A word about the music. Each and every film was accompanied by live accompaniment, mostly by a cadre of fine pianists, among them Phil Carli and Neil Brand, both frequent contributors to Kino’s home video releases of silent classics. The rest of the house pianists are: Antonio Coppola, John Sweeney, Gunter A. Buchwald, Donald Sosin, and Tama Karena. For a select few programs, special musical presentations were prepared such as the Japanese programs of Orochiand A Page of Madness, and the quasi-musical treatment for East Side, West Side. In addition, Finis Terrae featured a quartet of Breton musicians on regional instruments and Circle of Death swung with a classical string quartet led by clarinet. The grandest treatment, however, was reserved for
