#11: Charlie Chaplin’s Music Publishing Venture
Silent movies were never truly silent in the lives of audiences. There was music in theaters, music at home, and eventually sheet music that helped people carry a little piece of the screen into the parlor. Chaplin understood that his characters and films could live beyond the projector, and music publishing became one way to extend that reach. Songs associated with his productions could be sold, played, and remembered separately from the films themselves.
