Silent film composer Donald Sosin and world renowned Klezmer violinist Alicia Svigals talk about composing music for silent films, their process for creating music for THE ANCIENT LAW (DAS ALTE GESETZ), and why everyone should go see a silent film!

[[Time codes for interview questions below]]

Alicia Svigals was kind enough to play us a small piece of music from the film (which starts at 12:20 in this interview) so make sure to watch!


Sosin and Svigals came to HCAF18 for the film THE ANCIENT LAW (DAS ALTE GESETZ), a long-lost 1920's silent film for which they have composed a score.


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00:05 : What is it like bringing your performance of this uncovered masterpiece to audiences?

02:39 : Does the audience response effect your performance every time?

03:39 : What do you think about HCAF's combining of different artistic disciplines?

05:32 : What inspired you during the process of scoring the film?

06:50 : What is it like working on a film like this together?

09:00 : What are your favorite film scores?

10:45 : How did the story of this film resonate with you both as artists?

12:20 : Alicia plays a short selection of music from the film

13:23 What do you hope audiences will take away from this experience?


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Special thanks to Claudia Osorio of The Gallery Podcast!
http://thegallerypodcast.com/



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