Gottfried Huppertz – Die Nibelungen (1922-24) German Silent Movie – Complete Score

Most of you were happy after the presentation of his silent-movie-score to "Metropolis", but
do you know his more beautiful, more epic, more bombastic score to "Die Nibelungen" ?

Grab it while it’s hot…

Gottfried Huppertz – "Die Nibelungen" (Germany 1922-1924)

Complete 5-Hour-Score from the restored 2-DVD-Set

Regie : Fritz Lang
Reconstruction : Berndt Heller
Orchestration : Stephan Zorzor
Performed by : Das M�nchner Rundfunkorchester
Conductor : Berndt Heller

An epic orchestral opera without words on 4 CD (VBR – 500MB)

Siegfried
Part 1 : http://rapidshare.com/files/442062214/GH24N01.rar
Part 2 : http://rapidshare.com/files/442062216/GH24N02.rar

Kriemhild’s Rache
Part 3 : http://rapidshare.com/files/442062218/GH24N03.rar
Part 4 : http://rapidshare.com/files/442062224/GH24N04.rar

Enjoy

Sorry – no tracklist or artwork

I really enjoyed Huppertz’ score for Metropolis and I can’t wait to hear this one. Many, many thanks.

Most of you were happy after the presentation of his silent-movie-score to "Metropolis", but
do you know his more beautiful, more epic, more bombastic score to "Die Nibelungen" ?

Grab it while it’s hot…

Gottfried Huppertz – "Die Nibelungen" (Germany 1922-1924)

Complete 5-Hour-Score from the restored 2-DVD-Set

Regie : Fritz Lang
Reconstruction : Berndt Heller
Orchestration : Stephan Zorzor
Performed by : Das M�nchner Rundfunkorchester
Conductor : Berndt Heller

An epic orchestral opera without words on 4 CD (VBR – 500MB)

Siegfried
Part 1 : http://rapidshare.com/files/442062214/GH24N01.rar
Part 2 : http://rapidshare.com/files/442062216/GH24N02.rar

Kriemhild’s Rache
Part 3 : http://rapidshare.com/files/442062218/GH24N03.rar
Part 4 : http://rapidshare.com/files/442062224/GH24N04.rar

Enjoy

Sorry – no tracklist or artwork

Obrigado pelo envio do post scorefun

Isaias

Bloody heck! These are a find!

If these are from the old Kino DVD, the audio on that set is plagued by copious looping and tracking, as well as digital errors. Careful editing can help with the former, but there’s no solution for the latter. Like "Metropolis," however, this film has been restored and the score newly recorded (from what I read), and will hopefully receive a new DVD/Blu-Ray release soon!

Never heard about film and music.But thanks.

This is impressive! Thanks!

This is such an incredible piece of music! You can really tell that this was the LORD OF THE RINGS of its day!

A few years (actually some 15 and more) I did extensive research on Fritz Lang, METROPOLIS and DIE NIBELUNGEN. Magnificent pictures, unfortunately these productions were plagued by a perfectionist of director, some pretty fuzzy ideology (nothing Nazi or fascist, more cheesy and campy), overlength and an enourmous waste of budget. Still, great to watch if you can get used to movies being in black and white and without sound – except for music.

And the music is great! 🙂

This recording sounds very much like taken from a DVD-set, unfortunately without any track names.

Thanks, really looking forward to this! now to track down Huppertz’ Metropolis.
Speaking of Metropolis, I heard that Polish composer Abel Korzeniowki composed a new score to Metropolis sometime ago, does anyone have access to this?
Thanks again!

Thanks, really looking forward to this! now to track down Huppertz’ Metropolis.
Speaking of Metropolis, I heard that Polish composer Abel Korzeniowki composed a new score to Metropolis sometime ago, does anyone have access to this?
Thanks again!

Thread 82853

Thanks codyap, I just found this one and also the forum for Korzeniowski’s score!

Is there a complete version of Korzeniowski’s Metropolis available?

