The British version does not have Coppola's score. It has a score by Carl Davis. Davis is a veteran composer of music for silent films, and he has done splendid scores for Keaton and Lloyd comedies and dramas like The Big Parade. His score is primarily arrangements of music by classical composers like Beethoven and Mozart. Davis's score was used when the film was restored and shown back in the early 80's. I actually prefer Coppola's score. It was kind of cartoonish, but the movie is a bit cartoonish at times. I know there are plans for a USA Blu-ray release. I don't know if it will include Coppola's score. It would require some re-recording to fit scenes that are now longer than they originally were, and would need music to cover the new scenes that have been added.
An added feature of the Blu-ray is that the three screen tryptich can be watched alone on three TVs and three Blu-ray players. One of the discs has the left side of the tryptich, one the middle and one the right. Presumably, it would recreate on one's home theater the sensation of seeing it on the big screen without having to letterbox the tryptich. I have no idea how one is supposed to synch three players as this is something I will never do. Still, it's a cool feature for some.
You can see some screenshots that show how they have cleaned up the film HERE.
Thanx
Since more of the film has been discovered since the early
80s, that makes things a bit problematic.
There have been three scores written for it: Davis’, Coppola's and Arthur Honegger’s (for the first screenings in the 20s.)