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Movies return to an age when silence was golden
By Cathy Jackson
Pianist William O’Meara knows he is doing his job well when the audience stops paying attention to him.
“I think the best compliment I can get is if they forget I’m there,” he says.
The Ottawa-born musician has made a career as a living movie soundtrack. At events like the Ottawa International Silent Film Festival, his piano playing adds to an authentic silent film experience.
Movies return to an age when silence was golden
Pianist William O’Meara knows he is doing his job well when the audience stops paying attention to him.
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