Not sure, scoreboss. Here’s a link to another forum with AB’s score:
Thread 84638

However, it doesn’t seem like it’s very long, not sure how long the score he wrote was and if there’s any music missing.

Also, I’ll just throw this request out there and see if anyone knows of it:
I’m looking for the 1966 German film "Die Nibelungen: Siegfried & Krimhield’s Rache", music composed by Rolf Wilhelm. Would love to give this a listen, there is a 2CD version with scores from both films, but any version would be great to start with, Thanks!

This is a great listen. Since there wasn’t any artwork, I slapped this together for myself.

(http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/nibelungenhpu.png/)

I’m wondering if a track titles could be discerned from a listing of either the DVD or Laserdisc chapters?

Revised cover art:

I also made my own Cover as well, linked below, in full size so that people can re-scale as they choose.
Gururu, your cover is great, not trying to replace it, just offering an alternate, similar style, using a different background image.
I also would love to get some track titles (even just fan-made ones based on scenes), it really helps me to put the music in a story context as I listen.

die nibelungen gottfried huppertz.jpg (http://www.mediafire.com/i/?0y9g5gmv53gwhb9)

splendid score! Lang is one of my favorite directors!

Looking forward to hear this!

So, based on the movie’s intertitles, an online DVD chapter listing I came across, as well as my own descriptions of the on-screen action, here is the track listing I’ve assembled for myself.

Make of it what you will….

