The use of the Armenian musical instrument duduk (dudouk) has become almost a tradition in cinema particularly in Hollywood movies. Rock legends from Paul McCartney and Peter Gabriel to System Of A Down have also used duduk. Duduk (dudouk) has been popularized in the world by virtuoso Djivan Gasparyan (Jivan Gasparian) The following is a partial list of films which feature the Armenian duduk (dudouk).
SAYAT NOVA [THE COLOR OF POMEGRANATES] (1968)
PARAJANOV: THE LAST SPRING (1992)
GLADIATOR (2000)
THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST (1988)
CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
RONIN (1998)
ELEKTRA (2005)
ONEGIN (1999)
CALENDAR (1993)
AFRICA [4 part PBS DOCUMENTARY] (2006)
STORM AND SORROW (1990)
FRESCOS (2002)
BALKAN INVENTORY [INVENTARIO BALCANICO] (2000)
THE SOCIETY OF JESUS [DRUZBA ISUSOVA] (2004)
HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY JOURNEY’S (1995-1999)
XENA: WARRIOR PRINCESS (1995-2001)
[To be continued…]
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