podcast episodes that I will post simultaneously in the first half of January...
View Articleep 20: special "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" podcast episode #1
00:00 welcome; intro to special "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" series and podcasts - 05:40 Plots and Plotters - 14:07 Chaplinitis - 26:15 Sports Injuries - 36:11 Arts Deprectiation. This episode contains...
View Articleep 21: special "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" podcast episode #2
00:00 Welcome, and intro to Cruel and Unusual Comedy -- 04:31 Westward Whoa -- 14:36 Love and War: Romantic Skirmishes -- 26:16 Family Jewels: Child Progeny -- 34:29 Wage Slaves and Working Stiffs --...
View Articleep 22: special "Cruel and Unusual Comedy" podcast episode #3
00:00 Welcome, and intro to Cruel and Unusual Comedy -- 04:02 More Plots and Plotters -- 11:21 Ethnic Profiling: Stereotypically Speaking -- 19:47 Loco Motives: On the Wrong Track -- 27:52 Scared...
View Articleep 23: Tromsø, Kansas and Toronto Silent Film Festivals, Hindustan, W.C....
Welcome and intro - "Silent Film Days" festival Tromsø (Verdensteatret 100 År!) - performance clip "Madame de Thebes" - scoring "Why Change Your Wife" and hunting for "Hindustan" for the Kansas Silent...
View Articleep 24: Stuart Oderman, playing the numbers in Detroit, Show People, The...
Welcome and intro - Stuart Oderman - DVD/Blu ray release of "When Knighthood Was In Flower" - holding back in playing in order to get audience inside a character's head - performance excerpt from "Show...
View Articleep. 25: performances in Tromsø, mood demos, universality of laughs, fitting...
Welcome and intro - "Silent Film Days" in Tromsø, Norway - demonstrating musical moods for 5th graders - the universality of silent comedy - recording of score for One Week for students - making...
View Articleep. 26: reinterpreting 1929 Buster Keaton, playing into a film, anticipating...
Welcome and intro - reports on recent shows and recordings, and October DVD releases - starting a score at a performance: playing the audience into the film - performance clip: "The Temptress" with...
View Articleep. 27: organ sounds from Norway and Idaho, a trip to Hollywood, and using...
On this episode, Ben Model takes you above the Arctic Circle to hear a pipe organ accompanying a Swedish silent, to Boise ID to its historic 1927 Egyptian Theatre, and to Hollywood for the TCM Classic...
View Articleep. 28: scoring Laurel & Hardy, Mostly Lost 7, Lois Weber on organ and more
On this episode, Ben Model gives a brief report on Mostly Lost 7, accompanies the rarely-shown Marie Doro silent "Lost and Won", does his darnedest to score the Lois Weber film "Hypocrites" on a church...
View Articleep. 29: playing for scene breaks & film breaks, Lee Erwin's Tootsie Oodles,...
On this episode, Ben Model recaps his summer silent film shows, discusses musically wrapping up a scene to match the film, talks about what to do musically when the film breaks, traces a 14-year...
View Articleep. 30: How To Play the Piano or Organ for a Halloween Silent Movie
On this mini-episode, Ben Model gives you some tips and some do's & don't's on how to accompany a silent movie if you're doing one this Halloween...or any time of the year. Plus, there's news about...
View Articleep. 31: Scoring Dracula, Playing for Pat & Patachon, Reaching Younger Fans
On this episode, Ben Model talks about creating and performing a live score on theatre organ for the 1931 "Dracula" with Bela Lugosi, shares some insights about programming the "Silent Comedy...
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