Absolutely agreed. For some of the fan edits that put synth music to it, I wonder why they don't try to remix this in an electronic style. Even so, the orchestral just fits better.
I always find amusing wen people say that John Williams is a genius, when he really was influenced by the genius Huppertz and wagner from tye source. These soundtracks from Metropolis and Nibelungen are masterpieces tat deserve to be known by everybody
I agree Huppertz should be recognised of one of the greats. However, Williams is still a genius. Wagner himself was hugely influenced by Beethoven and french grand operas. Beethoven was then massively influenced by Mozart and Haydn. Music (art in general) doesn’t live in a vacuum. All great geniuses are debtors to those before them. Huppertz himself was basically trying his best to sound like Wagner’s Ring in Die Nibelungen.
Dankesehr, ohne die genaue Abfolgeliste zum Notenmaterial wäre dieses Video nicht möglich gewesen. Wirklich schade, dass es anscheinend keine öffentlich zugängliche Partitur der vollständigen Filmfassung gibt. Käuflich verlegt wurde bisher nur die "Weltkulturerbe-Version" von 2002.
¡Extraordinario trabajo! Un gran servicio a la humanidad y un merecido homenaje a los autores del film y la música, el arreglador, el director y los músicos. Infinitas gracias.
Please, read the description. The piano score on IMSLP is for download and can be printed by everyone. The orchestra score has been published by Ries & Erler, Berlin. They also rent out performing sheets and parts.
Play at .75x for the actual tempo, which was composed for the film’s original frame rate of 16 frames per second (fps), in which it was shot and originally presented. When run at “normal speed”, the frame rate is 24 fps which makes all the old silent film look comically rushed and jerky and this score suffers at times from a rushed tempo. Lang was sort of a deMille in this regard, with an expansive epic in mind. The score as written by Huppertz was intended to reflect this vision. Metropolis’s original run time at 16 fps is a bit over three hours! Even at 24 fps, it’s close to two and a half, too much for American audiences. In post WWI Germany, I have read a long movie was fine for local audiences used to three-hour operas. Also, Fritz Lang was not much for moderation!
There's an intensive discussion about Metropolis' original playing frame rate which was quite likely not the same as the 16 fps it was recorded - frequent practice at this time. Hear the original takouts on shellac with the voice of Fritz Lang which are accessabile on youtube, too. You will find, its a pretty bit faster than 75% of the modern recording.
Thrilling!
Huppertz was the Greatest 20th Century German Composer 📣📣📣📣
Richard Strauss says: hold my beer!!
Metropolis is incomplete without this wonderful score.
Absolutely agreed. For some of the fan edits that put synth music to it, I wonder why they don't try to remix this in an electronic style. Even so, the orchestral just fits better.
I always find amusing wen people say that John Williams is a genius, when he really was influenced by the genius Huppertz and wagner from tye source. These soundtracks from Metropolis and Nibelungen are masterpieces tat deserve to be known by everybody
I agree Huppertz should be recognised of one of the greats. However, Williams is still a genius. Wagner himself was hugely influenced by Beethoven and french grand operas. Beethoven was then massively influenced by Mozart and Haydn. Music (art in general) doesn’t live in a vacuum. All great geniuses are debtors to those before them. Huppertz himself was basically trying his best to sound like Wagner’s Ring in Die Nibelungen.
35.29 a light goes on in my brain
Vielen Dank für diese wunderbare und hilfreiche Zusammenstellung!
Tolle Arbeit!!
Dankesehr, ohne die genaue Abfolgeliste zum Notenmaterial wäre dieses Video nicht möglich gewesen.
Wirklich schade, dass es anscheinend keine öffentlich zugängliche Partitur der vollständigen Filmfassung gibt. Käuflich verlegt wurde bisher nur die "Weltkulturerbe-Version" von 2002.
Very interesting and what a score! Thanks for sharing!
¡Extraordinario trabajo! Un gran servicio a la humanidad y un merecido homenaje a los autores del film y la música, el arreglador, el director y los músicos. Infinitas gracias.
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2:58 Das Stadion (The Stadium)
Where did you find the sheet music?
And is it possible to buy it from somewhere?
Please, read the description. The piano score on IMSLP is for download and can be printed by everyone. The orchestra score has been published by Ries & Erler, Berlin. They also rent out performing sheets and parts.
@@AscendedFromSilence Hi! Do you know if there is an orchesta version to download for free?
There's a range of browser add-ons and stand-alone apps which make downloads possible from youtube.
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Play at .75x for the actual tempo, which was composed for the film’s original frame rate of 16 frames per second (fps), in which it was shot and originally presented.
When run at “normal speed”, the frame rate is 24 fps which makes all the old silent film look comically rushed and jerky and this score suffers at times from a rushed tempo.
Lang was sort of a deMille in this regard, with an expansive epic in mind. The score as written by Huppertz was intended to reflect this vision. Metropolis’s original run time at 16 fps is a bit over three hours! Even at 24 fps, it’s close to two and a half, too much for American audiences. In post WWI Germany, I have read a long movie was fine for local audiences used to three-hour operas. Also, Fritz Lang was not much for moderation!
There's an intensive discussion about Metropolis' original playing frame rate which was quite likely not the same as the 16 fps it was recorded - frequent practice at this time.
Hear the original takouts on shellac with the voice of Fritz Lang which are accessabile on youtube, too. You will find, its a pretty bit faster than 75% of the modern recording.