Absolutely wonderful soundtrack
author: bestwelveel
An absolutely wonderful mixture of orchestral music, 1920's jazz and electronics, beautifully arranged and performed. A very melodic score, which stands quite well on it's own, without the film. My favourite tracks: Going to Zone, Three-Faced of Zone. This film (and soundtrack) are not related to the great Fritz Lang film of the 20's, but no less interesting.
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A decent soundtrack
author: Ron Buie
The original metropolis is an old silent film, which ment the plot had to be carried by a large classical score. The modern animated version doesn't require it, and so, the score is not so good. I would say, a modern score trying to match up to the silent film's 3 hours of full orchestra is not realistic. But this is about as close as you get these days. Unfortunately, the brash sounds don't translate well onto a soundtrack. A more adult work then animated films on any side of the ocean normally get, but, a little too frustrating to enjoy listening to away from the film.
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