#2644: New Music for Silent Films: The Eagle, The General

New Sounds | May 24, 2010
From the New Sounds Live/Silent Film series, the Alloy Orchestra performs new music for the silent films “The Eagle” and “The General,” on keyboards, clarinet, accordion, percussion, and their famed “ton of junk,” at the World Financial Center.

From NS Live, World Financial Center (First aired on February 15, 2007)

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Alloy Orchestra

NS Live, WFC, 2-8-07, 2-9-07

The Eagle, excerpts [23:00] and The General, excerpts [20:00].

Not commercially available. See Alloy's website for information about their other recordings: www.alloyorchestra.com

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