Metropolis

One of my favourite works, Metropolis started out as an album partially inspired by Fritz Lang's classic movie of the same name. However it was not my intention to make some kind of alternative soundtrack to the movie, so it gradually evolved. There's a transition from dark to light and back to dark again, like sunrise to sunset. The songs on Metropolis are my 'themes for great cities'...

Since my stuff is instrumental, I let the titles do the talking. Here is what I had in mind with each song...

The Lights of Home

For those moments when you look out over a vast sea of tiny glittering lights and try and spot your house...

Ringroad

Music for night-driving. Inspired by the Boulevard Périphérique around Paris.

Midnight Air

Music for those exciting evenings when everything just feels so right.

When the City Sleeps

Was originally supposed to be While the City Sleeps after the name of the Fritz Lang movie, but for some reason I got it wrong and failed to correct it. The title has since embedded itself to the song, so it's too late to change it! However the original theme was inspired by scenes from Lang's classic Metropolis, which also inspired the album's title.

Waking

A short piece taken from fragmented images in my mind of a dream I once had, of watching the sun rise over the hills around the perimeter of a vast, walled city.

Empty Streets

There's a scene in Vanilla Sky where Tom Cruise's character is the only person on this enormous sweeping city street. I was thinking about wondering around the city streets in the light of the morning, before the place comes to life.

Towering Glass

A simple song about architecture. Again inspired by some of the modern architecture I've seen in Paris and other places.

City of Industry

Inspired by those classic underground factory scenes in Metropolis. I had called an earlier version of the song "Forgotten factories" and was thinking about derelict industrial estates and the 'ghosts' of workers and machinery of the past. I wanted to make something dark, heavy and haunting.

Curfew

Inspired by the "curfew" scenes in Metropolis and many other classic dystopian science-fiction films. There's always a curfew!

Concrete Monsters

Originally composed for the abandoned dystopia album, this is a song about the claustrophobia of big cities; being surrounded by concrete, like towering monsters and in many cases, extremely ugly ones! This piece, along with the next I had originally started working on last year.

Eyes of the World

Also leftover from the dystopia album project, this menacing closing track is about the hundreds of electronic eyes that monitor our movements each day...



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	Metropolis One of my favourite works, Metropolis started out as an album partially inspired by Fritz Lang's classic movie of the same name. However it was not my intention to make some kind of alternative soundtrack to the movie, so it gradually evolved. There's a transition from dark to light and back to dark again, like sunrise to sunset. The songs on Metropolis are my 'themes for great cities'... Since my stuff is instrumental, I let the titles do the talking. Here is what I had in mind with each song... The Lights of Home For those moments when you look out over a vast sea of tiny glittering lights and try and spot your house... Ringroad Music for night-driving. Inspired by the Boulevard Périphérique around Paris. Midnight Air Music for those exciting evenings when everything just feels so right. When the City Sleeps Was originally supposed to be While the City Sleeps after the name of the Fritz Lang movie, but for some reason I got it wrong and failed to correct it. The title has since embedded itself to the song, so it's too late to change it! However the original theme was inspired by scenes from Lang's classic Metropolis, which also inspired the album's title. Waking A short piece taken from fragmented images in my mind of a dream I once had, of watching the sun rise over the hills around the perimeter of a vast, walled city. Empty Streets There's a scene in Vanilla Sky where Tom Cruise's character is the only person on this enormous sweeping city street. I was thinking about wondering around the city streets in the light of the morning, before the place comes to life. Towering Glass A simple song about architecture. Again inspired by some of the modern architecture I've seen in Paris and other places. City of Industry Inspired by those classic underground factory scenes in Metropolis. I had called an earlier version of the song "Forgotten factories" and was thinking about derelict industrial estates and the 'ghosts' of workers and machinery of the past. I wanted to make something dark, heavy and haunting. Curfew Inspired by the "curfew" scenes in Metropolis and many other classic dystopian science-fiction films. There's always a curfew! Concrete Monsters Originally composed for the abandoned dystopia album, this is a song about the claustrophobia of big cities; being surrounded by concrete, like towering monsters and in many cases, extremely ugly ones! This piece, along with the next I had originally started working on last year. Eyes of the World Also leftover from the dystopia album project, this menacing closing track is about the hundreds of electronic eyes that monitor our movements each day... Copyright Alex Storer 2007.


1. The Lights of Home (4:54) 2. Ringroad (2:51) 3. Midnight Air (4:50) 4. When the City Sleeps (4:45) 5. Waking (1:10) 6. Empty Streets (3:59) 7. Towering Glass (2:40) 8. Waiting (2:15) 9. City of Industry (4:00) 10. Curfew (1:54) 11. Concrete Monsters (2:53) 12. Eyes of the World (3:32)