Peter Tavalin Accompanies “Safety Last!” Live
Experience Harold Lloyd’s beloved 1923 comedy Safety Last! with a live improvised score by pianist and composer Peter Tavalin. A graduate of Berklee College of Music and a lifelong jazz improviser, Tavalin has been accompanying silent films since 1980, creating expressive, in-the-moment soundtracks that bring classic cinema vividly to life.
Drawing on his skills as both composer and improviser, Tavalin crafts a unique musical experience for each performance, responding in real time to the action, emotion, and humor unfolding on screen. No two presentations are ever exactly alike.
For this event, Tavalin chose Safety Last! for its enduring charm and comic brilliance. “These days we can all use a good laugh,” he says, “and Harold Lloyd shows us that he definitely rates as one of the great silent film comics in the same class as Charley Chaplin and Buster Keaton.”
Join us for an evening of laughter, cinematic history, and live musical artistry as one of silent film’s most iconic comedies springs to life with a freshly created score.
