At Philadelphia's Wanamaker Building, Old-School Horror Gets A New Soundtrack Before Halloween

CBS Philadelphia

October 28, 2025

This Halloween week, Opera Philadelphia is giving silent horror films a spine-tingling upgrade: live organ music in the heart of Center City.

Inside the Wanamaker Building, the grand Greek Hall hums with anticipation. History stirs, and what was once seen in silence now has a sound. The Wurlitzer Organ comes alive under the hands of 24-year-old self-taught organist Ian Fraser, who's been playing for eight years.

"It's pretty much a combination of themes that I've come up with for different characters and situations and maybe some references to classic or popular music," Fraser said.

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