Matt Barry
@mattbarryfilm.bsky.social
Independent Films // Experimental Silent Film Scores // Zines on cinema.
Beyond the Frame: Baltimore Filmmakers Showcase
16mm screening of six short films from the 1970s & '80s by Baltimore filmmakers
Sat. 11/22 1-3PM at Enoch Pratt Free Library
16mm screening of six short films from the 1970s & '80s by Baltimore filmmakers
Sat. 11/22 1-3PM at Enoch Pratt Free Library
November 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Beyond the Frame: Baltimore Filmmakers Showcase
16mm screening of six short films from the 1970s & '80s by Baltimore filmmakers
Sat. 11/22 1-3PM at Enoch Pratt Free Library
16mm screening of six short films from the 1970s & '80s by Baltimore filmmakers
Sat. 11/22 1-3PM at Enoch Pratt Free Library
Congrats @cullenbgallagher.bsky.social
Thank you for going above and beyond to compose such an epic score for "Surveillance Film" and collaborating on the film. Great to hear your music getting out there.
Thank you for going above and beyond to compose such an epic score for "Surveillance Film" and collaborating on the film. Great to hear your music getting out there.
Thank you @phantomcircuit.bsky.social for including "Motus" and "Principium" from my upcoming album Surveillance Film! And thank you @mattbarryfilm.bsky.social for the opportunity to compose the score, as always a pleasure to collaborate on the film.
Phantom Circuit #455: Top Human Critic
An extended edition with experimental and electronic music from @thenightmonitor.bsky.social, @nadjaluv.bsky.social (on @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social), Onepointwo (on @subexotic.bsky.social), @cullenbgallagher.bsky.social, @toxicchicken.bsky.social & many more.
An extended edition with experimental and electronic music from @thenightmonitor.bsky.social, @nadjaluv.bsky.social (on @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social), Onepointwo (on @subexotic.bsky.social), @cullenbgallagher.bsky.social, @toxicchicken.bsky.social & many more.
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Congrats @cullenbgallagher.bsky.social
Thank you for going above and beyond to compose such an epic score for "Surveillance Film" and collaborating on the film. Great to hear your music getting out there.
Thank you for going above and beyond to compose such an epic score for "Surveillance Film" and collaborating on the film. Great to hear your music getting out there.
New experimental Phenakisto score for Lucius J. Henderson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1912).
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #filmscore #silentfilm #horrorfilm #silentfilmscore #drjekyllandmrhyde #silentmovie #horrormovies #robertlouisstevenson
youtu.be/6MgryPVoQOo
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #filmscore #silentfilm #horrorfilm #silentfilmscore #drjekyllandmrhyde #silentmovie #horrormovies #robertlouisstevenson
youtu.be/6MgryPVoQOo
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1912) - Phenakisto score | Silent Horror Film
YouTube video by Matt Barry
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October 29, 2025 at 10:16 PM
New experimental Phenakisto score for Lucius J. Henderson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1912).
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #filmscore #silentfilm #horrorfilm #silentfilmscore #drjekyllandmrhyde #silentmovie #horrormovies #robertlouisstevenson
youtu.be/6MgryPVoQOo
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #filmscore #silentfilm #horrorfilm #silentfilmscore #drjekyllandmrhyde #silentmovie #horrormovies #robertlouisstevenson
youtu.be/6MgryPVoQOo
New experimental Phenakisto score for J. Searle Dawley's "Frankenstein" (1910).
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #silentfilm #silentfilmscore #filmscore #thomasedison #maryshelley #frankenstein #horrorfilm #horrormovies #silentfilm #silentmovie
youtu.be/zPkAwEKDNXM
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #silentfilm #silentfilmscore #filmscore #thomasedison #maryshelley #frankenstein #horrorfilm #horrormovies #silentfilm #silentmovie
youtu.be/zPkAwEKDNXM
"Frankenstein" (1910) - Phenakisto Score | Silent Horror Film
YouTube video by Matt Barry
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
New experimental Phenakisto score for J. Searle Dawley's "Frankenstein" (1910).