1-01 Titles
1-02 Canto 1: How Siegfried Slew the Dragon I. Forging the Sword, Balmung
1-03 Canto 1: How Siegfried Slew the Dragon II. Tale of the Castle at Worms
1-04 Canto 1: How Siegfried Slew the Dragon III. Siegfried, The Dragon Slayer/The Secret of Dragon’s Blood
1-05 Canto 2: How Siegfried Came to Worms I. The Bard’s Song/Alberich and the Wonder Cap/Siegfried Kills Albrecht and Steals the Nibelungen Treasure
1-06 Canto 2: How Siegfried Came to Worms II. Siegfried Arrives at the Gates/Kriemhild’s Dream/Court of Burgundy/Condition of Marriage
1-07 Canto 3: How Siegfried Won Brunhild for Gunther I. The Oracle Foretells Siegfried’s Arrival
1-08 Canto 3: How Siegfried Won Brunhild for Gunther II. Brunhild Challenges Siegfried/Battle for a Bride/Gunther’s Secret Weapon
2-01 Canto 4: How Brunhild Enters Worms and Weds Gunther I. The King’s Ship Returns/Brunhild’s Defiance/A Double Wedding Today!
2-02 Canto 4: How Brunhild Enters Worms and Weds Gunther II. Blood Brothers/Breaking Brunhild’s Iron Will
2-03 Canto 4: How Brunhild Enters Worms and Weds Gunther III. The Couples
2-04 Canto 5: How the Nibelungen Treasure Arrives in Worms and Two Queens Quarrel I. Dangerous Trophies
2-05 Canto 5: How the Nibelungen Treasure Arrives in Worms and Two Queens Quarrel II. Brunhild’s Discontent
2-06 Canto 5: How the Nibelungen Treasure Arrives in Worms and Two Queens Quarrel III. To Mass/Clash of Queens/Kill Siegfried!
2-07 Canto 5: How the Nibelungen Treasure Arrives in Worms and Two Queens Quarrel IV. A Murderous Plot Unfolds
2-08 Canto 6: How Gunther Betrayed Siegfried I. Kriemheld’s Appeal and Hagen’s Deception
2-09 Canto 6: How Gunther Betrayed Siegfried II. Brunhild’s Vow/Kriemhild’s Foreboding Dreams/The Forest Hunt
2-10 Canto 6: How Gunther Betrayed Siegfried III. Gunther, Let Us Be Friends Again
2-11 Canto 6: How Gunther Betrayed Siegfried IV. Race to the Spring/The Assassin Strikes
2-12 Canto 6: How Gunther Betrayed Siegfried V. The Mortal Wound/Broken Sleep
2-13 Canto 7: How Kriemhild Swears Revenge I. Siegfried is Dead!
2-14 Canto 7: How Kriemhild Swears Revenge II. Brunhild’s Bitter Revenge/Kriemheld Accuses Hagen/Say the Queen of Burgundy is Dead
3-01 Canto 1: How Kriemhild Mourned Siegfried and Was Wooed by King Attila I. Titles/Ambassador to the King of the Earth/In the Name of Siegfried/Give Me the Murderer
3-02 Canto 1: How Kriemhild Mourned Siegfried and Was Wooed by King Attila II. Kriemhild Meets with the Ambassador While Hagen Sinks the Nibelungen Treasure in the Rhine
3-03 Canto 1: How Kriemhild Mourned Siegfried and Was Wooed by King Attila III. Kriemhild’s Sees an Opportunity in Remarriage/The Nibelungen Treasure is Gone!
3-04 Canto 2: How Kriemhild Departs Burgundy for the Land of the Huns I. I Vow Blood Will Be Spilled
3-05 Canto 2: How Kriemhild Departs Burgundy for the Land of the Huns II. Frosty Farewells
3-06 Canto 2: How Kriemhild Departs Burgundy for the Land of the Huns III. Kriemhild’s Departure
3-07 Canto 2: How Kriemhild Departs Burgundy for the Land of the Huns IV. The Bard Smashes His Violin
3-08 Canto 2: How Kriemhild Departs Burgundy for the Land of the Huns V. The Kingdom of Attila the Hun
3-09 Canto 2: How Kriemhild Departs Burgundy for the Land of the Huns VI. Attila’s Shame in the Face of Beauty & His Vow
3-10 Canto 3: How Attila Sacked Rome and Kriemhild’s Brothers Were Summoned I. The War Camp
3-11 Canto 3: How Attila Sacked Rome and Kriemhild’s Brothers Were Summoned II. The Mocking Minstrel’s Song: "She Uses Her Golden Tresses as Cords"
3-12 Canto 3: How Attila Sacked Rome and Kriemhild’s Brothers Were Summoned III. Kriemhild Has Bore a Son/Kriemhild’s Lament
3-13 Canto 3: How Attila Sacked Rome and Kriemhild’s Brothers Were Summoned IV. Attila Charges Homeward/The Heir Apparent/Kriemhild, What is Your Wish?
3-14 Canto 4: How Kriemhild Receives Her Brothers I. In Marriage Thus Bechlam and Burgundy Are Bound Together
3-15 Canto 4: How Kriemhild Receives Her Brothers II. Nibelungen, Do Not Forget to Whom Attila Leads You
3-16 Canto 4: How Kriemhild Receives Her Brothers III. The Nibelungen Arrive at Attila’s Court
3-17 Canto 4: How Kriemhild Receives Her Brothers IV. Gunther’s Unease/Attila, Remember Your Oath
3-18 Canto 4: How Kriemhild Receives Her Brothers V. Attila Breaks His Oath to Kriemhild
3-19 Canto 4: How Kriemhild Receives Her Brothers VI. Whomever Brings Me Hagen’s Head Will Win a Shield Full of Gold
3-20 Canto 4: How Kriemhild Receives Her Brothers VII. Assassins Assemble
4-01 Canto 5: How the Huns Celebrated Summer Solstice With the Nibelungen I. The Feast Begins
4-02 Canto 5: How the Huns Celebrated Summer Solstice With the Nibelungen II. Suspicion Abounds
4-03 Canto 5: How the Huns Celebrated Summer Solstice With the Nibelungen III. Passing of the Swords
4-04 Canto 5: How the Huns Celebrated Summer Solstice With the Nibelungen IV. The Slaughter Begins/Hagen Kills the Child/Nibelungen Trapped
4-05 Canto 6: The Nibelungen’s Distress I. Lo, Tell Lady Kriemhild What You Have Seen/Avenge Your Dead, Huns!
4-06 Canto 6: The Nibelungen’s Distress II. Huns Attack
4-07 Canto 6: The Nibelungen’s Distress III. Kriemheld’s Offer of Freedom to Her Besieged Brother
4-08 Canto 6: The Nibelungen’s Distress IV. Blood Cries for Blood
4-09 Canto 6: The Nibelungen’s Distress V. A Man Torn Between an Oath and the Life of His Only Child
4-10 Canto 6: The Nibelungen’s Distress VI. Attila is Unassuaged
4-11 Canto 7: The Nibelungen’s End I. Deliver the Murderer of My Child!
4-12 Canto 7: The Nibelungen’s End II. Oh Sister, What Have You Wrought!/Hagen Taunts Kriemhild/Burn It Down!/Rally Round Hagen
4-13 Canto 7: The Nibelungen’s End III. A Last Song
4-14 Canto 7: The Nibelungen’s End IV. Hagen Still Stands/Where is the Treasure?/Kriemhild Slays Hagen/Now, Earth, Drink Your Fill/She Was Only Ever Siegfried’s
4-15 Unknown Vintage Recording 1
4-16 Unknown Vintage Recording 2

