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 under 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 |