Throughout the Cold War, the films produced on both sides of the Iron Curtain both reflected and were shaped by the ideologies of their respective countries. Music played a key role defining the messages sent by these films. The essays in this book offer the first extended look at the relationship between music and ideology in the European cinema of the Cold War era. With contributions from an international array of scholars, this volume examines cinematic productions from Britain, East and West Germany, France, Yugoslavia, Poland, the Soviet Union, and Francoist Spain. The contributors...