Carl Davis on silent film /

The composer and conductor Carl Davis is well-known for his work for television and films and, in particular, for the scores he has written to accompany silent films. He has helped breathe new life into classics such as Abel Gance's Napoleon and Chaplin's City Lights. In this film, Davis d...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Dickenson, Frances (Director, Producer), Davis, Carl, 1936- (on-screen participant.)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany : Monarda Arts, 1990.
Series:Academic Video Online
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Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
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Summary:The composer and conductor Carl Davis is well-known for his work for television and films and, in particular, for the scores he has written to accompany silent films. He has helped breathe new life into classics such as Abel Gance's Napoleon and Chaplin's City Lights. In this film, Davis demonstrates how he creates a full music score for a silent film, working on a sequence from Raymond Bernard's The Chess Player.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed January 18, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (27 minutes)
Playing Time:00:26:03
Production Credits:Film cameras, Steve Haskett, Ian Wallace; editor, Melvyn Bragg.