Rekonfigurationen der Weimarer Republik: Musikalische Vergangenheiten und Pastiches in Babylon Berlin (2018-2020)

The article analyzes and interprets the music to the television series Babylon Berlin (seasons 1-3: 2017-2020) as a pastiche that offers a multifaceted examination of historical images and imaginings of the Weimar Republic and its musical culture. A first step is an outline of the types of music used in the series according to different functions in terms of reference structure and dramaturgy. Analyses of three songs written for the series-"Zu Asche, zu Stau"; "Bitter Sweet"; "Bis in den Mondenschein"-with respect to their compositional and dramaturgical structure offers insight into the multilayered artistic handling of music-historical knowledge and the functions of reference afforded by pastiches. Keywords: film music, TV series music, Tom Tykwer, Kurt Weill, Friedrich Hollaender I.Musikalische Gegenwart Weimarer Republik Seit September 2017 wird die deutschsprachige Serie Babylon Berlin, eine Produktion von X Filme Creative Pool in Kooperation mit ARD, Sky, Beta Film und Degeto Film im Pay- und Free-TV ausgestrahlt1.