The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben Model

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.

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The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben Model

Episodes (70)

Jan 10th ep. 72: 2025 Year-End Roundup
Dec 4, 2025 ep. 71: Phantoms and Pipe Organs
Oct 21, 2025 ep. 70: Flappers, Roscoe and Laura LaPlante

The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben Model

Jan 10, 2026
55 minutes
86 MB

Ben and Kerr discuss accompaniment Ben’s accompaniment techniques for films he played for toward the end of 2025: Keaton’s “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” at the Barrymore Film Center, Mary Pickford in “Sparrows” at the Library of Congress, and Max Davidson in “Pass the Gravy” at the Silent Clowns Film Series in NYC. Ben gives an update on the Undercrank Productions releases currently in production, of rare silents with Roscoe Arbuckle and with Marion Davies. Ben shares some advice for aspiring accompanists about the kind of music light to bring to a show. Ben and Kerr close out the episode discussing ideas...

The Silent Film Music Podcast with Ben Model

ep. 72: 2025 Year-End Roundup

Ben Model

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