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Soundtrack to War is a 90-minute documentary by Australian war artist George Gittoes. Filmed throughout 2003–2004, Gittoes bypassed the U.S. military's media lockdown on the war in Iraq to capture an authentic account of the human experience of the war. Gittoes interviewed American soldiers deployed in Iraq to create an account of the role of music in the contemporary battlefield. The film was followed by a sequel, Rampage.^[1]

Songs featured in the movie include Slayer's "Angel of Death" and Drowning Pool's "Bodies", as well as freestyle rap and gospel choirs. Seventeen of the early-filmed scenes from the documentary were used in Michael Moore's Fahrenheit 9/11.^{[citation needed]}

The film is mentioned in the 2009 book Sound Targets: American Soldiers and Music in the Iraq War by Jonathan Pieslak.

References

^ "Spotlight on the ghetto for Gittoes". The New Zealand Herald. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

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[NZ_Herald_10428111-1] "Spotlight on the ghetto for Gittoes". The New Zealand Herald. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

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-'''''Soundtrack to War''''' is a 90 minute [[documentary film|documentary]] by [[Australia]]n [[war artist]] [[George Gittoes]]. Filmed throughout 2003-2004, Gittoes bypassed the [[United States|U.S.]] military's [[Mass media|media]] lockdown on the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|war in Iraq]] to capture an authentic account of the human experience of the war. Gittoes interviewed American soldiers deployed in Iraq to create an account of the role of music in the contemporary battlefield. The film is the first in a [[trilogy]].<ref>''New Zealand Herald'', [http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1501119/story.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10428111  interview with Gittoes about ''Soundtrack to War''], March 9, 2007</ref>
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+'''''Soundtrack to War''''' is a 90-minute [[documentary film|documentary]] by [[Australia]]n [[war artist]] [[George Gittoes]]. Filmed throughout 2003–2004, Gittoes bypassed the [[United States|U.S.]] military's [[Mass media|media]] lockdown on the [[2003 invasion of Iraq|war in Iraq]] to capture an authentic account of the human experience of the war. Gittoes interviewed American soldiers deployed in Iraq to create an account of the role of music in the contemporary battlefield. The film was followed by a sequel, ''[[Rampage (2006 film)|Rampage]]''.<ref name="NZ_Herald_10428111">{{cite news |url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=10428111 |title=Spotlight on the ghetto for Gittoes |date=9 March 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=12 November 2011}}</ref>
-Songs featured in the movie include [[Slayer]]'s "[[Angel of Death (song)|Angel of Death]]" and [[Drowning Pool]]'s "[[Bodies (Drowning Pool song)|Bodies]]", as well as [[Freestyle rap|freestyle]] rap and [[gospel music|gospel]] choirs. Seventeen of the early-filmed scenes from the documentary were used in [[Michael Moore]]'s ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]''.
+Songs featured in the movie include [[Slayer]]'s "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)|Angel of Death]]" and [[Drowning Pool]]'s "[[Bodies (Drowning Pool song)|Bodies]]", as well as [[freestyle rap]] and [[gospel music|gospel]] choirs. Seventeen of the early-filmed scenes from the documentary were used in [[Michael Moore]]'s ''[[Fahrenheit 9/11]]''.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
-The subject was also later addressed in the 2009 book by Jonathan Pieslak called ''Sound Targets: American Soldiers and Music in the Iraq War,'' published by Indiana University Press.<ref>[http://www.soundtargets.com/ 'Sound Targets'']</ref>
+The film is mentioned in the 2009 book ''Sound Targets: American Soldiers and Music in the Iraq War'' by Jonathan Pieslak.
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