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #silentfilm #silentfilmscore #filmscore #thomasedison #maryshelley #frankenstein #horrorfilm #horrormovies #silentfilm #silentmovie
youtu.be/zPkAwEKDNXM
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #silentfilm #silentfilmscore #filmscore #thomasedison #maryshelley #frankenstein #horrorfilm #horrormovies #silentfilm #silentmovie
youtu.be/zPkAwEKDNXM
Video album for Phenakisto - "Panorama"
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Phenakisto - Panorama Video Album - YouTube
Video album for Phenakisto - Panorama
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October 27, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Video album for Phenakisto - "Panorama"
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Video album for Phenakisto - "Return to Roundhay Garden"
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Return to Roundhay Garden - Video Album - YouTube
Music videos for collection of Phenakisto scores "Return to Roundhay Garden".
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October 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Video album for Phenakisto - "Return to Roundhay Garden"
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Video album for Phenakisto - "Arrival of a Train":
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Arrival of a Train - Video Album - YouTube
Music videos for Phenakisto - "Arrival of a Train".
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October 26, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Video album for Phenakisto - "Arrival of a Train":
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Had our Halloween Beyond the Frame film screening today at Enoch Pratt Free Library:
Herzog's "Nosferatu" (1979), the new Hamish Downie short film "Nightwalkers Anonymous", and "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two experimental videos by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/discussion after.
Herzog's "Nosferatu" (1979), the new Hamish Downie short film "Nightwalkers Anonymous", and "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two experimental videos by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/discussion after.
October 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Had our Halloween Beyond the Frame film screening today at Enoch Pratt Free Library:
Herzog's "Nosferatu" (1979), the new Hamish Downie short film "Nightwalkers Anonymous", and "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two experimental videos by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/discussion after.
Herzog's "Nosferatu" (1979), the new Hamish Downie short film "Nightwalkers Anonymous", and "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two experimental videos by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/discussion after.
TOMORROW at Beyond the Frame:
- Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979, 106 min.)
- "Nightwalkers Anonymous" (Hamish Downie, 2025, 3 min.)
- "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two films by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/disussion
Sat. Oct. 25, 1PM at Enoch Pratt Central Library (Baltimore)
- Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979, 106 min.)
- "Nightwalkers Anonymous" (Hamish Downie, 2025, 3 min.)
- "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two films by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/disussion
Sat. Oct. 25, 1PM at Enoch Pratt Central Library (Baltimore)
October 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
TOMORROW at Beyond the Frame:
- Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979, 106 min.)
- "Nightwalkers Anonymous" (Hamish Downie, 2025, 3 min.)
- "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two films by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/disussion
Sat. Oct. 25, 1PM at Enoch Pratt Central Library (Baltimore)
- Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979, 106 min.)
- "Nightwalkers Anonymous" (Hamish Downie, 2025, 3 min.)
- "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two films by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/disussion
Sat. Oct. 25, 1PM at Enoch Pratt Central Library (Baltimore)
"Panorama", new digital collection of my experimental silent film scores, is now available for free streaming on YouTube and free download on the Internet Archive.
#experimentalmusic #filmscore #silentfilm
youtu.be/XSBBIWt3IfI
archive.org/details/pano...
#experimentalmusic #filmscore #silentfilm
youtu.be/XSBBIWt3IfI
archive.org/details/pano...
October 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
"Panorama", new digital collection of my experimental silent film scores, is now available for free streaming on YouTube and free download on the Internet Archive.
#experimentalmusic #filmscore #silentfilm
youtu.be/XSBBIWt3IfI
archive.org/details/pano...
#experimentalmusic #filmscore #silentfilm
youtu.be/XSBBIWt3IfI
archive.org/details/pano...
Phenakisto score for Edwin S. Porter, James H. White, and James Blair Smith's "Pan-American Exposition by Night" (1901).
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #silentfilm #earlycinema #filmscore #thomasedison
youtu.be/Z8ZhAA__oVw
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #silentfilm #earlycinema #filmscore #thomasedison
youtu.be/Z8ZhAA__oVw
Pan-American Exposition by Night (1901) - Phenakisto score
YouTube video by Matt Barry
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Phenakisto score for Edwin S. Porter, James H. White, and James Blair Smith's "Pan-American Exposition by Night" (1901).
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #silentfilm #earlycinema #filmscore #thomasedison
youtu.be/Z8ZhAA__oVw
#experimentalmusic #instrumentalmusic #silentfilm #earlycinema #filmscore #thomasedison
youtu.be/Z8ZhAA__oVw
Phenakisto score for Edwin S. Porter and James H. White's "Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon" (1901).
