“You must become Caligari…”

February 17, 2024

Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos creates new score for 1920 silent classic, THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI

“Dr. Caligari and his mysterious slave – the black and white phantom who lives in a cabinet and goes forth in his sleep to do his master’s bidding. The weirdest characters ever seen on the screen and the most daringly different picture ever seen.” – a tagline from the 1920 film

Musician and writer Karl Bartos has long been admirer of Weimar-era culture. During his time in the celebrated German electronic band Kraftwerk, he helped create the stunning track METROPOLIS, directly inspired by a band viewing of the classic 1927 Fritz Lang film of the same name. The original orchestral music composed for THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI by Giuseppe Becce had long been lost and in 2005, after watching the film, Bartos imagined what it would be like to create an entirely new one in the 21st Century in his home studios in Hamburg. Now with crystal clear images, digitally restored by the Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Foundation, the film is visually the best quality it has ever been, and now, with Bartos’ soundtrack, there is impressive sound to go with the haunting vision.

Bartos score to  THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI is now available in a limited CD box (2000 copies worldwide), including the album on CD, the Caligari movie on DVD, and a 48p booklet; also in a limited LP box (2000 copies worldwide) including the album on 2-LP, the Caligari movie on DVD, 16 p booklet

For details, see https://shop.tapeterecords.com/en/karl-bartos-the-cabinet-of-dr.-caligari-4011