This article was originally published by CBC Music on February 29, 2012. It appears here in a slightly edited form. On the screen of the Museum of the Moving Image, Charlie Chaplin’s iconic Tramp character prompts roars of laughter from the audience. The film is The Immigrant (1917), and the seats of the Brooklyn-based theatre are filled with children seeing a silent film for the first time. Their eyes are wide, beaming, and the laughter is infectious. For the last several years, New York-based musician Ben Model has paid a weekly visit to the museum to provide piano accompaniment for … Continue reading From Chaplin to The Artist: Music and silent film as enduring allies