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Soundtrack to accompany Die Büchse der Pandora (Pandora's Box) by G.W. Pabst (Germany, 1929).

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Pandora's Box (1929)
Die Büchse der Pandora
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Director Georg Wilhelm Pabst.
Writers Frank Wedekind (plays), Ladislaus Vajda.
Cinematography Günther Krampf.
With Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Alice Roberts, Gustav Diessl, Daisy D'ora.
Awards None.
131 min. (restored Director's Cut)

Silent films were released with no published score. Musical accompaniment was performed live in each venue, most often an extemporaneous performance by the musician(s) timed to match the emotion and action on the screen.

In the spirit of those times, I selected existing vinyl recordings in my collection and recorded the musical score for each Act live, in one take, while the film was projected, silently. I then combined the recordings in series, starting each live recording at the beginning of each Act, to mimic the live performance of contemporary music that could be expected by the audience wherever they may have watched the film.

This soundtrack is synchronized with the Criterion DVD version of Pandora's Box, beginning at the Criterion splash screen and omitting any musical Prelude. Cue the film and soundtrack and press play on both at the same time. Every performance will be out of sync by a slightly different amount, just as it was.

The Criterion version can also be found on Hulu Plus. Turn off the sound on Hulu, set the film and the soundtrack back to the beginning then press play simultaneously and you should be good to go, synchronized within a second.

criterion.com/films/362-pandora-s-box

hulu.com/watch/215809

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    Tracklist
    0:00   Splash Screen & Titles. -
    0:03   Chrome Sparks – (A1) The Meaning of Love, Goddess (2014) (Future Classic FCL109). -
    1:35   Act 1: Lulu, Schigolsch, Schon & Quast. -
    3:46   Lali Puna – (A3) Antenna Trash, Tridecoder (1999) (Morr Music MM002). -
    8:16   Chrome Sparks – (A3) Enter The Chrome, Goddess (2014) (Future Classic FCL109). -
    12:04   Bonobo – (A2) Emkay, The North Borders (2013) (Ninja Tune ZEN195). -
    15:20   Chrome Sparks – (A2) Star Step, Goddess (2014) (Future Classic FCL109). -
    16:54   Act 2: Wedding Invitations, Alwa & Countess Geschwitz. -
    16:55   Chrome Sparks – (B5) Goddess, Goddess (2014) (Future Classic FCL109). -
    22:06   Ulrich Schnauss – (C2) A Song About Hope, Goodbye (2007) (Domino DNO-149). -
    26:08   Act 3: The Review. -
    26:10   Ulrich Schnauss – (D2) A Ritual In Time And Death, A Long Way To Fall (2013) (Domino DNO318). -
    30:45   Chimes & Bells – (B1) The Mole (Trentemoller Remix), LateNightTales Trentemoller (2011) (LateNightTales ALNLP25 (2014)). -
    34:15   Aphex Twin – (F2) [untitled], Selected Ambient Works Vol. II (1994) (1972 IF-11 (2012)). -
    40:28   Act 4: The Wedding Reception. -
    40:32   Fripp & Eno – (B2) Altair, The Equatorial Stars (2004) (Opal DGMLP3 (2014)). -
    46:00   How To Destroy Angels – (D3) Hallowed Ground, Welcome Oblivion (2013) (Columbia 88765475461). -
    51:30   Aphex Twin – (F1) [untitled], Selected Ambient Works Vol. II (1994) (1972 IF-11 (2012)). -
    53:56   How To Destroy Angels – (D1) We Fade Away, Welcome Oblivion (2013) (Columbia 88765475461). -
    1:00:03   Act 5: The Trial. -
    1:00:06   Aphex Twin – (C3) [untitled], Selected Ambient Works Vol. II (1994) (1972 IF-11 (2012)). -
    1:04:05   Aphex Twin – (E1) [untitled], Selected Ambient Works Vol. II (1994) (1972 IF-11 (2012)). -
    1:05:58   Aphex Twin – (D3) [untitled], Selected Ambient Works Vol. II (1994) (1972 IF-11 (2012)). -
    1:09:30   Act 6: Escape. -
    1:09:31   Orbital – (C1) The Box (Part One), In Sides (1996) (Internal TRLPR10). -
    1:12:15   Styrofoam – (B2) Snow Crush Killing Song, A Heart Without A Mind EP (2003) (Morr Music MM034). -
    1:17:20   Orbital – (C2) The Box (Part Two), In Sides (1996) (Internal TRLPR10). -
    1:23:47   Act 7: The Casino. -
    1:23:55   Tor Lundvall - (A1) The Shipyard At Dawn, The Shipyard (2012) (DAIS Records DAIS 031). -
    1:27:03   Pink Floyd – (B1) Set The Controls For The Heart Of The Sun, Ummagumma (1969) (Harvest STBB-388). -
    1:32:10   Tor Lundvall - (B3) Grey Rain Ships, The Shipyard (2012) (DAIS Records DAIS 031). -
    1:38:08   György Ligeti - (A2) Requiem for Soprano, Mezzo Soprano, Two Mixed Choirs & Orchestra, 2001 A Space Odyssey (1968) (MGM SIE-13-ST). -
    1:42:33   Fripp & Eno – (B1) An Index Of Metals, Evening Star (1975) (Discipline Global Mobile DGMLP2 (2014)). -
    1:47:51   Act 8: London. -
    1:54:40   Tor Lundvall - (B2) Blue Rain Ships, The Shipyard (2012) (DAIS Records DAIS 031). -


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