Metropolis (1927 film)

Metropolis is a very early science fiction film that was produced in Germany during the brief years of the Weimar Republic. It is set in a futuristic urban dystopia. Released in 1927, it is a black and white silent film created by the famed Austrian director Fritz Lang and was the most expensive silent film of that time, costing approximately 7 million Marks (equivalent to around $200 million today) http://web.archive.org/web/20031209230613/http://members.fortunecity.com/roogulator/sf/metropolis.htm.

Soundtracks & scores

There have been many soundtracks created for Metropolis, by many different artists. A list of releases includes, but is not limited to:

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• 1927 - Gottfried Huppertz. Berndt Heller arrangement for recent Eureka special edition DVD.
• 1984 - Giorgio Moroder. Restored and produced the 80-minute 1984 rerelease. This soundtrack includes pop tracks from the likes of Pat Benatar and Freddie Mercury, resulting in controversy from film purists. Not available on DVD.
• 1991 - Club Foot Orchestra. Performed live to accompany the 80-minute Moroder version. Soundtrack available on CD.
• 1991 - The Alloy Orchestra formed to create a new original score to Moroder's version of Metropolis.
• 1994 - Galeshka Moravioff. Score used in one of the variants of Filmmuseum Munich restoration.
• 1995 - Martin Matalon. Score used in another variant of Filmmuseum Munich restoration.
• 1995 - Joxan Goikoetxea. Basque composer. Availability unknown.
• 1998 - Peter Osborne. Synth orchestral / electronic. For JEF/Eureka 139-minute B&W DVD version, released only in UK. Not available on CD.
• 1999 - Wetfish. Two-man Montreal band. Availability unknown.
• 2000 - After Quartet. Jazz / swing group. Accompanies the 80-minute Moroder cut. Soundtrack available on CD.
• 2000 - Dan Schaaf. Performed live for festivals in 2000/2001. Available on CD.
• 2001 - Mute Life Dept. Portuguese group. Accompanied Filmmuseum Munich version, for live performance at Porto 2001. Available on CD.
• 2001 - Jeff Mills. Electronic artist. Available on CD.
• 2001 - Bernd Schultheis and Sofia's Radio Orchestra. Accompaniment for film festivals in 2001. Availability unknown.
• 2004 - Abel Korzeniowski. Availability unknown.