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List of silent film accompanists
A list of musicians and musical groups specializing in silent film accompaniment. Though many reissue prints of silent films include a soundtrack, live music is ideal, if available.
Germany
- Günter Buchwald - violin, piano, and organ - website
Sweden
- Matti Bye - piano - website
- Charlotte Hasselquist - piano - website
- Edward von Past - piano - email
- Stefan Wingefors - piano - website
United Kingdom
United States
California
- Christian Elliott - organ - website
- Frederick Hodges - piano - website
- Robert Israel - organ and piano
- Bruce Loeb - piano
- Judy Rosenberg - piano - website
Colorado
- Monte Alto Motion Picture Orchestra - website
Connecticut
- Donald Sosin & Joanna Seaton - piano - website
District of Columbia
Illinois
- Chicago, IL
Kentucky
- Tim Baker - organ
Massachusetts
- Alloy Orchestra - website
New Hampshire
- Jeff Rapsis - website
New Jersey
- Bernie Anderson - organ and paino - website
New York
- Philip Carli - piano - website
- Dennis James - piano and organ - website
- Makia Matsumura - piano - website
- Ben Model - piano and organ - website
Pennsylvania
- Brett Miller - organ - website
See also
- Movietone — Films made in the "Movietone era" - roughly 1927 through 1933 - are sometimes presented with live musical accompaniment, though they may include recorded sound original to the film. These soundtracks sometimes include only music or music and sound effects (without dialogue) that would have been heard by the films' original audiences at early sound-equipped theaters. These are distinct from "true" silent films with soundtracks that were added later, and also distinct from "talkies" with full dialogue.