Stephin Merritt's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Score Takes an Encore

In May, Magnetic Fields frontman Stephin Merritt lent his musical chops to San Francisco's 53rd International Film Festival. Each year, the festival selects contemporary musician to compose an original score to a well-known silent film, to be performed live; this year, Merritt was tasked with scoring Stuart Paton's 1916 take on 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. And it seems that he did a nice job of it, because he'll be revisiting the original score at an encore performance on July 11.

On Sunday, Merritt will be joined by musicians Daniel Handler, Johnny Blood and David Hegarty for a special fundraiser for LA's Cinefamily Theatre. There are two showings of the 105-minute film, with tickets ranging from $35 to $180, and they can be purchased at the Cinefamily website.

Earlier this year, Merritt's Magnetic Fields released their latest album, Realism, and re-issued their seminal 69 Love Songs.

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