Composition in Blue

Composition in Blue

Directed by Oskar Fischinger

Produced by Fischinger Studio

19354 min6.7 / 10

An abstract visual-music experiment where colored shapes dance in precise synchronization with sound, prioritizing aesthetic form and sensory experience over narrative or character.

An abstract film in which every motion of coloured shapes is in strict synchronization with music. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2000.

Questions people ask

  • Is Composition in Blue scary? No. Less frightening than 98% of films.

  • Is Composition in Blue violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.

  • Is Composition in Blue easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.

  • Is Composition in Blue sad? Not especially. Less sad than 67% of films.

  • Does Composition in Blue end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity97

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise82

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love55

How much audiences actually like it

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