Renégocier l’histoire par la musique ; ou comment la bande originale de Django Unchained (2012) permet de reconquérir l’esclavage

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze how the nostalgia behind the choice of tracks on the Django Unchained soundtrack renegotiates slavery as it has hitherto been portrayed in American cinema. We propose to study the way in which this soundtrack operates a displacement of the imaginary, enabling the emancipation of this long-anonymous, victimized, coerced slave who is finally freed by the field of possibilities opened up by the cinematic medium.