Mutual Comedies

ep. 33: two takes on The Rink, organ as orchestra for a horse, melodies underscore Marion Davies

by Ben Model
September 4, 2019September 4, 2019

On this episode of the podcast — I use a song-title-pun during Mostly Lost, play for the same Chaplin shorts three days in a row to work on an orchestral score, play a Möller in Rome like it’s an orchestra,… Read More »ep. 33: two takes on The Rink, organ as orchestra for a horse, melodies underscore Marion Davies

Charlie Chaplin, Marcel Perez, and a Pair of Drowning Ladies

by Ben Model
February 19, 2018

There was a lot of borrowing and sharing of material in the days of silent comedy shorts, a tradition that grew out of vaudeville and circus. In the milieu of live comedy performance, there were certain routines that were a… Read More »Charlie Chaplin, Marcel Perez, and a Pair of Drowning Ladies