La La Land [VINYL]

I really loved La La Land as a movie - in the style of old Hollywood with fantastic music and cinematography - and I wanted the soundtrack because it was stuck in my head! I ordered the CD and got a free mp3 auto rip - which meant I could listen to it straight away! So I was very pleased to see the pdf with the mp3 songs had the lyric sheet with it. However, I was disappointed that when the CD came they hadn't included the lyrics in the booklet with the CD. Slight flaw there I think, but I can use the pdf and print it and include it myself in the cd - but that feels a bit 'against' the point of the CD version... Anyway that aside, music is beautifully written and I haven't been able to stop listening to it. Hats off to Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul and co for such beautifully addictive music,

The intention behind La La Land, the film, was to show how the glamour, the romance, and the sheer joie de vivre of the classic fifties musicals could be recreated in the twenty-first century. It succeeds on all counts, not least because the soundtrack is made up of some absolutely brilliant music. It is jazz based, with melodies that stick in the memory after just one hearing. I write as someone who is not actually a big fan of classic fifties musicals, yet I love this musical. I am not all surprised that this soundtrack CD is a big seller.

I originally bought this in vinyl but it was such a bad pressing I gave up after 2 separate faulty records. CD is perfect and fraction of the cost so I can now enjoy at top volume in the car and at home. Excellent soundtrack.

I could post loads on this. Let me just say I cannot stop playing it. hard to say which is the best track. The opener, Another day of Sun, is wonderful, but Someone in the Crowd is really uplifting. The 7 minute epilogue which has no singing has to be played at the loudest volume you have . Great OST to an amazing film.

The soundtrack itself is just so amazing, it holds such a special place in my heart and I just had to have a physical copy and having it on vinyl adds a special feel to the soundtrack. The reason for the 4 star is because I was under the impression it was a blue vinyl which would have been lovely to own, however I received just a standard vinyl which was my fault as it was clear it was black. I assumed it was blue because of the images in some reviews and pictures online of the blue vinyl.

Brilliant album with great songs like 'A Lovely Night' and the outstanding 'Audition (The Fools Who Dream)'. Love the film and now have the soundtrack to play in the car.

This is the best film I have seen in years. It isalso the first film on dvd where I have watched the film with the director and composer commentary actioned. It help my understanding of what went into making the film, and confirmed what I thought the alternative ending was about. The film itself I have seen in a cinema three times, and on dvd once, and blu-ray twice. I have also bought the film's soundtrack cd, and played it straight through, and thought it worked very well. It's very good company on a longish car journey. In my opinion Emma Stone thoroughly deserved her Oscar, and the film should have been awarded the best film Oscar.

The movie was overhyped when it was released, which made me avoid it. However, having had the chance to discover it on my own terms, I would very highly recommend both the movie and the soundtrack to anyone. Even if you believe you don't like jazz, give it a try, you might surprise yourself.

映画のサウンドトラックです。 これと言った感想はありません。 この映画の音楽が好きな人で、レコードで再生している方におすすめです。

Excellent shipping service. Received in perfectly fine condition. This music is a treat for ears. Must have collectible.

Il film lo conosciamo tutti, un altro piccolo capolavoro di Damien Chazelle. Ho potuto acquistare questo vinile ad un prezzo relativamente basso e ne sono rimasto piacevolmente sorpreso. La qualità audio non è affatto male, il vinile non salta. La custodia è liscia e vi sono impressi i nomi delle tracce, i compositori, la durata e altre informazioni relative ai brani. Consiglio l'acquisto!

Es el soundtrack de la película, gran calidad, llegó en buen tiempo y buen estado. Nos quedamos con las ganas que el vinil fuera azul. Fue un gran regalo de navidad✨

La La Land Having directed and also worked as a lighting designer on numerous stage musicals, and as a big fan of the Hollywood movie musical, I was pleased to see Writer/Director Damien Chazelle’s new offering, La La Land. Had he hoped to revive the Movie Musical in the new millennium, his motion picture is well on it way to that goal. I realize musicals are not for everybody, with the premise of breaking into song and dance at the high and low dramatic moments as too unrealistic for some. Not me though. The no credits opening sequence simply begins with a Cinemascope logo expanding to reveal stopped traffic on a Los Angles freeway. After panning past the stranded motorists a lively musical intro leads into a girl singing Another Day in the Sun. As she exits her vehicle others join in an exuberant song and dance all over cars choreographed by four-time Emmy nominated Mandy Moore (not the actress). What is impressive is the fluid movement during this whole musical sequence when you begin to realize that this seamless action is almost one continuous camera shot with a minimum of cuts – a tremendous undertaking accomplished by cinematographer, Linus Sangren. "Another Day in the Sun" alone is worth the price of admission. Sangren successfully uses this continuous “no-cut” camera work on another musical sequences. Also as a theatrical lighting designer myself, I appreciated the use of theatrical styled lighting, where many moments the lighting is dimmed with only a single light is focused on the actor or cross fades much as it would appear in a stage production. Justin Hurwitz provides a very listenable score and songs that should appeal to traditional musical theater fans and to a new generation of ears interwoven with traditional jazz themes. While there may not be the single hummable melody emerging from the score, Hurwitz brings a fresh take on the movie music form. Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) is a struggling traditional jazz keyboardist whose dream is to have his own club. Mia (Emma Stone) is a barista and aspiring actress who just seems to go to an endless stream of auditions. She also dreams of writing her one-woman show. After several awkward chance meetings, they finally come together in the ballad, “A Lovely Night” dancing atop a vista over Los Angeles. Sebastian has an opportunity to play in a novo-jazz fronted by former college friend Keith (John Legend) that becomes a popular hit but is keeping him apart from Mia while on tour. Mia finishes her one woman play and books a small theater to perform her work. Sebastian feels he has sold out his dream and Mia feels her play is a failure and she returns to her parents home. Gosling and Stone, while not possessing Broadway belt voices, both have pleasant singing styles very suited to the Hurwitz score. Their on screen chemistry is believable and their dance sequences together, while not of the same level as from the golden age of movie musicals, are a treat. If you like musicals or just a pleasurable escape, that had me smiling throughout, then the film, La La Land is your movie.