Silent Film Musician
For over three decades Bruce has been creating piano accompaniments for silent films at the Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum and the Pacific Film Archive. Among numerous festivals and shows he has accompanied films at the Cleveland Museum of Art and the New York Public Library. Bruce is a regular presenter of silent films at the California FiIm Institute's SUMMERFILM program.
Silent films are a window into the past that speaks the timeless language of dreams. Bruce creates scores for silent movies that use the music of the past in a framework of improvisation that supports the audience's immersion in the film journey.
"Bruce Loeb did a wonderful job on piano. His music enhanced the emotions onscreen and deepened the story." Lincoln Spector/BayFlicks
Silent films are a window into the past that speaks the timeless language of dreams. Bruce creates scores for silent movies that use the music of the past in a framework of improvisation that supports the audience's immersion in the film journey.
"Bruce Loeb did a wonderful job on piano. His music enhanced the emotions onscreen and deepened the story." Lincoln Spector/BayFlicks
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Two Scenes from HER NIGHT OF ROMANCE (1924) In the opening scene we see Ronald Coleman playing Lord Paul Menford as he bumps into an American heiress... a bit later in the film he impersonates a doctor: |
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