1990年之前,作为伦敦最出名的伴奏音乐家,约翰·斯威尼更多时候是为芭蕾和当代舞配乐。不过1990年之后,由他配乐的艺术形式又多了一项——为默片即兴配乐。2013年,由英国电影学会(BFI)修复的9部希区柯克默片被带到上海,于是约翰·斯威尼便跟随默片的轨迹来到这座城市,在中国电影的发源地为经典默片注入重生的力量。“自从有声电影出现之后,默片似乎就显得过时了。但如今它回归了,何尝不是一种珍贵的艺术品。”约 Before 1990, as the most famous companion musician in London, John Sweeney was more often involved in ballet and contemporary dance. However, after 1990, one more form of art by his soundtracks - improvisation for silent films. In 2013, nine Hitchcock films by the British Film Institute (BFI) were brought to Shanghai, so John Sweeney came to the city following the tracks of the silent film. The origin of the Chinese film was classic silent film Infuse the power of rebirth. “Silent appears to be obsolete after a sound movie has appeared, but now it is back, is not it a precious art?”