I've tried to watch some of TCM's silent movies several times, but had to quit because of the scores.
I think I read or heard somewhere that there were contests in which music students could submit scores to be dubbed into a movie. I guess it didn't really matter which movie because some scores bore no relationship to the movie.
One movie I tried to watch some months ago had a score consisting of only drums. Whether there were other percussion instruments, I don't know because I couldn't stand more than a minute of it.
Would be nice if TCM included something like "Original Score" in a movie's description. I'd rather listen to an old, scratchy, distorted sound track that was actually written for the movie than say, a modern jazz score for a 1929 movie.
Before I wrote this post, I searched the forum and was very surprised to find only one thread on this topic - this one.
Silent movie music tracks: authentic vs. modern
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I've tried to watch some of TCM's silent movies several times, but had to quit because of the scores.
I think I read or heard somewhere that there were contests in which music students could submit scores to be dubbed into a movie. I guess it didn't really matter which movie because some scores bore no relationship to the movie.
One movie I tried to watch some months ago had a score consisting of only drums. Whether there were other percussion instruments, I don't know because I couldn't stand more than a minute of it.
Would be nice if TCM included something like "Original Score" in a movie's description. I'd rather listen to an old, scratchy, distorted sound track that was actually written for the movie than say, a modern jazz score for a 1929 movie.
Before I wrote this post, I searched the forum and was very surprised to find only one thread on this topic - this one.
EdP (new to the forum)