Alamo Drafthouse Cinema has partnered with GroundUP Music to present “GroundUP Music x Alamo Drafthouse,” a series of five classic silent films with new scores recorded by five unique artists from the GroundUP Music label. The “GroundUP Music x Alamo Drafthouse” series kicks off Sunday, February 20th at Alamo Drafthouse locations across the country, and will continue with new artist and film pairings for five weeks through mid-March.
Following the New York events at the brand new Manhattan theater, Alamo Drafthouse locations in participating markets will screen the “GroundUP Music x Alamo Drafthouse” shows, and beginning March 25th, each title will be available individually and as a Six Pack bundle on Alamo On Demand worldwide. The Six Pack includes all five silent films plus Snarky Puppy’s music documentary of “We Like It Here,” which is only available on Alamo On Demand as part of the Six Pack. In addition to the independent films availability worldwide for rental or purchase, GroundUP Music will be releasing the original motion picture soundtracks on March 25th, 2022 via all digital streaming platforms.
The five GroundUP Music artist and film pairings include:
- House of Waters with three silent shorts – MENILMONTANT (1926), LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE (1902), and BALLET MECANIQUE (1923)
- Sirintip with THE LOST WORLD (1925)
- PRD Mais with WAXWORKS (1924)
- Snarky Puppy’s Bob Lanzetti with NOSFERATU (1922) celebrating its 100 year anniversary
- Snarky Puppy’s Chris Bullock with AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS
“This began a pandemic silver lining,” says Alamo Drafthouse founder Tim League. “With theaters closed and artists unable to tour, we reached out to collaborate with our friends at GroundUP Music to put our collective bunker time to good use. The GroundUP roster is so strong and so diverse; the work we are unveiling is unique and truly extraordinary. I’m excited to share these wonderful reimagined classic silent films with a whole new audience!”
“We at GroundUP have always felt it would be a natural pairing for our artists to marry their musical talents with a visual medium such as film. It’s an honor for our team to be partnered with our friends at Alamo Drafthouse to bring this longstanding vision to reality” says GroundUP Music COO Eric Lense. “Each of the five composers have expressed how much light this project brought into their lives during some of the darkest days we’ve all experienced,” adds GroundUP Music Director of Label Operations, Jamie Margulies. “Tim League is literally family to us, as he and our founder Michael League are cousins, and we are so grateful to him and the Alamo team for providing our artists with this opportunity.”
Each NY “GroundUP Music x Alamo Drafthouse” show includes a live Q&A with that evening’s composer, and guests will receive a different limited-edition letterpress poster for each show, designed by NY-based artist Martin Mazorra and printed on-site on a vintage letterpress in the theater’s bar, The Press Room. As a special treat for GroundUP Music and Snarky Puppy fans alike, each show will also feature a screening of a different Snarky Puppy concert film. Following the New York shows, participating Alamo Drafthouse locations nationwide will screen the “GroundUP Music x Alamo Drafthouse” series with the pre-recorded Q&A’s, newly-scored silent films.
Tickets for the “GroundUP x Alamo Drafthouse” series are available now at https://drafthouse.com/movies/groundup-music-x-alamo-drafthouse
“GroundUP Music x Alamo Drafthouse” Lineup
Sunday, February 20th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Live Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, February 20th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
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- Three Silent Shorts (MÉNILMONTANT, BALLET MÉCANIQUE, LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE) with new score by House of Waters
- groundUP by Snarky Puppy
Sunday, February 27th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Live Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, February 27th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
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- THE LOST WORLD with new score by Sirintip
- We Like It Here by Snarky Puppy
Sunday, March 6th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Livestreamed Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, March 6th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
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- WAXWORKS with new score by PRD Mais
- Family Dinner, Vol. 1 by Snarky Puppy
Sunday, March 13th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Live Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, March 13th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
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- NOSFERATU with new score by Snarky Puppy’s Bob Lanzetti
- Sylva by Snarky Puppy
Sunday, March 20th – Alamo Drafthouse Lower Manhattan (Live Q&A with composer)
Beginning Sunday, March 20th – Participating Alamo Drafthouse locations
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- AELITA: QUEEN OF MARS with new score by Snarky Puppy’s Chris Bullock
- Family Dinner, Vol. 2 by Snarky Puppy
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