ep. 72: 2025 Year-End Roundup

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 about the current status and next-steps for silent film restoration and exhibition.

Show notes for episode 72 can be found here.