#silentfilm #experimentalmusic #filmscore #earlycinema #edwinsporter #jameshwhite #thomasedison #phenakisto
youtu.be/PK76irjdYCE
#silentfilm #experimentalmusic #filmscore #earlycinema #edwinsporter #jameshwhite #thomasedison #phenakisto
youtu.be/PK76irjdYCE
Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon (1901) - Phenakisto
YouTube video by Matt Barry
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October 23, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Phenakisto score for Edwin S. Porter and James H. White's "Panoramic View of Electric Tower from a Balloon" (1901).
#silentfilm #experimentalmusic #filmscore #earlycinema #edwinsporter #jameshwhite #thomasedison #phenakisto
youtu.be/PK76irjdYCE
#silentfilm #experimentalmusic #filmscore #earlycinema #edwinsporter #jameshwhite #thomasedison #phenakisto
youtu.be/PK76irjdYCE
Phenakisto score for Thomas Crahan's "Panoramic View of the White Pass Railroad" (1899): youtu.be/HD6rNvwO7pE
Panoramic View of the White Pass Railroad (1899) - Phenakisto score
YouTube video by Matt Barry
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October 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Phenakisto score for Thomas Crahan's "Panoramic View of the White Pass Railroad" (1899): youtu.be/HD6rNvwO7pE
Coming soon...premiering on YouTube in December.
THE MYSTERIOUS CINEMA OF ARMAND ST. PIERRE (2025, 60 mins.)
New experimental feature film.
Soundtrack by @cullenbgallagher.bsky.social / Modern Silent Cinema.
Trailer here: youtu.be/ktb9OZ5-6bE
THE MYSTERIOUS CINEMA OF ARMAND ST. PIERRE (2025, 60 mins.)
New experimental feature film.
Soundtrack by @cullenbgallagher.bsky.social / Modern Silent Cinema.
Trailer here: youtu.be/ktb9OZ5-6bE
October 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Coming soon...premiering on YouTube in December.
THE MYSTERIOUS CINEMA OF ARMAND ST. PIERRE (2025, 60 mins.)
New experimental feature film.
Soundtrack by @cullenbgallagher.bsky.social / Modern Silent Cinema.
Trailer here: youtu.be/ktb9OZ5-6bE
THE MYSTERIOUS CINEMA OF ARMAND ST. PIERRE (2025, 60 mins.)
New experimental feature film.
Soundtrack by @cullenbgallagher.bsky.social / Modern Silent Cinema.
Trailer here: youtu.be/ktb9OZ5-6bE
Reposted by Matt Barry
Had a bunch of Bandcamp Yum codes sitting around for older Modern Silent Cinema albums, posted them here. #musicsky #bandcampcodes
www.modernsilentcinema.com/free-downloa...
www.modernsilentcinema.com/free-downloa...
Modern Silent Cinema - Free Download Codes
I have a ton of free Bandcamp download codes just sitting around for some older albums—so, I'm offering them to anyone who wants a digital copy of an album. If you use a code, just email me at moderns...
www.modernsilentcinema.com
October 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Had a bunch of Bandcamp Yum codes sitting around for older Modern Silent Cinema albums, posted them here. #musicsky #bandcampcodes
www.modernsilentcinema.com/free-downloa...
www.modernsilentcinema.com/free-downloa...
From Saturday: filming some footage for a new movie. Again taking an improvisational approach. Footage inspires ideas, which in turn inspire more footage as the structure begins to take form. Interested in observing details, employing different approaches and letting this shape the film.
October 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
From Saturday: filming some footage for a new movie. Again taking an improvisational approach. Footage inspires ideas, which in turn inspire more footage as the structure begins to take form. Interested in observing details, employing different approaches and letting this shape the film.
This month at Beyond the Frame:
- Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979, 106 min.)
- "Nightwalkers Anonymous" (Hamish Downie, 2025, 3 min.)
- "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two films by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/disussion
Sat. Oct. 25, 1PM at Enoch Pratt Central Library (Baltimore)
- Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979, 106 min.)
- "Nightwalkers Anonymous" (Hamish Downie, 2025, 3 min.)
- "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two films by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/disussion
Sat. Oct. 25, 1PM at Enoch Pratt Central Library (Baltimore)
October 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
This month at Beyond the Frame:
- Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979, 106 min.)
- "Nightwalkers Anonymous" (Hamish Downie, 2025, 3 min.)
