THE THAMES SILENTS SERIES

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Here you can find a list of all the titles commissioned for this series by Thames Television.

 

Click on each title to access the film's dedicated page in our current catalogue.

Film Title
Music
Premiere

Carl Davis

The Empire Leicester Square, London, 1980

THE CROWD

Carl Davis

The Empire Leicester Square, London, 1981

FLESH AND THE DEVIL

Carl Davis

The Dominion Theatre, London, 1982

SHOW PEOPLE

Carl Davis

The Dominion Theatre, London, 1982

BROKEN BLOSSOMS

Original score by Louis F Gottschalk, arranged by Carl Davis

The Dominion Theatre, London, 1983

THE WIND

Carl Davis

The Dominion Theatre, London, 1983

THE THIEF OF BAGDAD

Carl Davis, based on the themes of Rimsky-Korsakov

The Dominion Theatre, London, 1984

THE BIG PARADE

Carl Davis

The Dominion Theatre, November 1985

GREED

Carl Davis

The Edinburgh Playhouse, Edinburgh, 1986

THE GENERAL

Carl Davis

London Palladium, London,November 1987

BEN-HUR

Carl Davis

London Palladium, London,November 1987

INTOLERANCE

Carl Davis

Leeds, UK, 1988

SAFETY LAST (not in our catalogue

Carl Davis

The Dominion Theatre, London, 1989

THE CHESS PLAYER

Original score by Henri Rabaud

The Dominion Theatre, London, 1990

 

All the Thames Silents series were commissioned by Thames Television and recorded for television broadcast. Many titles were also given live performances under the Thames banner, normally as part of the London Film Festival. The following titles, although commissioned and recorded for Thames Television, received their live premieres underĀ  different sponsors.

 

Film Title
Music
Premiere
THE STRONG MAN
Carl Davis
Pordenone, 1990
A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS
John Lanchbery
Espoo, Finland, 1995
Carl Davis
Luxembourg, 1996
THE BIRTH OF A NATION
Original score by Joseph Carl Breil, adapted and arranged by John Lanchbery
Pordenone, Italy, 1997
THE EAGLE
Carl Davis
Richmond, Virginia, 2002
IT
Carl Davis
Info not available
OUR HOSPITALITY
Carl Davis
Info not available
THE BLOT
Jim Parker
Not yet performed

 

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