The Wagner Group has fought wars for Russia, from Syria to Ukraine. How does this private military company work? And how did it come to be in the first place? | TRT World

More than 1,000 movies and TV shows feature Wagner on their soundtracks, yoking him to all manner of marching armies, swashbuckling heroes, and scheming evildoers. The composer has infiltrated every phase of movie history, from silent pictures to contemporary blockbusters, and his master array of archetypes lurks behind the fantasy and superhero narratives that hold sway in Hollywood today. However, his fraught legacy has led to contradictory associations: filmmakers have had trouble deciding wh

Richard Wagner has a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music. His single-handed creation of his own type of musical drama was a fantastic accomplishment. Coming soon in March 2022, this new documentary by Axel Brüggemann is a revealing study of life with Wagner’s legacy from one Bayreuth Festival to the next, and we travel the world to meet devoted Wagnerians and those most intimately involved in commenting on and producing his work today. PRE-ORDER now on Amazon: https://amzn.to/