Watch The Man Who Fell To Earth The Lost Soundtracks Featurette

There is a great mystery at the heart of The Man Who Fell to Earth, Nicolas Roeg‘s cult film: its soundtrack. There is a persistent rumour that long-lost music for the film recorded by its star David Bowie that sits somewhere in a vault.

Studiocanal have released this superb 17 minute featurette. Here they take a deep dive look at the mythical soundtrack, does it exist?

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Nicolas Roeg’s iconic science fiction odyssey, The Man Who Fell to Earth, has been stunningly restored in 4k to mark the 40th anniversary of this cult classic.

Featuring a startling and era – defining lead performance from David Bowie in his debut feature role and based on the cult novel by Walter Tevis, The Man Who Fell to Earth endures as, not only a bitingly caustic indictment of the modern world but, also, a poignant commentary on the loneliness of the outsider.

Thomas Jerome Newton (David Bowie) is a humanoid alien who comes to Earth from a distant planet on a mission to take water back to his home planet in the midst of a catastrophic drought. Using the advanced technology of his home planet to patent many inventions on Earth, Newton acquires incredible wealth as the head of a technology-based conglomerate (aided by leading patent attorney Oliver Farnsworth Buck Henry, The Graduate) that he intends to use to finance the construction of a space vehicle to ship water back to his planet.

Newton embarks on a relationship with hotel maid Mary-Lou (Candy Clark American Graffiti) and makes progress with the construction of his vehicle but soon finds his true identify at risk via his roguish colleague and confident Dr. Nathan Bryce (Rip Torn Men in Black) who threatens not only his relationship with Mary-Lou, but his freedom and chances of ever returning home.

The Man Who Fell To Earth is available now on Blu-Ray, DVD and Digital HD.