I may be mistaken, but 4-15/4-16 might be trailer music for Metropolis.

Thanks all for the great made covers and for the tracklisting
@gururu – you’re right; the last 2 tracks don’t belongs to Nibelungen – they can delete; don’t know,too what it is…

What a fantastic score – I have got the first CD and I look forward to the last three ones. Huppertz is a very amazing composer and the Siegfried-theme is almost Wagnarian in tune.

But … but .. how can a silent movie have music? Are you having me on?

Thank you for this rare Huppertz score. Hope the RS link is alive:-)

Dead links…. 🙁

Dead links…. 🙁

Can any nice guy help to re-upload? Many thanks in advance!

An upload would be appreciated. Thank you.

reupload, please 😀

If you’re willing to wait a few months, there should be a new recording of this on the way from the same forces as the recent Metropolis resto. And I suspect it will sound MUCH better 😉

If you’re willing to wait a few months, there should be a new recording of this on the way from the same forces as the recent Metropolis resto. And I suspect it will sound MUCH better 😉

Thank you, Lens, for the info. Please keep us updated when it would come out. Is it from Capriccio?

If you’re willing to wait a few months, there should be a new recording of this on the way from the same forces as the recent Metropolis resto. And I suspect it will sound MUCH better 😉

Lets all hope it will be a good orchestration then 🙂

Please Re-Upload.

Hope a re upload will arrive soon, this movie is just great and the music of Huppertz is a gem! Thanks in advance.

Re-Uplaod anyone? Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?

An upload would be appreciated. Thanks.

Nice guy, where are you? :zillawalk:

here are the files from scorefun again – without the wrong tracks 15+16 in part 4

Part 1 (http://ul.to/yj12bpgd)
Part 2 (http://ul.to/ovr4aozs)
Part 3 (http://ul.to/eimmrvig)
Part 4 (http://ul.to/i6ui4tot)

Can any nice guy help to re-upload? Many thanks in advance!

Hopefully yes?

what’s wrong with my new links one post above yours?

Thank youuu :zillafire:

Thank you very, very much. Looking forward to hearing this! I enjoy ‘Metropolis’ immensely and after the accolades heaped on this one, I am excited!

Thank you

Thank you for your efforts. Great sound; great score; great movie.

totally cool. Thanks!

