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The New Pollutants Benjamin Peter Speed (born 27 June 1979) is an Australian musician who composes scores for film, television and theatre. He performs and records as Mister Speed and was vocalist and songwriter in the Australian alternative, electronic and hi ...

for the silent film

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. The original version of the soundtrack 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 live at the

2005 Adelaide Film Festival The 2nd Adelaide Film Festival took place in Adelaide, Australia, from 18 February to 3 March 2005. Katrina Sedgwick was again Festival Director. Dennis O'Rourke received the 2005 Don Dunstan Award

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

Benjamin Speed Benjamin Peter Speed (born 27 June 1979) is an Australian musician who composes scores for film, television and theatre. He performs and records as Mister Speed and was vocalist and songwriter in the Australian alternative, electronic and hi ...

on computer, samples and fx. In 2011, they remade the soundtrack to match the new 2010 restoration of the film, premiering at that year's Adelaide Film Festival. This version was released as a digital download in 2013.

Track listing

# Metropolis Theme pening Titles# Shift Change # Running Race / Eternal Garden # Maria’s Love Theme

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# Moloch # Joh Frederson’s Theme # Workers Theme

# Rotwang’s Theme / Futura’s Theme reation# Workers Theme

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# The Catacombs

/ The Tower Of Babel # The Catacombs

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# Maria’s Love Theme

/ Prelude To Kidnap # Kidnap Theme

# 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 losing 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

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(ACMI), 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 Sydney Opera House & in 2011 it was performed at Mona Foma, programmed by Brian Ritchie.

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