Well, I don't have Bartok's worklist handy, but I've been through it many, many times, and I know of not a single instance where Bartok scored directly for film. This is strange, as Bartok's brother, Berthold (who preferred the German spelling of the last name, i.e. "Bartosch") was a filmmaker who worked in animation in Europe. However, for his chef d'ouerve, the 20-minute film "L'Idee'" (1935), Bartosch comissioned an original score by Honegger, and not his famous brother. Ernie Kovacs made a brilliant "streetscape" video in 1960 which was synched to the second movement of the "Concerto For Orchestra" of Bartok. This particular piece was serious in tone and was met with accolades from both critics and the viewing public; it may have helped popularize Bartok's work at that time, as in 1960 he was still viewed by many as one of those composers whose work was "too avant garde" for public consumption. Uncle Dave Lewis [log in to unmask]