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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
musical work
associatedWithComposerPoliticalViews left-wing politics
associatedWithPoliticalTheme anti-authoritarianism
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)
basedOnPoliticalContext Greek military junta era
composer Mikis Theodorakis
composerNationality Greek
countryOfOriginOfAssociatedFilm Algeria
France
criticalReception acclaimed for its emotional intensity
recognized as a landmark political film score
filmDirectorOfAssociatedWork Costa-Gavras
forWork Z (film score) self-linksurface differs
surface form: Z (1969 film)
genre drama film score
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
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
digital release
vinyl record
recordingPeriodApproximate late 1960s
releaseYearOfAssociatedFilm 1969
usedTo heighten tension in scenes of political repression
underscore protest and demonstration sequences

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Mikis Theodorakis notableWork Z (film score)
Μίκης Θεοδωράκης συνέθεσε Z (film score)
this entity surface form: "Z" (μουσική ταινίας)
Z (film score) forWork Z (film score) self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Z (1969 film)