{"id":30612,"date":"2024-10-15T00:02:32","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T00:02:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/r-e-m-s-music-to-soundtrack-classic-buster-keaton-silent-film\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T00:02:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T00:02:32","slug":"r-e-m-s-music-to-soundtrack-classic-buster-keaton-silent-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/r-e-m-s-music-to-soundtrack-classic-buster-keaton-silent-film\/","title":{"rendered":"R.E.M.\u2019s music to soundtrack classic Buster Keaton silent film"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bennett Raglin\/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A classic Buster Keaton<\/strong>\u00a0movie is getting an update thanks to R.E.M.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The 1924 silent film <\/span>Sherlock Jr.<\/span><\/em> is being re-released in theaters on Feb. 4, soundtracked by two R.E.M.<\/strong> albums: 1994\u2019s <\/span>Monster<\/span><\/em> and 1996\u2019s <\/span>New Adventures in Hi-Fi<\/span><\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The screening is part of the Silents Synched series, which pairs classic films with contemporary albums. A previous screening paired <\/span>Nosferatu<\/span><\/em> with two Radiohead<\/strong> albums.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBuster Keaton is one of my favorite actor\/director\/writers in movie history,\u201d R.E.M.\u2019s Peter Buck<\/strong>\u00a0said in a statement, according to <\/span>Rolling Stone<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m honored that in some small way R.E.M. is collaborating with him from beyond the grave!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A <\/span>trailer<\/strong><\/span><\/a> for the new version of the film has just been released, featuring\u00a0clips from the\u00a0movie soundtracked to the <\/span>Monster<\/span><\/em> tune \u201cStar 69.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Fun facts that pop up during the trailer reveal that <\/span>New Adventures in Hi-Fi<\/span><\/em> is R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe<\/strong>\u2019s favorite R.E.M. album.<\/span>\u00a0It also notes that <\/span>Sherlock Jr.<\/span><\/em>, released 100 years ago, is \u201cconsidered one of the greatest silent comedies\u201d and in 1991 was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry.<\/span><\/p>\n