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 (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 (1969 film) ⓘ
linked to: Z (film score)
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" (μουσική ταινίας) ⓘ
linked to: Z (film score)
Z (film score) → forWork → Z (1969 film) ⓘ
linked to: Z (film score)