Minima Music

Live Silent Film Accompaniments. Contemporary Film Scores. Minima were established in 2006 exclusively to compose and perform live soundtracks for silent film.

Using electric guitar, bass, cello and drums, the band perform totally live with no pre-recorded music. Minima perform to a very broad range of audiences and at venues such as The Barbican, the Edinburgh Fringe, the Picturehouse chain of cinemas, BFI Southbank and the East End Film Festival as well as music festivals; The Big Chill, Latitude and Green Man. The bands also programme Masterclasses in silent film accompaniment and score soundtracks for contemporary independent filmmakers.

24/11/2023

We had our final show of 2023 last night at the fantastic King's Lynn Festival. Thanks to all the audiences, venues and promotors for another great year. We'll be back in 2024, with more shows and new releases. More details to follow, on our socials and website: https://minimamusic.co.uk

20/11/2023

We had a great show with Take Art yesterday in Somerset. Next up, and our final show of the year, we're bringing Hitchcock's The Lodger to Kings Lynn with King's Lynn Festival this Thursday. Can't wait! Further details in the link: https://kingslynncornexchange.co.uk/theatre/whats-on/event/minima-the-lodger/ #:~:text=A%20mysterious%20new%20lodger%20arrives,shows%20an%20interest%20in%20Daisy.

13/11/2023

We had a fantastic weekend of shows at Tamworth Castle and with The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and Nosferatu. Our penultimate show of the year will be next Sunday 19th, when we'll be bringing Hitchcock's The Lodger to Somerset, with Take Art. Ticket information can be found here: https://wegottickets.com/event/591045

06/11/2023

We had a great couple of shows with The Mill Arts Centre and Babylon Arts this weekend. Next weekend, 11th and 12th Nov, we're at the fantastic Tamworth Castle and with The Cabinet of Dr Caligari and Nosferatu. Details of both shows are on our website:

Upcoming Shows - www.minimamusic.co.uk 3 November, 7:30pm The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) 4 November, 7:30pm Ely Library (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) 11 November, 8:00pm Tamworth Castle...

THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI at St Mary Redcliffe with Live Music — Bristol Film Festival

19/10/2023

Our next show will be as part of the fantastic Bristol Film Festival, bringing The Cabinet Of Doctor Caligari to the amazing St Mary Redcliffe Church. Information about show time, tickets etc is in the link.

THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI at St Mary Redcliffe with Live Music — Bristol Film Festival “The first true horror film” will still mesmerise you more than a century since its release Join us at St Mary Redcliffe in the run-up to Halloween for a spine-chilling screening of the 1920 masterpiece The Cabinet of Dr Caligari . The grandfather of the horror genre will be accompanied by a liv...

11/10/2023

We love performing at Tamworth Castle (who wouldn't love performing in a castle!) and we can't wait to return next month.

❗One month to go until The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari accompanied by
Minima Music at Tamworth Castle.

ℹ️Made in the aftermath of the First World War, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is the quintessential German Expressionist film masterpiece. Robert Wiene’s distorted sets, sinister shadows and unnerving characters creating a paranoid, unreal world at a time of despair throughout Europe.

Minima are a Bristol-based four-piece group specialising in live accompaniment to screenings of silent films since 2006. Their instrumentation includes cello, double bass, guitars, dulcimer, synthesizer and drum kit, creating an uncompromising and unique live sound.

🏰Location: Tamworth Castle
📅Date: Saturday 11th November 2023
⏲️Show Starts: 20:00pm. Doors Open: 19:30pm
🎫 https://www.tamworthcastle.co.uk/whats-ticket?webeventid=DrCaligari

18/09/2023

We're looking forward to returning to Carmarthen and Canolfan S4C Yr Egin in October with The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari.

29/08/2023

We were interviewed this afternoon by BBC Radio Oxford about our upcoming shows in Oxford at The Ultimate Picture Palace, on the 4th October and Banbury at The Mill Arts Centre, on the 3rd November. The interview starts at 14.35:

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24/08/2023

We're really looking forward to this show in October, which will be the start of a busy autumn for us. More details of upcoming shows are on our website: https://www.minimamusic.co.uk/shows/

NIGHT #4: We've only gone and arranged Europe's BEST band accompanying silent film Minima Music to perform at SHOX!

