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Battle Royale is a Japanese action thriller film that was released in 2000 and directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It is adapted from the 1999 novel of the same name, which was written by Koushun Takami. As its name also suggests, it is about a group of high school students who are forced to fight to the death with each other by their government. One of the aspects of this film that I really like is the use of music. Other than the soundtrack that was composed for the film, there are several Western classical music pieces that were used in the film. Most of these were used in the violent scenes which in my opinion makes these scenes more impactful. I appreciate the contrast between the content of the scenes and the music that were used in them. I think this contrast between them helps us to understand how terrible and abnormal the situation the characters are in while combining it with what might be considered more peaceful.