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01. Jeff Mills - The Masters of Work and Play
02. Jeff Mills - Metropolis Metropolis
03. Jeff Mills - Maria and The Impossible Dream
04. Jeff Mills - Transformation, The Aftershock and Evil
05. Jeff Mills - Yoshiwara and The Players of Chance
06. Jeff Mills - Liaisons and Complicated Affairs
ARTIST
TITLE
Metropolis Metropolis
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
AX 058CD AX 058CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
3/3/2023

Metropolis Metropolis album is an abbreviated version of the most recent electronic music soundtrack for Fritz Lang's Metropolis (1927) by the techno music producer and cultural icon, Jeff Mills. Unlike his first soundtrack where tracks addressed specific segments of the film in a track listing form, which was created and released in 2001, this version is more a symbiotic mix of compositions that proposes a nuanced representation of the plot and storyline. As an electronic symphonic music creation, Mills proposes a few interesting points in the schematics of this album: 1. the positioning and role of the listener as the soundtrack is based on the environment of the scenes, rather than pure transcription; 2. as a storyline that takes place in the year 2000, the choice of sound elements refer to some future commonality and foresight between the genres of classical and electronic music -- between man and machine; and 3., in many parts of the soundtrack where sounds are played in unison. This is symbolic of the hopefulness the storyline works towards.

From the back cover of the album: "Creating music for Fritz Lang's masterpiece film Metropolis over the many years has been and continues to be a great experience. The film is a story about 'man vs man' with the help of a machine. Its dramatic theme is as relevant now as it was when the filmed debuted in 1927. A film to enjoyed, but also noted and examined." --Jeff Mills