Metropolis Reimagined: Tomer Baruch and Alex Brajkovic Craft a New Score for Fritz Lang’s Masterpiece

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Celebrated electronic music composer, Tomer Baruch, renowned for his audio-visual project, ‘Synthesized Sounds of the Sea,’ has joined forces with drummer Alex Brajkovic to breathe new life into Fritz Lang’s legendary silent film ‘Metropolis’ with a synthesized soundtrack. Since its debut in 1927, ‘Metropolis’ has been hailed for its monumental impact on the science fiction genre, making this fresh, computer-generated soundtrack a fitting tribute.

The press release for this project delves into the significant themes explored in the dystopian film, especially the blurred lines between man and machine. ‘Metropolis’ paints a picture of human-like machines, mechanical-humans, disturbingly realistic androids, and a metropolis serving as a massive machine with human cogs enslaved to keep it running. This unsettling theme from the dawn of the 20th century remains eerily relevant today, as advancements in AI continuously challenge our understanding of humanity.

In parallel to the film’s central theme, Baruch and Brajkovic’s soundtrack employs early 20th-century machinery archive recordings, layered with their performances on analog synthesizers and drums. By physically engaging with the machinery and embodying the relentless repetition typically associated with sequenced or programmed motion, the musicians blur the line between human and machine. This artistic approach allows them to become a part of ‘Metropolis,’ resulting in a hauntingly intensified, darker reinterpretation of the film’s score. Their novel creation embodies the fusion of man and machine, offering a starkly innovative soundtrack that mirrors the disturbing dystopian reality portrayed in the film.

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