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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=March 9, 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> |
'''''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=March 9, 2007 |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |accessdate=November 12, 2011}}</ref> |
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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|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]]''. |
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The film is mentioned in the 2009 book ''[http://www.soundtargets.com/ Sound Targets: American Soldiers and Music in the Iraq War]'' by Jonathan Pieslak. |
The film is mentioned in the 2009 book ''[http://www.soundtargets.com/ Sound Targets: American Soldiers and Music in the Iraq War]'' by Jonathan Pieslak. |
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Revision as of 01:42, 31 August 2013
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.
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. March 9, 2007. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
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