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"Opening Title Music" from the
Josef von Sternberg classic
THE DOCKS OF NEW YORK (1928)
Music composed, orchestrated,
and conducted by Robert Israel
Originally commissioned and recorded for the Criterion Collection edition of Three Silent Classics by Josef von Sternberg. ©2010 The Criterion Collection Inc. All rights reserved.
F E A T U R E D R E V I E W S
“Robert understands the correlation between the sound of music and the silence of film. He accents the moments without simply sentimentalizing the moment. It's easy to have an emotional moment on film, and have the music doing exactly the same thing, and that doesn't quite work. He understands that.”
Irvin Kershner, film director
–Star Wars- The Empire Strikes Back
–Never Say Never Again
–The Eyes of Laura Mars
"Composer par excellence...Robert is helping modern-day audiences appreciate the silent-film experience at its very best."
Leonard Maltin
–NBC’s Entertainment Tonight Correspondent
“He understands silent pictures. He
doesn't overwhelm them.”
Peter Bogdanovich, film director
–The Last Picture Show
–Paper Moon
“Robert Israel's scores for Lloyd's movies are
magnificent, and they clarify and underscore
the basic rhythm of the films.”
Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post
and Pulitzer Prize winner
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TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES
World Premiere Restoration
from The Library of Congress
ANNIE LAURIE (1927)
Directed by John S. Robertson
Newly restored by The Library of Congress, the film stars
Lillian Gish and Norman Kerry.
New symphonic orchestra score
by Robert Israel
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January 19, 2024 20:00 GMT+1
January 21, 2024 19:00 GMT+1
Nürnberger Symphoniker
Musiksaal in der Kongresshalle, Nürnberg
GIRL SHY (1924)
mit Harold Lloyd
Robert Israel, Dirigent
Click for info
P A S T P R O J E C T S
NEW SCORES FOR BUSTER KEATON
Newly composed and recorded music scores for the
films of Buster Keaton, including:
THE GENERAL (1926)
OUR HOSPITALITY (1923)
THE NAVIGATOR (1924)
BATTLING BUTLER (1926)
All available on BluRay and DVD from
Lobster Films
and
Cohen Media Group
February 16, 2015 PIANO RECITAL AT REDUTA
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C# minor, Op. 27, No. 2
"The Moonlight" by LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
A live performance by pianist, Robert Israel
Olomouc, Czech Republic
July 28, 2014
PARALLEL EPOCHS
An essay I have written about my experience composing
a new score for Abel Gance's anti-war masterpiece
J'ACCUSE (1919)
Published online at the Flicker Alley Website:
(click on images to be redirected to the essay)
NEW MUSIC SCORE RECORDING FOR MURNAU
Kino Lorber, in cooperation with the Murnau Stiftung
presents a new restoration of the F.W. Murnau
classic:
TARTUFFE (1925)
starring, Emil Jannings, Lil Dagover, and Werner Krauss
June 1, 2014
New orchestra recording premiere for
Turner Classic Movies
THE COSSACKS (1928)
starring John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, Nils Asther, and Ernest Torrence
Scenario by Francis Marion
Directed by George Hill
September 2017 NEW BLU-RAY RELEASE
From LOBSTER FILMS
and THE BLACKHAWK FILMS COLLECTION
THE LOST WORLD (1925)
Brand new Orchestra Score
NEWLY RESTORED from 35mm materials
August 12, 2014 NEW DVD RELEASE
From FLICKER ALLEY
and THE BLACKHAWK FILMS COLLECTION
CHAPLIN'S MUTUAL COMEDIES (1916–17)
Five disc BluRay/DVD COMBO set in steel box
NEWLY RESTORED from 35mm materials
