Alamo Drafthouse is partnering with GroundUP Music to present a five-week-long series of silent films reimagined. GroundUP artists have created and recorded brand new scores for each film in the series, including Nosferatu and The Lost World. For the 100th anniversary of Nosferatu, Snarky Puppy’s Bob Lanzetti composed a brand new original score. We also celebrated the Centennial ghoul in our latest issue #14 with a look back on the enduring legacy of the ghoulish bloodsucker. If inspiring new music and new art one hundred years later isn’t an argument for evident immortality, we don’t know what is.
Our pasty fanged boy isn’t the only work being revived for this series, the GroundUP Music x Alamo Drafthouse presentation kicks off February 20th with three short films set to the musical stylings of House of Waters and runs through March 20th culminating with Aelita: Queen of Mars accompanied by a new score from Snarky Puppy’s Chris Bullock.
The five GroundUP Music artists and film pairings include:
- House of Waters with three silent shorts – MENILMONTANT (1926), LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE (1902), and BALLET MECANIQUE (1923)
- Sirintip with THE LOST WORLD (1925)
- PRD Mais with WAXWORKS (1924)
- Snarky Puppy’s Bob Lanzetti with NOSFERATU (1922) celebrating its 100 year anniversary
- Snarky Puppy’s Chris Bullock with AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS
Check out the full lineup and dates below.
“GroundUP Music x Alamo Drafthouse” Lineup
Sunday, February 20th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Live Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, February 20th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
Three Silent Shorts (MÉNILMONTANT, BALLET MÉCANIQUE, LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE) with new score by House of Waters
groundUP by Snarky PuppySunday, February 27th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Live Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, February 27th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
THE LOST WORLD with new score by Sirintip
We Like It Here by Snarky PuppySunday, March 6th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Livestreamed Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, March 6th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
WAXWORKS with new score by PRD Mais
Family Dinner, Vol. 1 by Snarky PuppySunday, March 13th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Live Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, March 13th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
NOSFERATU with new score by Snarky Puppy’s Bob Lanzetti
Sylva by Snarky PuppySunday, March 20th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Live Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, March 20th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS with new score by Snarky Puppy’s Chris Bullock
Family Dinner, Vol. 2 by Snarky Puppy
Each show at the New York location includes a live Q&A with the composer, and all those in attendance will receive a special limited-edition letterpress poster designed by NY-based artist Martin Mazorra and printed on-site on a vintage letterpress. Every show also includes a special treat for Snarky Puppy fans — a different Snarky Puppy concert film for each screening. Should you find yourself not in New York, don’t fret. Other participating Alamo locations will be screening the series with pre-recorded Q&A’s.
Click here to get your tickets for the “GroundUP x Alamo Drafthouse” series, available now. And if you’ve got a hankering for more Nosferatu get your copy of FANGORIA issue #14 here or check your local Barnes & Noble or comic shop for a deep dive into the enduring legacy of this one-hundred-year-old horror film.
