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The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben ModelAn insider's guide to the working life of a silent film accompanist. Author: Ben Model
A podcast from renowned silent film accompanist/historian Ben Model covering the techniques of creating and performing live scores to silent films, as well as a discussion of the language of silent cinema. Find what goes on in the mind of a silent film accompanist before, during and after playing for a show. Learn about the aesthetics of silent filmmaking and storytelling language. Language: en-us Genres: Music, Music Commentary, TV & Film Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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ep. 71: Phantoms and Pipe Organs
Wednesday, 3 December, 2025
Ben and Kerr talk about Ben’s busy Halloween season, underscoring the unmasking scene in “The Phantom of the Opera” (1925) at Angel Nyack, and his encounters with theater ghosts; also covered are Ben's accompanying “Her Sister From Paris” (1925) with Constance Talmadge at the Silent Clowns Film Series, the differences between playing a church pipe organ and a theatre organ for silents, and more. The episode includes performance excerpts from Ben’s scores for the two films mentioned above as well as from a show at the Library of Congress Packard Campus Theater of Josef Von Sternberg’s “Underworld” (1928). Show notes for episode 71 can be found here.
