Dmitry Shostakovich, one of the grand 20th Century composers, owes part of his acclaim to his pioneering work in film music, including late silent works like *The New Babylon*, 1929 Soviet historic drama. Shostakovich’s work on the film wasn’t exactly surprising, because he had associated with FEKS, an avant-garde artists' group in Leningrad (today’s Sankt Peterburg) that included directors Grigory Kozintsev and Leo…

