Bringing silent films to life in Lockhart again!

Welcome back to 78644 Podcast! In this episode host Steven Collins visits the Gaslight-Baker Theatre to chat with composer and musician Justin Sherburn. Justin shares how he creates live music for silent films with his group Montopolis. He talks about scoring the Western film Return of Draw Egan using music by Ennio Morricone, and how comedians rewrote the film’s dialogue to make it funny. He also shares how Montopolis began, his love for mixing music with film, and why he enjoys performing at art house cinemas across the country.

Guests in This Episode:

• Justin Sherburn - Composer and musician, on scoring The Return of Draw Egan at the Gaslight-Baker Theatre.

What’s Inside:

• How Justin mixes live music with old silent films to make them fun again.
• Why he used Ennio Morricone’s music for a Western comedy show.
• The story of starting Montopolis and doing shows in cool theaters.
• His love for mixing art, music, and film in one live show.
• Why he thinks small art cinemas are special and full of smart people.

Timestamps:

[00:00] - Steven visits Gaslight Baker Theatre to meet Justin Sherburn

[00:45] - Scoring Return of Draw Egan with Morricone’s music

[01:30] - Mixing comedy into silent films with rewritten dialogue cards

[03:32] - Why Justin digs deep into Ennio Morricone’s lesser-known tracks

[04:09] - How he picks funky ‘70s music for old Western scenes

[05:32] - The story of starting Montopolis with The Red Balloon

[06:38] - Touring art house cinemas and why Justin loves these creative spaces

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• Justin Sherburn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-sherburn-477ba621
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