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Metropolis (1927-Silent) featuring piano accompanist, Makia Matsumura
Featuring renowned pianist, Makia Matsumura, accompanying live with an original score.
METROPOLIS - MOVIE TRAILER
Makia Matsumura
Makia Matsumura, a silent film accompanist based in New York City, has been captivating audiences for two decades with her live piano improvisations in front of the silver screen. An alumna of the Pordenone Masterclasses, a distinguished program for emerging silent film accompanists, Makia's music has played an integral role in silent film events at renowned theaters, film archives, and museums worldwide. Demonstrating remarkable talent from a young age, she has become a sought-after presence within the silent film community. Beyond her live performances, Makia's artistic reach extends to providing recorded scores for silent film releases distributed by Kino Lorber, some of which have been featured on Turner Classic Movies and Netflix.
Snow White (1916 silent) with Live Harp & Viola Accompaniment
FREE TO MEMBERS EVENT
SNOW WHITE 1916 SILENT - MOVIE CLIP
Leslie McMichael
HARPIST-COMPOSER CREATES EXPRESSIVE NEW MUSIC FOR HISTORIC FILM FAIRY TALE
Everyone knows Disney’s classic animated film Snow White, but few are aware that that a teenage Walt Disney growing up in Kansas City saw the original silent movie of the fairy tale, and it was this 1916 silent that inspired him to blaze a path in filmmaking and make his own version in 1937. Like all silent films,
Snow White was made on flammable nitrate film stock, and for many years, it was rumored to have been destroyed in a vault fire. But a single theatrical print was discovered in the Netherlands in 1992, and a heroic restoration was performed by the George Eastman House film archive.
Now the whimsical silent fantasy returns to the silver screen, and film lovers can see the long-lost Snow White with live musical accompaniment. Harpist-composer Leslie McMichael’s magical score brings the silent film alive here at the Barrymore Film Center.
Seattle harpist McMichael will perform live on the concert harp for the 63-minute film, and her original score also features her sister Barbara McMichael on viola.