Musicology Annotation << Back Modern music in the films of Ingmar Bergman Ekaterina Kalinina Тhe article describes the problem of Ingmar Bergman’s relationship to the music of the XX century. It also reveals his cooperation with swedish composers such Erland von Koch, Eric Nurdgren and Karl-Birger Blomdahl. We make an analysis of the beginning scene of the film “Sawdust and Tinsel” and show how Bergman cooperate with Blumdahl during the filmmaking and how music combines with the visual component of the film. Very interesting problem is the correspondence of the musical score with the basic ideas of the director. Keywords: Ingmar Bergman, Karl-Birger Blomdahl, «Buffoon’s evening», Eric Nurdgren, Erland von Koch. Contacts: E-mail: kavalkanti@yandex.ru Pp. 36-44.