


Why ‘Metropolis Ark’? “The ‘Ark’ part symbolizes a kind of vessel in which the spirit and atmosphere of the 1927 movie is preserved in a modern interpretation, in the form of a sample collection. We had a vision of a monumentally big orchestra that is unique, bold but also highly versatile and flexible for arrangers.” We wanted to capture instrument ensembles which are simply monumental.

In the early days Berlin had very big cinema production studios and this movie was one of their biggest, most expansive projects. Company founder and composer Hendrik Schwarzer explains: “Metropolis was the first full-length science fiction movie. Orchestral Tools go up to 11 with a large-scale symphonic library inspired by a sci-fi masterpiece.Ĭonceived as an homage to Fritz Lang’s revolutionary 1927 film, Orchestral Tools’ Metropolis Ark 1 sample library aims for size and massive power.
