“Silents Synced” combines classic silent films with rock music

Blue Starlite, an independent drive-in theater in Austin, Texas, announced its first national movie event series, Synchronized silencers, where classic silent films will be paired with rock music from Radiohead, REM, They Might Be Giants, Pearl Jam, Pixies and Amon Tobin.

Synchronized silencers Series 1 is the first in a multi-series produced by Blue Starlite Entertainment, the new content arm of the independent drive-in.

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The content screenings will be distributed this fall through a partnership with independent event cinema distributor CineLife Entertainment, a division of Spotlight Cinema Networks, which now books independent theater and drive-in cinema networks nationwide.

“Synchronized mufflers “This is a strategic format to attract new audiences to theaters for an unparalleled community music experience,” said Josh Frank, CEO and creator of Synchronized silencers.

Frank continued: “The question for independent movie theater operators is how to get people out of their homes and away from seeing Hollywood blockbusters. While traditional audiences will always be our lifeblood, music fans will increasingly strive for a shared experience.. They are a fundamentally new audience for all of us. Together with these essential artists and our distribution partner, CineLife Entertainment, we are looking to inspire people to gather in movie theaters and reinvigorate independent theaters in a whole new way to support them with engaging and unique events.

Blue Starlite has begun conversations with these artists’ management to reimagine these timeless silent films alongside their landmark albums and other selections from their catalogs.

Synchronized silencers‘s The first season will kick off in fall 2024 with Radiohead’s “KID A (2000) / Amnesiac (2001),” paired with Nosferatu (1923), with future films expected to follow every four months. A world first of Synchronized silencers “Radiohead: Nosferatu” will take place before its national launch in the fall.

REM Synchronized mufflers the film is expected to be distributed in early 2025.

“The guys thought it sounded like a good idea and they like the weird way their music and Buster Keaton’s music Sherlock, Jr., “It’s a perfect match. What a beautiful and improbable way to present art,” said Bertis Downs, director of REM

More titles will follow throughout 2025 with secular silent films to be announced soon, syncing with They Might Be Giants, Pearl Jam, Pixies, Amon Tobin, and more to be announced as additional deals are released. finalized.

“There’s something oddly appealing about syncing modern music to an old silent film: it brings a whole new perspective. I like to imagine Buster Keaton walking around the set with a 1927 version of They Might Be Giants playing in his head. It’s a perfect combination,” says They Might Be Giants manager Pete Smolin.

“We are thrilled to be a distribution partner because we believe in the power of event cinema combined with alternative music’s most enduring artists,” said Bernadette McCabe, Executive Vice President of CineLife Entertainment. “This is a concept that should work equally well for independent, in-venue and drive-in theaters, as it offers a feasible event cinema that will appeal to multiple generations of current patrons, as well as music fans.”

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