Silent film
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| In reality, 'silent films' were almost never silent, but always accompanied by some kind of music, mostly live accompaniment by live [[piano]]. For example the very young [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] helped to make ends meet by playing the piano in a movie house and later went on to compose [[film score]]s for many silent films, including his debut ''[[The New Babylon]]''. | In reality, 'silent films' were almost never silent, but always accompanied by some kind of music, mostly live accompaniment by live [[piano]]. For example the very young [[Dmitri Shostakovich]] helped to make ends meet by playing the piano in a movie house and later went on to compose [[film score]]s for many silent films, including his debut ''[[The New Babylon]]''. | ||
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A silent film is a motion picture with no accompanying, synchronized recorded sound, especially spoken dialogue.
The idea of combining motion pictures with recorded sound is nearly as old as the motion picture itself, but because of the technical challenges involved, most films were silent before the late 1920s.
In reality, 'silent films' were almost never silent, but always accompanied by some kind of music, mostly live accompaniment by live piano. For example the very young Dmitri Shostakovich helped to make ends meet by playing the piano in a movie house and later went on to compose film scores for many silent films, including his debut The New Babylon.
See also
Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde
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