soundtrack to war
the sound of war is not just guns and grenades. in iraq, war also has a musical soundtrack. we go with australian war artist george gittoes to the streets of baghdad, where he' s been recording the soundtrack to the war in iraq - the music listened to and made by the us occupying troops .
soundtrack to war is rock, rap and roll - music extracted from the madness of war. american soldiers in iraq reveal the soundtrack in their heads as they ride into battle on the streets of iraq. this is an insider' s view of war like you' ve never seen before, narrated by heavy metal, gore, rap, r & b; and gospel. soundtrack to war premieres wednesday 1 september at 8. 30pm on abc tv .
filmmaker george gittoes travelled to iraq four times between march 2003 and may 2004 to capture the footage for this documentary. there has been a lot of attention already given to soundtrack to war due to clips from the gittoes' film being included in fahrenheit 9 / 11. the clips from 17 of gittoes' scenes were licensed by michael moore' s production company, and credited to soundtrack to war .
soundtrack to war is not unlike the iraqi conflict itself: beginning with optimistic ideas and broad ambitions, fast becoming unwieldy, losing focus, having its dramatic ups and downs and devolving into a messy quagmire .
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soundtrack to war showcases spontaneous music performances by a striking cast of the battle weary – performances made without rehearsal, under the blaring iraqi sun, with the backdrop of a destroyed city, grit and dust and the distraction of gunfire and bursting mortar shells .
soundtrack to war showcases spontaneous music performances by a striking cast of battle weary. performances made without rehearsal, under the blaring iraqi sun, with a destroyed city, the distraction of gunfire and bursting mortar shells forming a frightening backdrop. american culture came into iraq, wired into its tanks and helicopters - a live soundtrack to war, with lyrics such as let the bodies hit the floor, round out, the tank and bombs over baghdad, being memorised by every soldier and forever linked to the violent events they accompanied. as the war extended into a second year, many started writing and performing their own songs. it was rock, rap & roll .
american culture came into iraq, wired into its tanks and helicopters – a live soundtrack to war, with lyrics such as let the bodies hit the floor, round out the tank and bombs over baghdad being memorised by every soldier and forever linked to the violent events they accompanied. as the war extended into its second year, many started writing and performing their own songs. it was rock, rap and roll .
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american culture came into iraq, wired into its tanks and helicopters - a live soundtrack to war, with lyrics such as' let the bodies hit the floor',' round out the tank' and' bombs over baghdad' being memorised by every soldier and forever linked to the violent events they accompanied. george gittoes' film takes us on the whole emotional roller coaster ride of the young and talented who have found themselves in the hell of war, and who want to stay alive .
as the war extended into its second year, many started writing and performing their own songs. soldiers bloodied by conflict compose lyrics as they dodge bullets and mortar shells. soundtrack to war showcases spontaneous music performances by a striking cast of the battle weary - performances made without rehearsal, under the blaring iraqi sun, with the backdrop of a destroyed city, grit and dust, and the distraction of gunfire and bursting mortar shells .
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australian war artist george gittoes has spent much of his life in war zones. for the last year he' s been travelling to and from iraq, recording the music that' s being listened to and performed by the occupying troops. from gore metal to smooth southern melodies, music has been a powerful force: to psyche up the troops before battle; to provide a release from the violence and the chaos; and to memorialise friends who lost their lives .
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in' rampage', george gittoes has used his war - zone experiences to make a compelling movie on miami' s gang members and drug dealers .
a year on, iraq has seen an extraordinary outpouring of musical talent from within the ranks of the military. soldiers are writing and performing to each other as a way to stay sane amidst the mayhem of war .
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this film takes us on the whole emotional roller coaster ride of the young and talented who have found themselves in the hell of war, and who want to stay alive .
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to many soldiers, war is heavy metal - lyrics of' gore metal' describe the hellfire ride; rap battles in' the bullring' say it like it is. r & b; speaks of lovers and longing, country sings of letters home, ballads to flags and fallen friends, gospel calls on the almighty, and baghdad' s bee gees are digging underground .
