- Director
- The Thieving Hand - Unknown Director / Frankenstein - J. Searle Dawley / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde - Lucius J. Henderson / The Ghost of Slumber Mountain - Willis O'Brien / Haxan - Benjamin Christensen / Hells Bells - Ub Iwerks /The Haunted Ship - John Foster and Mannie Davis
- Year
- Original film releases: 1908, 1910, 1912, 1919, 1922, 1929, 1930. New scores are from 2026
- Runtime
- 65 min
- Country
- USA
- Language
- No Dialogue
- Premiere
- World Premiere
CINEMA RECOMPOSED: SILENT MONSTERS
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A live string quartet plays new scores for seven classic silent horror short films. Seven composers, aged 17 to 24, composed new scores for silent short films under the mentorship of some of the industry's top professionals. This is CINEMA RECOMPOSED! Commissioned by Golden Hornet, in partnership with a team including Tim League (Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Metro Cinema) and the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), this is the second year that Fantastic Fest will host a screening with a live score performed by the Invoke string quartet. The next generation of film composers is here!
This year’s short films include the following:
THE THIEVING HAND (1908) FRANKENSTEIN (1910) DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE (1912) THE GHOST OF SLUMBER MOUNTAIN (1919) HÄXAN: HELL SEQUENCE (1922) HELL'S BELLS (1929) THE HAUNTED SHIP (1930)
Golden Hornet partnered with fellow 501(c)(3) non-profit, the American Genre Film Archive (AGFA), to bring the second edition of CINEMA RECOMPOSED to life. AGFA is the world’s largest archive dedicated to genre movies and filmmakers.
We provide each composer with something that's often not accessible through traditional music programs: one-on-one access to composers working at the highest level. With help from Tim League and our Artistic Director, Graham Reynolds, we have assembled a team of some of Hollywood's best film composers to mentor each young artist, including Mark Orton, David Wingo, Brian Reitzell, Nicoletta Nomicou, and more! (GOLDEN HORNET)