Tuesday 8 December 2009

Fritz Lang's Metropolis

The film mentioned above is a seminal classic in so many ways; from the score to the set to the budget to the cast list and more. It was only natural for me to stumble across this in my research on the music in films. The film itself is over 3 hours long, so watching it will take 2 sittings(my next sitting is this evening). The score has been sliced, diced, spliced and more over the years as technology has advanced. But the version I have has the original score by Gottfried Huppertzplaying throughout.

What makes this film special is the relationship the music shares with the characters and props. Below is a snippet. I shall report back other findings after I watch part 2 tonight.

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