Music in film noir

Music in film noir - 

 Smoke. Shadows. Moody strains of jazz. Welcome to the world of "noir musical" films, where tormented antiheroes and hard-boiled musicians battle obsession and struggle with their music and ill-fated love triangles. 
Sultry divas dance and sing the blues in shrouded nightclubs. Romantic intrigue clashes with backstage careers.

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