yorgatron Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 California Theater in San Jose is showing "The Merry Widow" (1925) with accompaniment on The Mighty Wurlitzer tonight. 7:00 PM http://imgur.com/VfWws.jpg http://imgur.com/8YJYP.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgoo Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 wicked!!!! Custom Music, Audio Post Production, Location Audio www.gmma.biz https://www.facebook.com/gmmamusic/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 That thing deserves some kind of Godzilla-type movie. Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorgatron Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 If you're going to watch a silent movie then live music is your best option,especially if the organist has a good score to work from. back in the day there were movies that had full orchestration,think how impressive that would be. I watched "The General" with Buster Keaton on DVD the other day,none of the music matched what was going on onscreen. in fact,i'm pretty sure all the music was in the public domain,so they probably didn't pay for it at all,cheap bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorgatron Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 BTW next week they're playing "The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg" with Ramon Novarro and Norma Shearer. http://www.stanfordtheatre.org/stf/aboutCalif.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridog6996 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Nothing compared to the mighty wanamaker http://www41.homepage.villanova.edu/klaus.volpert/images/pipe_organs/USA_Philadelphia_Wanamaker.jpg My YouTube Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjwilcox Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Where's Rick Wakeman when you need him? www.wjwcreative.com www.linkedin.com/in/wjwilcox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 http://i.pbase.com/u40/ysic/upload/35136315.pbase8800Organ.jpg Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Programming a DX7 had to be child's play to those who spent a significant amount of time on those beauties. PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musicale Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 The Wanamaker. Where is that thing located. Although it is simply an organ, it must be something to see and hear. Can you play rock and roll on it ? Regards, Musicale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 The Wanamaker is in Philly. Somewhere I have a photo of my daughter (who was three at the time) sitting at it. It is something to behold (and hear). Keep it greazy! B3tles - Soul Jazz THEO - Prog Rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrokeys Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 If you ever get a chance to see Dennis James on tour, do it. Since he had been a student there, we used to see him at IU regularly. This is what theatre organ is really all about. James would play the orchestrations written for the films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorgatron Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 If you ever get a chance to see Dennis James on tour, do it. Since he had been a student there, we used to see him at IU regularly. This is what theatre organ is really all about. James would play the orchestrations written for the films. he not only plays the score that was written for the film,in some cases the score has been lost for years,and he's been commisioned to write and/or arrange a new one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Virgil Fox plays a mean Wanamaker http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51n6TN5n6AL._SS500_.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.E Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Is Wanamaker really located in Macy's Store? Korg SV-1 73, Korg M50 61 Teaching here My music at kompoz.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Is Wanamaker really located in Macy's Store? What, you suspect that CBS somehow made up the whole story? Yes, the organ is in Macy's (formerly Wanamaker's Department Store). Wikipedia entry found here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorgatron Posted March 5, 2010 Author Share Posted March 5, 2010 BTW next week they're playing "The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg" with Ramon Novarro and Norma Shearer. http://www.stanfordtheatre.org/stf/aboutCalif.html tonight at 7:00 PM for anyone nearby... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteeVtheRipper Posted March 7, 2010 Share Posted March 7, 2010 I used to live in Philly and yes the Wanamaker really is in Macy's. It is kind of odd. I remember the first time I went in there, I wasn't expecting to hear an organ while I was shopping, then all of a sudden this massive sound comes out of nowhere and scares the crap out of me. After the initial shock though it was quite amazing. Best shopping soundtrack ever, sure beats hearing Lady Gaga haha 1974 Rhodes, CP70B, Polivoks, Dominion 1, Behringer D, Mother 32, DFAM, MS20 Mini, Folktek Mescaline, Nord Lead 2x, KArp Odyssey, Jv1080, Digitakt, Hydrasynth, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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