''Metropolis Rescore'' is a

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by Australian musical duo The New Pollutants, written as a score for the silent film ''

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'' and released in 2005. The live performance also featured singer Astrid Pill as vocalist and musician Zoe Barry as cellist.

Release and live performances

Original (2005)

The original version of the soundtrack for ''Metropolis'' by The New Pollutants was for the 118-minute, digitally-restored version which was released in 2002 by the F. W. Murnau Foundation and

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. In 2004 The New Pollutants composed and produced the new soundtrack, and premiered it at the

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. The live performance featured actor/singer Astrid Pill as vocalist, musician Zoe Barry as cellist, DJ Tr!p on turntables and beats, and

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on computer, samples, and fx. ''Metropolis'' was subsequently performed at the

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(ACMI) in 2008; as a part of the 2006

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Cultural Festival; and at the 2006

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. In 2010 the work was performed as part of Concrete Playground at the

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, and in 2011 it was performed at

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, programmed by

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Re-score (2011)

In 2011, they remade the soundtrack to match the new 2010 restoration of the film, performing live at the

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as part of the

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in March 2011, to good reviews. This version was released as a digital download on 12 December 2013.

Live performance

On 7 March 2021, the film was screened with The New Pollutants performing their re-score live at

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, presented by Insite Arts.

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".

Track listing

# Metropolis Theme pening Titles# Shift Change # Running Race / Eternal Garden # Maria’s Love Theme art 1# Moloch # Joh Frederson’s Theme # Workers Theme art 1# Rotwang's Theme / Futura’s Theme reation# Workers Theme

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# The Catacombs art 1# The Catacombs

/ The Tower Of Babel # The Catacombs art 3# Maria’s Love Theme

/ Prelude To Kidnap # Kidnap Theme art 1# The Seven Deadly Sins # Kidnap Theme

# Futura’s Theme ransformation# Yoshiwara / The Seven Deadly Sins eprise# Corruption Theme # The Destruction Of Metropolis he Heart Machine# The Destruction Of Metropolis he Flood# Witch Hunt # Metropolis Theme

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References

External links

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