Griggs-Moviedrome Reel to Reel Scores

[John Terendy]

I'm wondering if anyone has copies of the old Griggs-Moviedrome Reel to Reel Scores.

[Ed Gordon]

Are you looking for this:

This four-disc DVD-R edition features three different presentations of the various survival states of The Phantom of the Opera.

The presentation on disc one has been transferred from a 16mm reduction print of the 1929/1930 version as prepared by Griggs Moviedrome in 1974, featuring a theater pipe organ music score performed by Lee Erwin, and with the opening introduction by the man with the lantern voiced by John Griggs. Griggs prints featured the Bal Masque sequence with the original black & white version footage, however, edition producer Mark Roth has inserted the survivng Technicolor footage from another print. The 1974 Griggs edition of the 1929/1930 version of the film is presented unaltered on disc two. This home video edition from the Griggs print will be slightly different from other 16mm-based discs prepared from the commonly-available 16mm Blackhawk prints due to slight differences in surviving material in their original source prints. The Griggs print itself is good to very-good, with a persistent amount of dust and speckling, but much of the print is dark, with closed-up shadows and grey highlights. Still quite watchable, but not ideal. It is interesting that the credits at the end of the print are from the 1925 version, with Virginia Pearson credited as Carlotta.

The presentation on disc three is the 1925 version of the film, presented from a 16mm duplicate reduction print of the 16mm Show-At-Home edition, with an insert of the color Bal Masque footage. This closest approximation of the original general-release version of the film has not survived in the best print condition, and this edition of that print does not look as good as the presentation on the Milestone edition noted above.

The 1925 version of the film is presented with a new music score composed and performed on Miditzer virtual (computer-based) theatre pipe organ by Ben Model.

If so, order it here: https://www.deepdiscount.com/the-pha...n/762184806921

[John Terendy]

That one I have, thanks! I remember that they sold music tracks on tape in their catalog; but being a kid I never could afford them. Is there a list or member who has some of them?

[Ed Gordon]

You might have better luck at Nitrateville.com

[John Terendy]

Thanks Ed. I'll report back.

[Joe Caruso]

I have a catalog which lists them...Shorty

[John Terendy]

That would be great! Thank you.

[John Terendy]

I found my old Griggs-Moviedrome catalog and here is the first page listing all of the music scores that they offered on reel and cassette.I wonder how many of these recorded music scores still exist?

[Frank Commins]

The only score that I remember purchasing was for 'The Birth of A Nation', which synchronized fine with my Blackhawk print. Years ago I transferred it to CD which is much easier to use than cassettes.

I don't know if any of these scores are still available, but you could probably reach out to Mark Roth at 'ReelClassicdvd.com' for an answer.

Here are a few more listings of their scores...