The Panoptikon Orchestra
“The Joyless Street” (Die freudlose Gasse)

Rotor 2004, ROTORCD002

Music from PO's succesful ciné-concert with the Pabst classic, arranged and recorded especially for this album. All the inventiveness and lyricism of the Panoptikon Orchestra can be found on this album.

Listen to samples from the album:

The ButcherValse NoireThose who waitThe girl and the soldierNowadays you only need moneyGreta's Waltz

These samples are low bitrate mp3s, the album sounds better


You can buy the Joyless Street CD from Rotor's own webshop, Motljud.


“The Phantom Carriage” (Körkarlen)
Music composed and arranged
for orchestra by Matti Bye


Rotor 2003, ROTORCD001

Recorded at a four day run of the movie at Cinemateket in Stockholm in 1998, this is music written for a ten man orchestra to accompany the dark and redemptive movie by Victor Sjöström. In the liner notes the composer says that the film is, "a miracle play about the love of a Salvation Army slum sister, a New Year's legend about misery, passion, forgiveness and revelation. It is one of the finest movies that I have ever played to."

Listen to samples from the album:

TangoHappy GeorgesThe CoachDisappointmentReconciliation

These samples are low bitrate mp3s, the album sounds better


You can buy the Phantom Carriage CD from Rotor's own webshop, Motljud.


Apart from the old VHS editions of Herr Arnes Pengar/Sir Arne's Treasure and Körkarlen/The Phantom Carriage there are now new DVD editions out on Kino of Gösta Berlings Saga and Herr Arnes Pengar.

And in the autumn of 2007 there will be a six-disc DVD box with music by Matti Bye for Terje Vigen, The Phantom Carriage, Sir Arne's Treasure, Gösta Berlings saga, Stiller's Erotikon, and Häxan/Witchcraft through the ages.

Please see mattibye.com for more up to date information.