Metropolis Rescore
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Metropolis Rescore is a soundtrack
by The New Pollutants for the silent film Metropolis
. The soundtrack is for the 118-minute, digitally restored version which was released in 2002 by the F.W. Murnau Foundation and Kino International. In 2004 The New Pollutants composed and produced the new soundtrack and premiered it live at the 2005 Adelaide Film Festival
. The live performance featured actor/singer Astrid Pill as vocalist, musician Zoe Barry as cellist, Tyson Hopprich on turntables and beats and Benjamin Speed
on computer, samples and fx.
Metropolis has subsequently performed at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image
(ACMI), as a part of the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Cultural Festival and at the 2006 Perth Revelations Film Festival
. The project collected reviews such as:
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
by The New Pollutants for the silent film Metropolis
Metropolis (film)
Metropolis is a 1927 German expressionist film in the science-fiction genre directed by Fritz Lang. Produced in Germany during a stable period of the Weimar Republic, Metropolis is set in a futuristic urban dystopia and makes use of this context to explore the social crisis between workers and...
. The soundtrack is for the 118-minute, digitally restored version which was released in 2002 by the F.W. Murnau Foundation and Kino International. In 2004 The New Pollutants composed and produced the new soundtrack and premiered it live at the 2005 Adelaide Film Festival
Adelaide Film Festival
The Adelaide Film Festival is a biennial and non-competitive film festival held over two weeks in late February, in Adelaide, South Australia....
. The live performance featured actor/singer Astrid Pill as vocalist, musician Zoe Barry as cellist, Tyson Hopprich on turntables and beats and Benjamin Speed
Benjamin Speed
Benjamin Peter Speed is an Australian musician who composes scores for film, television and theatre...
on computer, samples and fx.
Track listing
- Metropolis Theme [Opening Titles]
- Shift Change
- Running Race / Eternal Garden
- Maria’s Love Theme [Part 1]
- Moloch
- Joh Frederson’s Theme
- Workers Theme [Part 1]
- Rotwang’s Theme / Futura’s Theme [Creation]
- Workers Theme [Part 2]
- The Catacombs [Part 1]
- The Catacombs [Part 2] / The Tower Of Babel
- The Catacombs [Part 3]
- Maria’s Love Theme [Part 2] / Prelude To Kidnap
- Kidnap Theme [Part 1]
- The Seven Deadly Sins
- Kidnap Theme [Part 2]
- Futura’s Theme [Transformation]
- Yoshiwara / The Seven Deadly Sins [Reprise]
- Corruption Theme
- The Destruction Of Metropolis [The Heart Machine]
- The Destruction Of Metropolis [The Flood]
- Witch Hunt
- Metropolis Theme [Closing Titles]
Reception
The soundtrack has been described as "an infectious and unique approach ranging from Germanic trip hop and lo-fi electronica to unforgettable classical and breathtaking cinematica."Metropolis has subsequently performed at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, or ACMI, is dedicated to the moving image in all its forms. It is located in Federation Square, in Melbourne, Australia, across four levels of the Alfred Deakin Building...
(ACMI), as a part of the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....
Cultural Festival and at the 2006 Perth Revelations Film Festival
Revelation - Perth International Film Festival
Revelation Perth International Film Festival began in 1997. Founded to showcase a large range of independent feature films, documentaries, short films, and experimental works...
. The project collected reviews such as:
"(The New Pollutants') Metropolis was a once in a lifetime experience... Speed and Hopprich's score was a gift." - Adelaide Advertiser
"Rarely do such experiences leave one so breathless... The New Pollutants match, and in many ways surpass the genius of Lang's vision, by making it vibrant, topical and alive." - Peter WintonickPeter WintonickPeter Wintonick is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Montreal. A winner of the 2006 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, former Thinker in Residence for the Premier of South Australia, prolific award winning filmmaker, he is one of Canada's best known international...
"All i can say is that if you didn't see this you really missed out because i don't think you'll ever get a chance to experience Metropolis in quite this way again... seeing it with a new soundtrack played live by The New Pollutants was at times literally breathtaking." - Empire TImes
External links
- http://www.youtube.com/user/mrbenjaminspeedMetropolis Rescore excerpts on YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
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