Eaker, who originally hails from Detroit, says, "A World of chaos began when a Word crashed in the desert and brought War! " W" The Movie is a surreal satire on the failed George W Bush presidency, 911, the Invasion of Iraq, the administration's devastating failure of Katrina and a presidency spiraling out of control. In short, '" W" is about a world of chaos created by the super villain W. "The music chosen for " W" plays a vital role." "Thanks to Myriam Scherchen of Tahra Records in France, we were able to use historic recordings of the music of Beethoven (conducted by World War 2 Berlin Philharmonic conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler) and Mahler (conducted by Myriam's father, the conductor Herman Scherchen, who fled the Nazis and was abused by Italian fascists)" he says. "A message, conveyed throughout the film, is the role of arts (and artists) in standing, almost alone at first, against our own inhuman atrocities (remember the Dixie Chicks? Hmmm, they were right after all and waiting for apologies forthcoming, I'm sure)." " ''W' the movie begins with the anti-war music of Ludwig van Beethoven, to the humanist music of Gustav Mahler, and follows through to the outspoken and provocative music of today from DJ Monkey", Eaker explains. "I had heard the song "U-Boat" and felt it would work well with the film's message and, after getting in contact with Joey Alkes, Mick McMains (the act's founders) we decided to use this and their song " Everybody Died Last Week," as well. The latter song is my personal favorite and was a perfect fit for a telling scene in the film. Of course, it all begins with Beethoven, he of the
fifth's 'death knocking at the door' juxtaposed to W riding his bomb through the air, he of the Eroica's portrait of the dictator Napoleon (as W surveys 'his' world, hand in coat). The scene takes place in a local pub. News of 911 is flashing across the bar's TV screen and time has frozen still. The flawed protagonist of the film, BlueMahler, begins to realize this and eventually becomes aware that they have been in that bar for a very long time, unable to leave or get on with their lives. "Everybody died last week" plays throughout this bar scene, perfectly enhancing and summarizing the eerie mood. "A few months after filming finished, Ernest Stewart, the film's Associate producer, contacted myself and Ross St. Just (my co-director) and asked if we had heard DJ Monkey's " 3rd World War". I confessed that I had not taken the time to listen to it. Ernest encouraged us to do so immediately and, upon hearing it, we agreed with Ernie that " 3rd World War" would be the final musical touch we needed." Al Eaker remarks, From Beethoven's " Eroica" to DJ Monkey's '3rd World War" 'W' the movie paints a vivid portrait of music's role in opposing humanity's rush to self-destruction."