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How would I know since no silent movie soundtracks exist?

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In Reply to: RE: That came out a wee bit later than the OP's target period... posted by musetap on January 30, 2013 at 21:03:03

Is there actually sheet music written for the bigger budget films that actually survived?

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Soundtracks were never mentioned in the OP... - musetap 12:45:04 01/31/13 (0)
so I don't have an answer.

The few silent films I've seen that were accompanied by live music (not necessarily featuring music composed in the same time frame
as the initial release of the film) certainly benefited from the addition of the music performed. These include "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari",
"Go West", "The High Sign", "One Week", "The Adventures of Prince Achmed" and a few others.

Whether these films would have been as enjoyable, better or worse minus
the music and shown as the filmmaker's had intended I'm not sure.

"Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" - Michael McClure

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