DIE NIBELUNGEN Composed by Gottfried Huppertz
European Filmphilharmonic Orchestra
Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Frank Strobel

Part I & II
Post by Lens of Truth

http://forums.ffshrine.org/f92/big-orchestral-action-music-thread-57893/491.html#post2348118

An Excellent analysis by Jonne Valtonen
http://forums.ffshrine.org/f92/big-orchestral-action-music-thread-57893/491.html#post2349833

Isaias: I don’t disagree that Valtonen’s analysis is excellent, but it’s concerning his own Final Fantasy symphony, not Huppertz’ score from Die Nibelungen. 🙂

hey there!
got the double cd soundtrack of Rolf Wilhelm’s score to the 1966 german production of DIE NIBELUNGEN (Parts 1 and 2).
i uploaded it on mediafire, 320kbs, front and back cover scanned.

so here are all the surviving music cues of Rolf A. Wilhelm’s DIE NIBELUNGEN score!
http://www.mediafire.com/download/hyr334u83d6wyj5/Die_Nibelungen_-_Rolf_A._Wilhelm.zip

if the link is dead somehow, please write a private message and i will reup! 😉

Fred

Muchas gracias, fantastico

hey there!
i just bought the double cd of Rolf Wilhelms 1966 german production of DIE NIBELUNGEN a few days ago, i uploaded it on rapidshare, so here is Rolf A. Wilhelm’s DIE NIBELUNGEN 2 CD 🙂
http://rapidshare.com/files/3129728889/Die%20Nibelungen%20-%20Rolf%20A.%20Wilhelm.zip

write a private message when the link is dead someday!

Nice! 😀

Thanks.

thanks

Many thanks for the links !!! Nice job !

Can anyone reload the parts 3 & 4 from the first post? It would be appreciate. Thank you in advance!!!

Here’s Lens of Truth’s edit of the 2010 reconstruction by Frank Strobel and Marco Jovic (Source):

(…) The recording is by the same excellent team who did the recent Metropolis restoration and it’s wonderful to finally hear the music in all its glory. Anyone familiar with the dreadfully distorted 70s version from the DVD will appreciate the difference!

For this presentation I’ve ripped and resampled the lossless stereo PCM track from the blu-ray and edited it into a form more appropriate to standalone listing. Cutting 5 hours of music down to 2 (a cd’s worth for each film) wasn’t as easy as I thought it would be, but I’m happy with the final result. Unvaried repetition is avoided, but all the main themes and motifs get a full airing. I like to think Huppertz storytelling is unbroken too, although some passages have been shuffled slightly to make better musical sense.

BIG ORCHESTRAL ACTION MUSIC THREAD! – Page 491, Post #12259 (Thread 57893)

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scoreboss has re-uploaded scorefun’s original 4 part files of the older Berndt Heller reconstruction (1980? . Source: US Kino on Video DVD?) here:

Big Silent Movie Score Thread – Post #1 (Thread 187911)

Here’s Lens of Truth’s edit of the 2010 restoration by Frank Strobel and Marco Jovic:

THE BIG ORCHESTRAL ACTION MUSIC THREAD! – Page 491, Post #12259 (http://forums.ffshrine.org/f92/big-orchestral-action-music-thread-57893/491.html#post2348118)

Thanks for pointing us to that post!

I had watched Excalibur the other day and loved it. Trevor Jones’s citations of Wagner was inspired, and I’ve been looking out for similarly-influenced scores, so this is a great find!

Lens of Truth edited the score, though, so we still need parts 3 and 4.

New links available here (Thread 187911)

New links available here (Thread 187911)

Thanks a lot!!

Thanks.

I’m making a booklet for this set and I wonder if anyone would like to post some stills from the two films to use in the booklet. Thanks!

wimpel69 is sharing the recently released complete score (the 2010 Jovic-Strobel reconstruction). Sharing for a limited time only. Format: FLAC via CD rip (not from commercial downloading services).

DIE NIBELUNGEN – Complete Score by GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ – new recording, 2015 mp3/FLAC (Thread 194443)

This is a great listen. Since there wasn’t any artwork, I slapped this together for myself.

(http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/89/nibelungenhpu.png/)

I’m wondering if a track titles could be discerned from a listing of either the DVD or Laserdisc chapters?

Revised cover art:

As a side note, in German, the genitive case takes no apostrophe, so it would be "Fritz Langs"