Musical accompaniment was an important feature of the early moviegoing experience. The quality of a musical score could easily make or break silent films; and the songs sometimes became more popular than the films. At the same time; interestingly; the silent cinema became itself a major subject in popular music; inspiring a flood of songs about the films; the stars and the experience of going to the movies. Today; few of these songs are remembered. This study begins the documentation of the lost history of songs of the silent cinema. Part One; ldquo;Movies and Moviegoing;rdquo; chronologically lists and describes songs about movies and moviegoing created between 1896 and 1929. Part Two; ldquo;Movie Personalities and Their Films;rdquo; provides a brief biography of each person and a description of the songs created about them and for their films. Part Three; ldquo;Recordings;rdquo; reviews the recordings of these songs and specifies their availability on 78; LP; CD; DVD and the Internet today.
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