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Mechanical Music in the Movies: "Backyard Village"
By Dan Robinson

At the very beginning of the 2021 Icelandic film, "Backyard Village,"
a walking group passes by a man cranking a small organ in his garage.
The film's protagonist stops briefly to listen (15 seconds). The organ
and its owner show up again in a later scene, but the instrument is
not heard again.

Screenshots and audio are attached. Someone on the MMD will probably
recognize the model of organ (and perhaps identify the tune). My
specialty is American band organs so this is not in my "wheelhouse."

Dan Robinson
Rochester, New York

[ https://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/26/03/24/260324_164411_BackyardVillage1.jpg
Attachment thumbnail [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/26/03/24/260324_164411_BackyardVillage2.jpg
Attachment thumbnail [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/26/03/24/260324_164411_BackyardVillage3.jpg
Attachment thumbnail [ https://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/26/03/24/260324_164411_BackyardVillage.mp3

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Key Words in Subject:  Backyard, Mechanical, Movies, Music, Village