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R.E.M.’s Music to Soundtrack Buster Keaton’s ‘Sherlock Jr.’ for Re-Release
Buster Keaton's silent film masterpiece, 'Sherlock Jr.' will be re-released with R.E.M.'s music as its soundtrack next year.
Pairing classic movies with modern soundtracks is always fun—like playing The Dark Side of the Moon and The Wizard of Oz at the same time—and it works especially well with silent films. A trailer for the release begins with old-timey music before kicking into R.E.M.’s “Star 69” as Keaton’s character, an aspiring detective, trails a suspect. '” Incidentally, Chris Bilheimer, who art directed and designed the covers for Monster and New Adventures in Hi-Fi, created the new Sherlock Jr. poster, which is available for purchase.
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