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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.

American culture came into Iraq with the soldiers, wired into its tanks and helicopters - a live soundtrack to war, with lyrics such as "Let the Bodies Hit the Floor," 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 & roll.

R&B for lovers & longing, country letters home, ballads to flags and fallen friends, gospel calling on the Almightly...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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