Songs of War: Music as a Weapon
2010, English. Directed by Tristan Chytroschek.
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.
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- 0h 52m
- Post-credits
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- English
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Songs of War: Music as a Weapon is streaming on Iwonder in India.
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Cast & crew
- Tristan ChytroschekDirector
- Christopher CerfPresenter
- Thomas KeenanHuman Rights Project, Bard College, New York
- Chris ArendtFormer Guard, Guantanamo Bay
- Herb FriedmanPsychological Operations Expert, US Army
- Mike RitzFormer Interrogator, US Army
- Nathalie GosselinMusic Psychologist, Université de Montréal
- Moazzam BeggFormer Detainee, Guantanamo Bay And Bagram
- Morag Josephine GrantMusicologist, University Of Göttingen
- Mike LuceDrowning Pool
- C.J. PierceDrowning Pool
- Vahan Simidian IICEO, HPV Technologies
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- Released
- 25 February 2010
- Country
- Germany
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Songs of War: Music as a Weapon is streaming on Iwonder in India. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Songs of War: Music as a Weapon (2010) was directed by Tristan Chytroschek and stars Christopher Cerf, Thomas Keenan, Chris Arendt.