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The Club Foot Orchestra

Formed in 1983 by Richard Marriott in San Francisco, California, The Club Foot Orchestra developed from an experimental music unit into a respected small orchestra dedicated to silent film accompaniment.

The Club Foot Orchestra has composed scores for the following films: Battleship Potemkin, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, The Hands of Orlac, Nosferatu, Metropolis, Pandora’s Box, The Phantom of the Opera and Sherlock, Jr., among others.

References: The Club Foot Orchestra website.