Although the surviving print had the original 1930 soundtrack consisting of William Axt's musical score, the version released to the public had the score replaced with a modern one. Composer Carl Davis created a new orchestral score for the film in the 1980s (quoting the theme associated with Melisande in Axt's original setting), and it was added to the film and released on video in the late 1980s as part of the MGM and British television Thames Silents project. The original 1930 35mm negative was subsequently discovered intact, and has been the source for theatrical showings and the DVD and Blu-ray editions (Blu-ray was released October 1, 2013). In spite of the fact that William Axt's synchronzied score survives the film was again released with a modern score that bears no resemblance to the original score.
although the surviving print had the original 1930 soundtrack consisting of william axt's musical score the version released to the public had the score replaced with a modern one composer carl davis created a new orchestral score for the film in the 1980s (quoting the theme associated with melisande in axt's original setting) and it was added to the film and released on video in the late 1980s as part of the mgm and british television thames silents project the original 1930 35mm negative was subsequently discovered intact and has been the source for theatrical showings and the dvd and blu-ray editions (blu-ray was released october 1 2013) in spite of the fact that william axt's synchronzied score survives the film was again released with a modern score that bears no resemblance to the original score