Soundtrack La La Land (Original Motion Picture Score) (2 Lp's)

Soundtrack La La Land (Original Motion Picture Score) (2 Lp's)A musical romance about a jazz pianist (Ryan Gosling) and an aspiring actress (Emma Stone) set in the City of Angels, La La Land was written and directed by Damien Chazelle, the man behind the 2014 Oscar winner Whiplash. He enlisted his former Harvard roommate Justin Hurwitz to write the songs and score for the film. The pair also worked together on Whiplash, about drummers, and on a 2009 student project that went on to receive theatrical

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here the young Philly MC deftly rides a 9/4 time signature beat

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much more assured than she was even one year ago

Recorded at Kejuan Entertainment Studios

From the beginning

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with Alan Wilder taking Gore's place in the George Harrison role

who passed away unexpectedly last year at the age of 79

guitar-heavy sound that came to dominate efforts like ARE YOU GONNA GO MY WAY

Q-Tip held down the producer's chair with a mad scientist's flair