Jeremy Morelock 8th Day Interview Silent War of the Worlds at Peter White Public Library Thursday April 26th

Marquette, MI – Jeremy Morelock joined Todd Pazz on the 8th Day Radio Show to discuss the cinematic experiment happening April 26th at the Peter White Public Library (PWPL). The library will be running a silent version of the 1953 classic, “War of the Worlds.” This is movie that was made not only in Technicolor but also with state-of-the-art, top-end sound recording and edits when released. The silent version will be the sound version with the sound off on the movie but a live instrumental performance during the screening, a performance with the tone and tempo to match the action on the screen. Close captioning/subtitles will provide the dialog.

H. G. Wells’ The War of the Worlds was an instant classic when released. According to Wikipedia, “The War of the Worlds won an Academy Award for Special Effects (it was the sole nominee that year). Everett Douglas was nominated for Film Editing, while the Paramount Studio Sound Department and Loren L. Ryder were nominated for Sound, Recording.” So, why mess with such a classic success?

The director of the PWPL thought it might be cool to try this experiment. Dennis Owens and Jeremy Morelock will be doing the music, some planned score, some improvised on the part. It’s hard to fully understand this experiment, so listen to the interview to understand what they are trying to accomplish.

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