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The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben Model

The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben Model

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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.

Recent Episodes

  • ep. 64: The Fierce Urgency of Silent Film Music

    4 months ago

  • ep. 63: Scoring Decisions and Transitions

    6 months ago

  • ep. 62: accompanying a Mary Pickford film on campus, Marcel Perez at the Silent Clowns, Monta Bell at MoMA, and more

    9 months ago

  • ep. 61: Improvising Themes for Re-Use and Development

    11 months ago

  • ep. 60: Music on the Road: Late Summer – Autumn 2023

    1 year ago

  • ep. 59: San Francisco Silent Film Fest, Undercrank’s 10th Anniversary, Tom Mix, and More

    1 year ago

  • ep. 58: “Potato Salad”, TCM Classic Film Festival, Ernie Kovacs, Undercrank Prods 10th Anniversary

    1 year ago

  • ep. 57: Recording silent film scores for Tom Mix and Rin Tin Tin

    2 years ago

  • ep. 56: Back to scoring silent feature films

    2 years ago

  • ep. 55: Music for unconventional silent films and other purposes

    2 years ago