{"id":63498,"date":"2022-11-25T07:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/?p=63498"},"modified":"2022-11-24T22:30:36","modified_gmt":"2022-11-24T21:30:36","slug":"how-the-music-of-andor-pays-homage-to-the-battle-of-algiers-a-classic-war-movie-scored-by-ennio-morricone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jazairhope.org\/en\/how-the-music-of-andor-pays-homage-to-the-battle-of-algiers-a-classic-war-movie-scored-by-ennio-morricone\/","title":{"rendered":"How the music of \u2018Andor\u2019 pays homage to \u2018The Battle of Algiers,\u2019 a classic war movie scored by Ennio Morricone"},"content":{"rendered":"

‘The Battle of Algiers’ shares a lot in common with the scenes on the planet Ferrix.<\/h3>\n
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Posted on Nov 24, 2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Updated on Nov 23, 2022, 5:19 pm CST<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This post includes nonspecific spoilers for\u00a0Andor<\/a>\u00a0episode 12, \u201cRix Road.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The influences behind\u00a0Andor<\/em>\u00a0are less obvious than the classic Western vibes in\u00a0The Mandalorian<\/a><\/em>, or indeed George Lucas\u2019 obsession with Akira Kurosawa. But if you\u2019ve seen the acclaimed 1966 war movie\u00a0The Battle of Algiers<\/em>, it\u2019s hard to avoid drawing comparisons with\u00a0Andor<\/em>\u2019s Ferrix sequences.<\/p>\n

Renowned for its authentic recreations of urban guerrilla warfare,\u00a0The Battle of Algiers<\/em>\u00a0came out a few years after Algeria gained independence from France. Starring a vast ensemble cast of Algerian civilians, revolutionaries, and French colonial troops, it includes detailed depictions of guerrilla tactics and French counterinsurgency techniques, showing how Algerians fought back against the colonial government. And\u2014crucially for this conversation around\u00a0Andor<\/em>\u2014it features a beautiful score co-written by director Gillo Pontecorvo and the iconic film composer Ennio Morricone.<\/p>\n

The Battle of Algiers\u2019<\/em>\u00a0music is an eclectic mix of orchestral scoring, military bands, and\u00a0traditional Algerian drumming<\/a>. One of the most memorable parts is the Theme of Ali (i.e. the young revolutionary Ali La Pointe), a repeating flute riff that accompanies many scenes involving Algerian characters. It bears a definite resemblance to one of the recurring motifs composer Nicholas Britell uses in\u00a0Andor<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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