TCM showed this sort today (last night). It's apparently a Kino version, but it didn't come with any copyright date or score/performance credit, so I don't know who did the sound. It was strings, maybe fiddle+guitar, and I thought it was really a good match for the film.
I would like to know the same! I have watched all of the Keaton short's & feature's on TCM each Sunday this OCT. and they ALL had some type of score info. In fact almost every short that was played was a digital restoration from (c)2011 Douris UK Ltd; with a couple exceptions ("One Week" & "Coney Island"), probably because those TCM Prints are longer than others, but even those gave credit for the music, unlike "The Blacksmith" which only production info given was the "KINO INTERNATIONAL" logo at the begining. I also enjoyed the score, much better than many shorts that are only accompanied by an organ or piano, this sounded like all strings, bluegrass style,(I believe an acoustic guitar, fiddle and a double bass, which was sometimes used for a percussion effect).
Please, any Keaton fans/collectors out there that have a KINO DVD with "The Blacksmith"(22min.) on it I'd appreciate if you could post the score/music info and even the copyright of this particular print would be helpful. Thanks in advance!
-----Gary (fluffhead34)
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If the music is a piano & violin, it's probably Robert Israel or Ben Model - both do excellent musical accompaniments. They both have that rare ability to create music as an enhancement, not a distraction which so many others do.
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