Hans Richter’s 1927 Short Surrealist masterpiece: “Ghosts Before Breakfast” re-scored. This film initially had a soundtrack which was lost when the original print was destroyed by the Nazi’s as ‘degenerate art’. This music – with Jacques Van Rhijn on clarinet, Don Brosnan on bass, Jed Woodhouse on drums, Clive Painter on guitar – was recorded at Clive’s prior to the sessions for our re-score of Richter’s full length magnum opus: “Dream That Money Can Buy” for the British Film Institute in 2005. (Turn off the sound if you want to hear it as Richter didn’t really intend it..) Thanks to Bryan James and the Internet Archive for the footage.

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   o09chacho

   March 20, 2010 at 1:05 am

   DADA – BUEN – BIEN – VERY
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   likemachines

   March 20, 2010 at 1:21 am

   what they’re trying to say here is that a vacant mind is in perfect shape.
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   starfishdrillaz

   March 20, 2010 at 1:26 am

   This is cool. I did the same thing for uni but with different music. Its on our page if anyone would care to chack it out.
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   moviate

   March 20, 2010 at 2:05 am

   very nice, always shown it to students as a silent piece until this year, we tried it with a messiaen upbeat piece, and it fit nicely. I may show them this version next year as well. Hope to see this live sometime.
   thanks.
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   petethepaint

   March 20, 2010 at 2:13 am

   I thank my lucky stars things have moved on since 1927, can we have some you tube scored please?
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   MaybePensive

   March 20, 2010 at 2:25 am

   I enjoyed it but didn’t get it. Any help?
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   Syrcaid

   March 20, 2010 at 2:44 am

   So that’s what became of bowlers… Huh.
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   GS336

   March 20, 2010 at 3:02 am

   You guys are so awesome, you should not exist. But I’m glad that you do.
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   Jonamon

   March 20, 2010 at 3:17 am

   so this is what this little tune was originally made for… I’ve heard it in so many podcasts and always wondered
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    VGEric

    March 20, 2010 at 3:19 am

    Very cool….