To set the tone, enjoy the legendary George Wright accompanying Snub Pollard's classic silent movie, "Springtime Saps!" Thanks to Robert Hope-Jones for his brilliant melding of the audio from GW's Portland Oriental Theatre concert where he accompanied the movie, with available digital footage. Pop some corn, and enjoy!
MUSIC AND THE MOVIES!
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Below are compilations of articles gathered from newspapers as well as movie and music trade journals from the 1910s-1930s, containing articles and cue sheets related to the provision of music for silent movies. As far as I know, this is the largest aggregation of information related to this subject that exists anywhere. Please consider a donation to help support continuing research so this knowledge is preserved.
"The Organ and the Theater"
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"Music AND the Picture"
1125 pages, extracted from "Motion Picture News," 1913-1922
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Miscellaneous articles of interest,
extracted from "MELODY" magazine, 1917-1927, and "VARIETY" magazine, 1915-1935.
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Miscellaneous articles of interest,
extracted from "Motion Picture News, 1913-1922
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"Music FOR the Picture"
1125 pages, extracted from "Moving Picture World," 1910-1919
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"Silent Film Music and the Theatre Organ" by Thomas J. Mathiesen
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"Musical Accompaniment of Moving Pictures" by Lang and West
with thanks to Brenda Portman, D.M.A. for generously providing the scan.
1927 newspaper article entitled "'Hot' Music Crowds Out The Classical"
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