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during the first few years of the iraq war, australian filmmaker george gittoes shrugged off the protection of u. s. military chaperones to work alone on the front lines. in the process, he captured the spirit of the soldiers around him via their love of music - - and their spontaneous musical performances - - as seen in this intimate documentary with startling combat footage that was used in the oscar - winning documentary fahrenheit 9 / 11 .
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a lone documentary filmmaker ventures into iraq, to see firsthand how music plays a part in the army' s life inside of the biggest conflict since vietnam .
i got onto this documentary after i heard an interview with gittoes on triple j (a decent australian radio station). i finally got around to getting it out and wasn' t disappointed. the film has a rough feel about it, gittoes getting quite up close, but as i saw it, not very personal, making it really more about the music than anything, he even states himself its more of a musical. if you want to see some free - styling, country, patriotism, american rhetoric mixed with some true idealism, i would recommend this to you. there are some legitimate emotional moments, ordinary americans (though they are military personnel) giving it their effort and relating their experiences through music. iraq plays a nice backdrop, demolished and very candid, which i think makes a good background giving the interviews and performances some background for the audience to relate to. good film worth your time, though don' t expect to sit there and go over it every little bit as a life changing experience .
when the united states of america spearheaded its current incursion into the middle east, it was taken for granted (or not considered at all) that it would bring its culture along with its guts and guns. musical culture is represented by hip - hop, gangsta rap, grunge, heavy metal, and various other contemporary sounds that are well suited to kill and be killed by. (spare us the obvious dig about american pop culture; do you expect twenty - something virgin soldiers to be listening dylan, bernstein or the great american songbook? they barely know madonna .) director george gittoes is primarily a visual artist whose major focus has admirably been the horrors of war. his fine website urltoken features some interesting, if not obviously derivative, works. he is a relatively naïve filmmaker; i am guessing that coppola’s magical use of the ride of the valkyries in apocalypse now is prime inspiration here but his narrative is unpleasantly devoid of drama .
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music is wired into the systems of the tanks and other armoured vehicles as the us army blasts its way around iraq. we meet many soldiers, linked seemingly only by the “cause” they fight for and their pitiful state, discoursing, singing, rapping, carousing – you name it – about their music. one tank soldier describes his music as the “ultimate rush” and displays his cd folio, chockers with grunge. there is a lot of intent here: how music effects the lives of a broad demographic of soldiers, how emotionally barren (or downright violent and misogynistic) much of rap is, the invisible force of the music industry, and the ignorance and misunderstandings of all sides in this absurd war .
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us troops talk candidly about the daily grim reality of the occupation, about lives lost on both sides, and the changing reaction of iraqis to the us presence. we also hear from local iraqis, like the gibb brothers, aka the baghdad bee gees, and hear their haunting version of the bee gees hit, new york mining disaster. we go underground with a heavy metal band, screaming their message of peace in a crazy world .
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when gittoes takes the camera off those inexorable tracks and focuses on the sounds that the soldiers themselves make, there is actual poignancy; watch for the impromptu gospel circle and the blonde waif songstress. also look out for the iraqi - does - bee gees act; is something not saddening about three 50 - ish iraqis doing a perfectly acceptable rendition of new york mining disaster, right down the brothers gibb’s heavily accented diction, in the shadow of abu grahib prison? less amusing is the iraqi thrasher band that expresses their newly found freedom through their music; it makes good background for some of saddam’s worst atrocities .
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let the bodies hit the floor... that was the motto for our tank .
as the us tanks rolled into baghdad last april, not only were guns blazing, but music was blaring through internal sound systems and the headphones of the soldiers. the heavy metal guitar sounds of guns' n' roses and slayer, the angry hip hop lyrics of eminem and the smooth sounds of tupac shakur set the tone for the fall of baghdad and for the occupation of iraq .
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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 . 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 . 
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. 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.
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. 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.