jazzman106 - Posted on Mar 23, 2009

Did the music we can hear on this clip appear in the original movie?

morechicharonesforme - Posted on Apr 9, 2009

Talkies Rule

melindarann - Posted on Apr 20, 2009

really wasn't expecting Pomp and Circumstance soundtrack

manniemain - Posted on Jun 6, 2009

There would be no music actually on the film. Music was provided "on site" by either an orchestra, piano or theatre organ. When this film was shown on British TV accompaniment had been dubbed in America by Gaylord Carter on the Mighty Wurlitzer Organ!

srgpepper9 - Posted on Jun 22, 2009

by far one of my favorite movies! screw charlie chaplin haha

spaztasticlol - Posted on Jul 3, 2009

Buster Keaton is best thing to ever happen to silent comedies.

Matti1600 - Posted on Jul 12, 2009

Sound was the worst thing to ever happen to movies.

ShelterDogs - Posted on Jul 28, 2009

I have a much bigger appreciation now for silent films ever since I read a book on body language. I've always been a fan of the movies, but never have I watched many silent films. I want to see some Buster Keaton movies now. Always meant to...

xxxJ0Exxx - Posted on Aug 19, 2009

great video and one of the very best silent movie actors. perfect description too.

tygersflowerz - Posted on Aug 31, 2009

I don't know where my copy of this movie comes from (other than the bargain bin @ Wal-Mart), but I've never come across a version of this movie where the score is as good as the one I have. The score on the DVD I own captures the essence of the 1800s south perfectly.

TheDepotCat - Posted on Sep 5, 2009

Is the old "General" still around or was she scrapped..??

AllegroLibre - Posted on Sep 11, 2009

This is not the score. It doesn't fit at all. It's ridiculous.

pwnyoubitch - Posted on Oct 13, 2009

The passion of Joan of Arc is better.

Domcrad - Posted on Oct 25, 2009

They were all scrapped for WWII I'm afraid.

swordfish1929 - Posted on Oct 28, 2009

I have no idea where my copy of the general has gone mum says we have one but i have only recently got into silents. since my brother used to watch it every day the tape may have died

maisydaisy1993 - Posted on Nov 1, 2009

this is a classic!!! i had to watch it in eng. in eight grade and fell in love w/ it... my friends thought i was wierd, though

Busterkeatonrules - Posted on Nov 1, 2009

"The General" was recently released on DVD with a LOAD of extra material (including interviews with Keaton himself!) - and, best of all, a brand new musical score composed especially for the movie by Joe Hisaishi, who writes most of the music for Hayao Miyazaki's movies! There are several DVD editions of this movie on Amazon. Look for the one with 2 discs and the name Joe Hisaishi in the description!

aviatorsbh - Posted on Nov 20, 2009

Thats the first time I met the same score I have on my DVD!

pubwebmaster - Posted on Nov 21, 2009

Despite all the versions that have come and gone in the DVD era, the definitive score for me is Carl Davis' from the Thames Silents edition, available on DVD in the UK in The Buster Keaton Chronicles from Network. The music used in this version doesn't really fit.

gollygeemily09 - Posted on Dec 7, 2009

is this the origional score?

fnordist - Posted on Jan 4, 2010

Question: I got a copy of the general, but i got no clue what version. The score is kinda strange. sorta childish score, with a sad violin and some chinese like guitar.

mocthezuma - Posted on Jan 6, 2010

Alright. Can someone please, instead of just complaining about the music, confirm what the original score should be, and who composed it? I see alot of people recommend the 1995 version scored by Scott Joplin, but that can hardly be the true original score. Was there maybe no original score, or has been lost?

Findulidas - Posted on Jan 28, 2010

Its a silent film. Music was added by the distributors. It probably wasnt made with a specific score in mind.

nina92411 - Posted on Mar 5, 2010

Still around at a museum in Kennesaw, Georgia.

maxpowers518 - Posted on Mar 19, 2010

Just think...when this movie came out, many Civil War vets were still alive!