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Thoughts and Prayers to Jamaica. Update To Follow! We Digress. So Where Did That Music Come From?

Bringing the Latest Updates on Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica-Article to Follow Shortly.
We're closely monitoring the situation as Hurricane Melissa continues to bring catastrophic conditions to Jamaica. Currently a Category 5 storm with 165 mph winds, Melissa is slowly moving northward and is expected to make landfall early tomorrow. The National Hurricane Center warns of life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, and storm surges up to 13 feet.
Heavy rainfall of 15–30 inches, with local totals up to 40 inches, is forecast, especially in mountainous regions. The Jamaican government has issued mandatory evacuation orders for vulnerable coastal areas, including parts of Kingston, and over 800 shelters have been opened across the island.
Airports are closed, and widespread power and communication outages are expected. The Jamaica Red Cross and emergency teams are actively assisting with evacuations and pre-positioning supplies.
We'll continue to bring you updates as the storm progresses. Stay safe, stay sheltered, and check back here for the latest developments.

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So, It May All Be About the Music…
The 1927 silent romantic comedy "It"-the film that turned Clara Bow into the original "It Girl"-was released without any fixed, studio-issued score.
In keeping with silent-era practice, music was supplied locally: each theater's pianist, organist, or small ensemble would improvise or compile cue sheets to match the on-screen action. Consequently, no single "original soundtrack" has survived.
Modern audiences still experience the picture through newly created accompaniments:
- Carl Davis prepared a widely praised orchestral score for the out-of-print Milestone video release; it remains a benchmark for home viewing.
- Jeff Rapsis tours with a completely improvised organ part, performed live on theater pipe organs; he uses contemporary film-scoring language rather than 1920s pastiche.
- Robert Bruce offers a jazz-tinged piano suite that slips from Charleston rhythms to reflective, almost neoclassical passages.
- Conservatories such as the Berklee Silent Film Orchestra have commissioned student-written ensemble scores that are performed at special screenings.
Because every accompanist approaches the movie afresh, the "music of It" is still evolving-nearly a century after Clara Bow first winked at the camera.

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Check out my new post! Our Thoughts and Prayers to Jamaica. Update To Follow! Yes, We Digress. So Where Did That Music Come From?

As you may all be already aware, Jamaica is currently experiencing the most dangerous and horrific hurricane in its history. A follow-up will be posted later as it continues to unfold. Our thoughts and prayers, of course, no doubt! Yet, that background music behind the scenes may have had you asking, “So, where did that music come from?” Here’s the acknowledgement to the whole production—that had started it all…

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With Our Thoughts and Prayers in Bringing Updates on Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica

We’re closely monitoring the situation as Hurricane Melissa continues to bring catastrophic conditions to Jamaica. Currently a Category 5 storm with 165 mph winds, Melissa is slowly moving northward and is expected to make landfall early tomorrow. The National Hurricane Center warns of life-threatening flash flooding, landslides, and storm surges up to 13 feet

Heavy rainfall of 15–30 inches, with local totals up to 40 inches, is forecast, especially in mountainous regions

. The Jamaican government has issued mandatory evacuation orders for vulnerable coastal areas, including parts of Kingston, and over 800 shelters have been opened across the island

Airports are closed, and widespread power and communication outages are expected. The Jamaica Red Cross and emergency teams are actively assisting with evacuations and pre-positioning supplies

We’ll continue to bring you updates as the storm progresses. Stay safe, stay sheltered, and check back here for the latest developments.

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The 1927 silent picture "It":
Silent-film accompaniment
1920s photoplay music
Ragtime / Charleston cues
Light romantic themes
Improvised theatre-organ score
Modern reconstruction (Carl Davis, Jeff Rapsis, Robert Bruce)
Cue-sheet compilation
Jazz-age mood
Live cinema performance
Public-domain film score
These tags cover both the historic practice (improvised pit music, cue sheets) and present-day performance options (new orchestral or piano accompaniments).

Silent
Ragtime
Charleston
Romantic
Improvised
Organ
Jazz-age
Cue-sheet
Reconstruction
Public-domain
It (1927)

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