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<jats:p>In this essay I explore the use of musical mimesis in the score for D. W. Griffith’s 1921 film<jats:italic>Orphans of the Storm</jats:italic>. I demonstrate that the score, created by Louis F. Gottschalk and William Frederick Peters, offers coherence through the use of central themes and the employment of several characteristic leitmotivs; provides recognizable musical characterizations of emotions and physical phenomena, establishing a consistent mimetic aspect to the music; and reflects the structure of the film as a whole.</jats:p>