Scoring The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands

BFI's curator of silent film Bryony Dixon, composer Simon Dobson and Lieutenant Colonel Nick Grace OBE from the Royal Marine Band Service discuss the challenges of scoring the restored Great War film.

BFI silent film curator Bryony Dixon, composer Simon Dobson and Lt Col Nick Grace of Her Majesty’s Royal Marines reflect upon The Battles of Coronel and Falkland Islands (1927). The trio also discuss the new score for the thrilling silent film, restored by the BFI for the centenary of the First World War.