Well, it just so happens that Ambra, who is in charge of the whole film society thing, is the father of the aforementioned Stephen Ambra. “They were looking for a film that would lend itself to an original score.”Īnd you might notice a familiar name within that group of four musicians. “They’re great musicians and are also into film,” Ambra said. It debuted in Cambridge, Mass., last year and has been performed in Brooklyn, N.Y., and at Fitchburg State.

This particular original score was created by a group of four musicians around the Boston area: Benjamin Burns, Stephen Ambra, Sam Moss and Daniel Radin. “And I think this is an experience people will enjoy.” “Any time you can get music and film combined in a live presentation is great,” Ambra said. And those (as well as complete silent films) are the ones that really are perfect for live accompaniment. “It’s rare when you get the opportunity to provide live musicians playing an original score paired with a great film,” said Steve Ambra, the film society advisor.īut at that point in time, the film industry wasn’t too far removed from the silent era, and this was Lang’s first sound film, so there was actually no music and consists of many long stretches of silence within the film. It has been heralded as Lang’s masterpiece. M was released in 1931, and is a German drama/ thriller about a child serial killer and the manhunt – by both the police and the criminal underworld – to find him.

The film society is kicking off its spring portion of the series with a musical accompaniment thanks to an original score written for Fritz Lang’s M. And this Friday evening, as part of the NHTI Film Society’s Friday Night Film Series, you can add hearing a live original score to that list.

There’s the popcorn and candy, the visual effects, the music and so on. There are certain things that enhance a film watching experience. Screen grab of the 1931 classic, M, by Fritz Lang.

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