Songs of War: Music as a Weapon
- Music is a Weapon
Music elates, touches the soul and bypasses reason. Music is magic. But precisely this magic can turn it into an insidious weapon for music and violence belong together. The brutal power of African war dances, the ferocity of Maori Hakas, the earth-shattering roar of US sound guns blasting Metallica at Taliban hideouts the principle is always the same: Aggressive sounds demoralise the enemy and whip the allies into a frenzy. In Songs of War, director Tristan Chytroschek explores the extraordinary harmony between music and violence. Sesame Street composer, Christopher Cerf, always wanted his music to be fun and entertaining. But then he learned that his songs had been used to torture prisoners in Guantanamo and Abu Ghraib. He is stunned by this abuse of his work and wants to find out how this could happen.
Release Date : 2010-02-25
Language :English
Adult : false
Status : Released
Production Company : A&O BueroZDFARTE
Production Country : Germany
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Cast
Character Name : Presenter
Original Name : Christopher Cerf
Gender : Male
Character Name : Human Rights Project, Bard College, New York
Original Name : Thomas Keenan
Gender : Male
Character Name : Former Guard, Guantanamo Bay
Original Name : Chris Arendt
Gender : Male
Character Name : Psychological Operations Expert, US Army
Original Name : Herb Friedman
Gender : Male
Character Name : Former Interrogator, US Army
Original Name : Mike Ritz
Gender : Male
Character Name : Music Psychologist, Université de Montréal
Original Name : Nathalie Gosselin
Gender : Male
Character Name : Former Detainee, Guantanamo Bay And Bagram
Original Name : Moazzam Begg
Gender : Male
Character Name : Musicologist, University Of Göttingen
Original Name : Morag Josephine Grant
Gender : Male
Character Name : Drowning Pool
Original Name : Mike Luce
Gender : Male
Character Name : Drowning Pool
Original Name : C.J. Pierce
Gender : Male
Character Name : CEO, HPV Technologies
Original Name : Vahan Simidian II
Gender : Male
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