A truly magical night at The Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP)

“Minima’s unmistakably spine-tingling music clung to each twist of the movie… spellbinding accompaniment.” The Guardian

26/04/2023

We've had a great run of gigs to start the year and our final one until the autumn is this Saturday 29th, with a screening of Hitchcock's The Lodger, at the fantastic Riverside Studios in Hammersmith. Show time is 6pm. Further details in the link:
https://riversidestudios.co.uk/see-and-do/minima-presents-the-lodger-live-score-63996/

18/04/2023

This Saturday 22nd we're bring Nosferatu to Derbyshire with Live & Local

Gothic Horror coming to Taddington Live and Local always promise to bring surprising shows to surprising places. Our next show in Taddington on Saturday 22nd April will be no exception to this with a screening of ‘Nosferatu: a Symph…

03/04/2023

We had a fantastic show with Spital Arts and Live & Local on Saturday. We'll be back in Derbyshire on the 22nd April with Nosferatu:

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01/04/2023

We’re performing The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari for at Spital Arts tonight

Our next show here at Spital Arts is the wonderful Minima, with their live score accompanying 'The Cabinet Of Dr Caligari'!

We're sure this is an evening not to be missed, so get in touch to book your tickets in advance at [email protected] or on 01246 220741.

Tickets are £15 per person. Doors open 7:00pm with a 7:30pm start at St Leonards Church, Spital, Chesterfield. For more information, please get in touch.

19/03/2023

We got stuck into the rural touring spirit last night by helping out with the interval raffle. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to Crich Live and Live & Local for a great night. Next show for us is The Cabinet of Doctor Caligari with Spital Arts on the 1st April: http://www.minimamusic.co.uk/shows/

18/03/2023

All set for tonight’s gig with Crich Live and Live & Local

13/03/2023

We had a great show with Live & Local last Friday. We've got two more shows this weekend, 17th and 18th March at Bedales School and Crich Live. Details on our website: http://www.minimamusic.co.uk/shows/

04/03/2023

Thank you for a great show tonight. We’ll be back with Caligari next Friday 10th with
http://www.minimamusic.co.uk/shows/

22/02/2023

We've got 5 shows next month, performing to 3 different films. First up will be Nosferatu at The Mill Arts Centre in Banbury
on the 3rd March. Details of all the shows can be found here:

Upcoming Shows - www.minimamusic.co.uk 3 March, 7:30pm The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury (Nosferatu) 4 March, 6:00pm Riverside Studios, London (The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari) 10 March, 7:30pm Kirk Langley Village Hall (The Cabinet...

18/01/2023

We had a fantastic couple of shows last week with
Live & Local and
Nottingham Contemporary
We'll be back in March with a run of 5 shows, details on our website: http://minimamusic.co.uk/shows/

11/01/2023

We're delighted to be kicking off 2023 with 2 shows this weekend. First we're bringing Hitchcock's The Lodger to Melbourne Assembly Rooms on the 13th and then a Nosferatu double bill at Nottingham Contemporary on the 14th. All ticket and show information can be found on our website:

Upcoming Shows - www.minimamusic.co.uk 13 January, 7:30pm Melbourne Assembly Rooms (The Lodger) 14 January, 3:00pm and 7:00pm Nottingham Contemporary (Nosferatu) 3 March, 7:30pm The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury (Nosferatu) 4 March, time...

22/12/2022

Bye bye for 2022, Orlok. Centenary year was a lot of fun!

13/12/2022

This Friday 16th is our last show of 2022 at the Tywyn Magic Lantern Cinema in Wales, as part of Noson Allan - Night Out
More info here: https://www.tywyncinema.co.uk/nosferatu

Nosferatu | Magic Lantern Cinema Nosferatu is one of the silent era’s masterpieces. Darkly humorous yet tender - this is a story of yearning and the search for fulfilment. With MINIMA’s ‘superbly sinister’ (Financial Times) live score, it will make for a magical night out!

13/11/2022

Our 13 date autumn tour, taking in 3 films and 2 countries, has come to an end. Thank you to all the venues, promotors and audiences. We’ll be back next month with our final show of 2022.
http://www.minimamusic.co.uk/shows/