Silent movies with live music

was formed by four like-minded but wayward young men in 2005. Fifty songs, two years and an intensive two-month recording session in northern France later, their debut EP The Projectionist was released on Xtra Mile to popular acclaim. The resulting UK tour kicked off with two magical (and sold-out) EP Release shows at the Soho Revue Bar in London (RIP) and the Ultimate Picture Palace in Oxford, an indie cinema. The 'cinema gig' was a real taste of the scale and ambition of the Oxford quartet, and was made all the more special for three reasons. Firstly, BBC Introducing hosted the evening and subsequently asked the band to play their stage at Glastonbury 2007. Secondly, a member of the audience was involved in the production of a film adaptation of Philip Pullman's The Butterfly Tattoo and was so impressed that the band ended up playing live in the film. Thirdly - and most importantly - this was the night a relationship was struck between A S

Facts about silent movies

Silent film techniques

Silent movies of the 1920s