Metropolis on Tubi - what's with the score?

[McNutt]

I have never seen Metropolis, so I was excited to see it on Tubi. I'm 30 minutes in and I can't take the music. The film's score consists of a three-piece (piano, bass, drums) jazz band playing a one-minute riff that is repeated over and over.

Why in the hell is this music attached to this film? I know damn well that was not the original accompanying music. Who decided to screw up this classic movie? Why???

[Sudy]

The license for the soundtrack Twisted Sister wrote expired.

[Daehawk]

[hepcat]

Oof, that 5 minute looping track McNutt mentions is NOT not how I wanna experience the film. I did some checking and my best guess is that because the film entered public domain in January of 2023, Tubi just has a shitty version that doesn’t use any licensed music.

P.S. Is this better?

[Max Peck]

I'm partial to this version:

In 1984, Giorgio Moroder restored and produced the 80-minute 1984 re-release, which had a pop soundtrack written by Moroder and performed by Moroder, Pat Benatar, Bonnie Tyler, Jon Anderson, Adam Ant, Cycle V, Loverboy, Billy Squier, and Freddie Mercury.

[Hipolito]

I'm partial to this version:

In 1984, Giorgio Moroder restored and produced the 80-minute 1984 re-release, which had a pop soundtrack written by Moroder and performed by Moroder, Pat Benatar, Bonnie Tyler, Jon Anderson, Adam Ant, Cycle V, Loverboy, Billy Squier, and Freddie Mercury.

That's the version I've seen, and I like it too.

[Max Peck]

This appears to be a copy of the 2010 "The Complete Metropolis" restoration.

[Daehawk]

Dont make me re watch this!..Because I will you know!

Also didn't Queen's Radio Ga Ga cover this?

[hitbyambulance]

in Berlin right now and i had another show this same night, but i'm sad i missed this: https://babylonberlin.eu/progrm/festiva ... ter-berlin [edit: there's another showing tonight, but i have another show to see!)

this one is coming up:
https://babylonberlin.eu/orchester/4909 ... ter-berlin

[Jaymann]

Rotten Tomatoes gives it a score of 97. Fresh.

[Blackhawk]

I stumbled into this clip a while back, and it was stuck in my brain for a while.

[hepcat]

I’ve seen that before as well. To me, it drives home my belief that erotic dancing back in those days consisted of trying to be as scary as possible on stage.

[Daehawk]

It loses its charm when its colorized.