Ben Model (born 1962) is an American musician, historian, publisher, and presenter of silent films.
An accompanist, he composes and performs organ or piano music for silent films.
[1] He founded a DVD label called Undercrank Productions that releases rare or lost silent films.
The music he plays also provides audio cues to shifts in the story and highlights actions and events in the films.
He performs regularly at MoMA and at the Library of Congress’ Packard Campus Theater.