- "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two films by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/disussion
Sat. Oct. 25, 1PM at Enoch Pratt Central Library (Baltimore)
- Werner Herzog's "Nosferatu the Vampyre" (1979, 106 min.)
- "Nightwalkers Anonymous" (Hamish Downie, 2025, 3 min.)
- "The Miracle" and "Sopranalog Horror", two films by Lilith Videt Weeks with Q&A/disussion
Sat. Oct. 25, 1PM at Enoch Pratt Central Library (Baltimore)
A new score I recorded for James H. White's "Panorama of Eiffel Tower" (1900).
I love the final moments of this film when the passers-by stop and look at the camera with real excitement at the novelty of being filmed: youtu.be/ExeULyEqUH0
I love the final moments of this film when the passers-by stop and look at the camera with real excitement at the novelty of being filmed: youtu.be/ExeULyEqUH0
Panorama of Eiffel Tower (1900) - Phenakisto Score
YouTube video by Matt Barry
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A new score I recorded for James H. White's "Panorama of Eiffel Tower" (1900).
I love the final moments of this film when the passers-by stop and look at the camera with real excitement at the novelty of being filmed: youtu.be/ExeULyEqUH0
I love the final moments of this film when the passers-by stop and look at the camera with real excitement at the novelty of being filmed: youtu.be/ExeULyEqUH0
Still image from SURVEILLANCE FILM (2025, 104 mins.)
Took some visual inspiration for this shot from Murnau's sparse, haunting shots of the forest printed in negative form in "Nosferatu" (1922).
Watch for free on YouTube: youtu.be/nEjJmUVPVGg
Took some visual inspiration for this shot from Murnau's sparse, haunting shots of the forest printed in negative form in "Nosferatu" (1922).
Watch for free on YouTube: youtu.be/nEjJmUVPVGg
October 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Still image from SURVEILLANCE FILM (2025, 104 mins.)
Took some visual inspiration for this shot from Murnau's sparse, haunting shots of the forest printed in negative form in "Nosferatu" (1922).
Watch for free on YouTube: youtu.be/nEjJmUVPVGg
Took some visual inspiration for this shot from Murnau's sparse, haunting shots of the forest printed in negative form in "Nosferatu" (1922).
Watch for free on YouTube: youtu.be/nEjJmUVPVGg
All of my personal films and music are available for free online. 60 short films, 9 features (10th one coming soon), and my experimental music & silent film remixes are on my YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/@mattBarryMo...
Also uploading to the Internet Archive for free download.
www.youtube.com/@mattBarryMo...
Also uploading to the Internet Archive for free download.
Matt Barry
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
All of my personal films and music are available for free online. 60 short films, 9 features (10th one coming soon), and my experimental music & silent film remixes are on my YouTube channel:
www.youtube.com/@mattBarryMo...
Also uploading to the Internet Archive for free download.
www.youtube.com/@mattBarryMo...
Also uploading to the Internet Archive for free download.
A year ago...
On location filming for "Surveillance Film"
The film is now available to watch for free on YouTube:
youtu.be/nEjJmUVPVGg
On location filming for "Surveillance Film"
The film is now available to watch for free on YouTube:
youtu.be/nEjJmUVPVGg
October 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A year ago...
On location filming for "Surveillance Film"
The film is now available to watch for free on YouTube:
youtu.be/nEjJmUVPVGg
On location filming for "Surveillance Film"
The film is now available to watch for free on YouTube:
youtu.be/nEjJmUVPVGg
"Surveillance Film" is out now on YouTube to watch for free (currently at 140 views).
I will be releasing my 10th feature "The Mysterious Cinema of Armand St. Pierre" free on YouTube later this year. Making both of these back-to-back created an interesting contrast in the tone each one took.
I will be releasing my 10th feature "The Mysterious Cinema of Armand St. Pierre" free on YouTube later this year. Making both of these back-to-back created an interesting contrast in the tone each one took.
October 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"Surveillance Film" is out now on YouTube to watch for free (currently at 140 views).
I will be releasing my 10th feature "The Mysterious Cinema of Armand St. Pierre" free on YouTube later this year. Making both of these back-to-back created an interesting contrast in the tone each one took.
I will be releasing my 10th feature "The Mysterious Cinema of Armand St. Pierre" free on YouTube later this year. Making both of these back-to-back created an interesting contrast in the tone each one took.