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Metropolis Soundtrack

posted 22 years ago by tf_baxxter
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Anyone here bought the soundtrack to this great epic Metropolis? Was it worth the money?

I've listened to a few short samples from it, and though it seemed to contain a few boring tunes most fitted as background music to emphasise the mood, it also had some really great electro and dixie-jazz and blues ones which are worth listening to outside of the film's context.

But why didn't they include the song "I can't stop loving you"?? It's the climax of the film, and a beautiful song to boot, so why wouldn't they include it? Anyone know where you can find this song, who it's by, etc.?

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[–] HPeep 22 years ago

The soundtrack to Metropolis is very good. Every piece of music from the movie except "I Can't Stop Loving You" is on it. The song probably isn't on there for some weird copyright reasons. The (only) album with "I Can't Stop Loving You" is called Ray Charles-Modern Sounds In Country and Western Music. It's amazon.com ISBN# is B0000032B4. Great album. I also love the movie. Repeat viewings are required for this movie!

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[–] LittleMiso 22 years ago

I can see why they included "I can't stop loving you" in Metropolis. It's the same reason why they put "Singin in the Rain" in Clockwork Orange.

It's a totally harmless and innocent song, yet put in a downbeat/disturbing scene, pretty much branding the song into your head, along with that scene.

I remember my dad coming in at that part. He started laughing and saying "what the hell? isn't that music a bit out of sync with what's going on there?" I couldn't believe how right he was. It was way outta sync, which makes it stick to your head.

Why wouldn't they include it in the soundtrack though? Probably because of rights. I'm sure Ray Charles (or his lawyers) have had enough of putting one of his songs in a downbeat scene in a movie, so they didn't want it included in the soundtrack. I'd think Gene Kelly's lawyers did the same once they saw what Mr. Kubrick did with Singin in the Rain in Clockwork Orange.

[–] nomad-46 18 years ago

On the other hand, the soundtrack to Clockwork Orange (which I have) does have "Singin' in the Rain" on it. (It also has "I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper," another borrowed-from-someone-else song.)

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[–] ChuckieFinster4 17 years ago

I cant stop loving you....goes well with that part...It shows how Kenichi couldn't stop loving Tima even though she had changed

[–] phil_d85 17 years ago

The Ray Charles tune is more than just for the sake of a downbeat scene. Its called "I cant stop loving you". It reflects the love that Red shows for his so-called dad and also the love that that guy (forgotten his name) has for Tima even though she is trying to kill him at the end and the fact she isnt (technically) human. Thats what makes it so good. For me anyway.

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[–] CloudyNight 17 years ago

That's disappointing, but I assume it was, like someone already said, some sort of copyright reason.

I'm in a film studies class, and I used the final scene as my final project. It was technique-rich, and that song seriously sets a mood! Brilliant song.

[–] wataru-7 17 years ago

The use of this of this song was an excellent choice by Rintarou.

The soundtrack of Metropolis (by Honda Toshiyuki) is also excellent and really worth your money.

The scene with ' I Can't Stop Loving You' reminded me Stanley Kubrick's 'Dr. Strangelove'.

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[–] greydragn 15 years ago

I thought the Ray Charles was a brilliant choice precisely because the music style is so dissonant with the events on the screen.

[–] nicolas28 14 years ago

Also, the main theme you heard with the jazz orchestra, is actually all over the score, you can listen on the contrabass playing it, the woodwinds also making weird shapes with it.