Z (film score)
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Z (film score) is the politically charged, Academy Award–winning musical score composed by Mikis Theodorakis for Costa-Gavras’s 1969 film "Z," renowned for its intense, urgent themes that underscore the movie’s anti-authoritarian message.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Z" (μουσική ταινίας) | 1 |
| Z (1969 film) | 1 |
| Z (film score) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film score
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musical work ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposerPoliticalViews | left-wing politics ⓘ |
| associatedWithPoliticalTheme |
anti-authoritarianism
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anti-fascism ⓘ democracy and resistance ⓘ |
| associatedWorkBasedOn | novel Z by Vassilis Vassilikos ⓘ |
| awardContext | associated film Z won Academy Awards ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Film Editing
ⓘ
surface form:
Academy Award for Best Film Editing (for the film Z)
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| basedOnPoliticalContext | Greek military junta era ⓘ |
| composer | Mikis Theodorakis ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Greek ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfAssociatedFilm |
Algeria
ⓘ
France ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
acclaimed for its emotional intensity
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recognized as a landmark political film score ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfAssociatedWork | Costa-Gavras ⓘ |
| forWork |
Z (film score)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Z (1969 film)
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| genre |
drama film score
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film music ⓘ political film score ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | Cold War era political cinema ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Greek resistance songs
ⓘ
Mediterranean folk traditions ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
Greek music
ⓘ
folk-influenced music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
oppression
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state violence ⓘ struggle for justice ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | letter Z ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfUseInFilm |
theme music
ⓘ
underscore ⓘ |
| inCatalogOf | Mikis Theodorakis discography ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | political events in Greece ⓘ |
| languageOfTrackTitles | Greek ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense and urgent musical motifs
ⓘ
politically charged themes ⓘ supporting an anti-authoritarian message ⓘ |
| partOf | soundtrack of the film Z ⓘ |
| partOfComposerOeuvre | Mikis Theodorakis film scores ⓘ |
| publicationMedium |
compact disc
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digital release ⓘ vinyl record ⓘ |
| recordingPeriodApproximate | late 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYearOfAssociatedFilm | 1969 ⓘ |
| usedTo |
heighten tension in scenes of political repression
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underscore protest and demonstration sequences ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"Z" (μουσική ταινίας)
this entity surface form:
Z (1969 film)