Carl Davis, a prolific Brooklyn-born composer ... than 50 remastered silent films — as diverse as the pratfalls of Buster Keaton and the nail-biting chariot race in “Ben-Hur” (1925).

Carl Davis, the composer known for his BAFTA-winning ... cinema including the works of Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton and D.W. Griffith. In 2005, he was accorded the CBE (Commander ...

LONDON — Carl Davis, the American composer and conductor ... including Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton and Harold Lloyd. He was also a composer of symphonic concert works, and ballet scores ...

Bafta-winning composer and conductor Carl Davis has died at the age of 86 ... over 50 silent films ranging from Charlie Chaplin to Buster Keaton. As well as a composer, Davis was a conductor ...

Survivors include his wife, actress Jean Boht, whom he married in 1970 (they set up their own record label, The Carl Davis Collection, in 2009); daughters Hannah and Jessie; and grandchildren ...