Scoring The Silents (FLASH – This Thursday!)

28th January 2013

A recently restored BFI archive film from the silent era of the 1920s is to be presented to audiences of The Space with a new soundtrack by the New Radiophonic Workshop. Flowers of London, will be published on The Space on February 7. Part of a series of silent shorts, Flowers of London is a poignant evocation of London – the city’s dirty streets contrasting with images of flowers, a symbol of hope throughout the film. The New Radiophonic Workshop, led by composer Matthew Herbert, brought in sound-effects experts alongside award-winning writer Laura Wade to add new dimensions to the film. Viewers have complete control of their listening experience and can choose their own combination of sound-effects, music and narrative.

Flowers of London is one of six films in the series Wonderful London, which were restored by the BFI National Archive and offer a fascinating glimpse of London life and images during the mid-1920s. Flowers of London is the centrepiece film in a trilogy on The Space which explores creating soundtracks for silent classics.

Visitors to www.thespace.org will be able to play with sound effects, narrative and music to create different soundtracks to Flowers of London –audiences can customise their own experience by deciding which soundtrack or combination of soundtracks the film should have, choosing to hear the New Radiophonic Workshop’s full mix or to use the player to select from the seven different combinations.

Here are some lovely images.

NEWSFLASH – GOING LIVE THIS THURSDAY!

This Thursday 7th February, for the first time ever, a recently restored BFI archive film, Flowers of London, from the silent era of the 1920s is to be presented to audiences who are invited to create a new soundtrack by the New Radiophonic Workshop.

The New Radiophonic Workshop, led by electronic composer Matthew Herbert, brought in sound-effects experts alongside award-winning writer Laura Wade to add new dimensions to the film.

Viewers have complete control of their listening experience and can choose their own combination of sound-effects, music and narrative.

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