La La Land (soundtrack) explained

La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Type:soundtrack
Artist:various artists
Cover:La La Land (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).png
Released:December 9, 2016
Recorded:2016
Length:45:53
Label:Interscope

La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the 2016 film La La Land. The soundtrack album was released through Interscope Records on December 9, 2016. The album has peaked at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 and number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. At the 89th Academy Awards, the film won the Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "City of Stars".[1]

Composition

The songs and score for La La Land were composed and orchestrated by Justin Hurwitz, film director Damien Chazelle's Harvard University classmate, who also worked on his two prior films.[2] The lyrics were written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul,[3] except for "Start a Fire", which was written by John Legend, Hurwitz and Marius de Vries.

Awards

See main article: List of accolades received by La La Land.

Awards
AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s) and nominee(s)Result
November 17, 2016Best Original Score – Feature FilmJustin Hurwitz[4] [5]
December 4, 2016Best MusicJustin Hurwitz, Pasek and Paul[6]
Critics' Choice Movie AwardsDecember 11, 2016Best ScoreJustin Hurwitz[7]
Best Song"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"
"City of Stars"
San Francisco Film Critics CircleDecember 11, 2016Best Original ScoreJustin Hurwitz[8] [9]
San Diego Film Critics SocietyDecember 12, 2016Best Original ScoreLa La Land[10] [11]
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics AssociationDecember 13, 2016Best Musical ScoreJustin Hurwitz[12]
Chicago Film Critics AssociationDecember 15, 2016Best Original ScoreJustin Hurwitz[13]
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics AssociationDecember 18, 2016Best Music/ScoreJustin Hurwitz[14]
Best SoundtrackLa La Land
Best Song"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"
"City of Stars"
IndieWire Critics PollDecember 19, 2016Best Original Score or SoundtrackLa La Land[15]
Houston Film Critics SocietyJanuary 6, 2017Best Original ScoreJustin Hurwitz[16] [17]
Best Original Song"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"
"City of Stars"
Golden Globe AwardsJanuary 8, 2017Best Original ScoreJustin Hurwitz[18]
Best Original Song"City of Stars"
Denver Film Critics SocietyJanuary 16, 2017Best Original ScoreJustin Hurwitz[19]
February 12, 2017Best Film MusicJustin Hurwitz[20]
Satellite AwardsFebruary 19, 2017Best Original ScoreJustin Hurwitz[21]
Best Original Song"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"
"City of Stars"
Academy AwardsFebruary 26, 2017Best Original ScoreJustin Hurwitz[22]
Best Original Song"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)"
"City of Stars"
Grammy AwardsJanuary 28, 2018Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaLa La Land[23]
Best Score Soundtrack for Visual MediaJustin Hurwitz
Best Song Written for Visual Media"City of Stars" by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul
Best Arrangement, Instrumental and Vocals"Another Day of Sun" by Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Australia Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[24] 1
Irish Compilation Albums Chart (IRMA)[25] 2
Italian Compilation Albums (FIMI)[26] 1
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard)[27] 1
Japan Top Album Sales (Billboard)[28] 7
Japan Weekly Albums (Oricon)[29] 3
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[30] 7
South Korean Albums (Gaon)[31] 7
South Korean Albums International (Gaon)[32] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2017)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[33] 68
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[34] 43
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[35] 47
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[36] 86
French Albums (SNEP)[37] 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[38] 98
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[39] 72
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[40] 27
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[41] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[42] 67
UK Albums (OCC)[43] 36
US Billboard 200[44] 53
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[45] 5
Chart (2018)Position
French Albums (SNEP)[46] 180
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[47] 51

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oscar Winners 2017: See The Full List. oscar.go.com. 2018-02-16.
  2. Web site: With 'La La Land,' Emma Stone and director Damien Chazelle aim to show that original musicals aren't all tapped out. Los Angeles Times. Reegan, Rebecca. September 12, 2016. October 10, 2016.
  3. Web site: Emma Stone Takes the Biggest Leap of Her Career With La La Land. Vogue. Gay, Jason. October 14, 2016. October 16, 2016.
  4. Web site: Justin Timberlake & Alexandre Desplat Among Winners At Hollywood Music In Media Awards . Deadline . November 18, 2016 . November 18, 2016.
  5. Web site: 'La La Land' Scores Three Hollywood Music in Media Nominations . Variety . November 2, 2016 . November 3, 2016 . McNary, Dave.
  6. Web site: 42nd Annual Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2016 Winners . December 4, 2016 . . December 5, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221033342/http://lafca.net/years/2016.html . December 21, 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: Critics' Choice Awards: The Complete Winners List. January 24, 2017. December 11, 2016. The Hollywood Reporter. Kimberly. Nordyke. Patrick. Shanley.
  8. Web site: San Francisco Film Critics Circle Nominations! . Marshall . Flores . AwardsDaily.com . December 9, 2016 . December 10, 2016.
  9. Web site: 'Moonlight' Named Best Picture by San Francisco Film Critics Circle . Kimberly . Nordyke . . December 12, 2016 . December 12, 2016.
  10. Web site: 2016 San Diego Film Critics Society's Award Nominations . December 9, 2016 . December 9, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161221165923/http://www.sdfcs.org/san-diego-film-critics-society-nominations-2016/ . December 21, 2016 . dead .
  11. Web site: San Diego Film Critics Society's 2016 Award Winners . December 12, 2016 . December 12, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220225316/http://www.sdfcs.org/2016-award-winners/ . December 20, 2016 . dead .
  12. Web site: DFW Film Critics Name 'Moonlight' Best Film of 2016 . . December 13, 2016. December 13, 2016.
  13. Web site: The 2016 Chicago Film Critics Association Award Nominees . December 11, 2016 . . December 12, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220200944/http://www.chicagofilmcritics.org/component/content/article/148-cfca-nominees-2016 . December 20, 2016 .
  14. Web site: 2016 StLFCA Annual Award Nominations . . December 12, 2016 . December 12, 2016.
  15. News: 2016 IndieWire Critics Poll: Full List of Results . Steve . Greene . . December 19, 2016 . December 27, 2016.
  16. Web site: Houston Film Critics Nominations for 2016 Films . MovieAwardsPlus.com . December 13, 2016 . December 15, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220202407/https://movieawardsplus.com/2016/12/13/houston-film-critics-nominations/ . December 20, 2016 . dead .
  17. Web site: Houston Film Critics Society Nominations – 'The Nice Guys' and Rebecca Hall Get a Deserved Boost . AwardsCircuit.com . December 13, 2016 . December 15, 2016 . December 20, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220151632/http://www.awardscircuit.com/2016/12/13/houston-film-critics-society-nominations-nice-guys-rebecca-hall-get-deserved-boost/ . dead .
  18. Web site: Golden Globes 2017: The Complete List of Nominations . . December 12, 2016. December 12, 2016.
  19. Web site: 'Moonlight' leads Denver Film Critics Society awards . Steambot Today . January 16, 2017 . January 25, 2017.
  20. Web site: BAFTA Awards: 'La La Land' Leads Nominations . Alex . Ritman . January 9, 2017 . . January 10, 2017.
  21. Web site: The International Press Academy Announces Winners For The 21 Annual Satellite Awards. December 18, 2016. December 19, 2016. International Press Academy.
  22. News: Academy Awards 2017: Complete list of nominations . . January 24, 2017 . January 24, 2017.
  23. Web site: 60th GRAMMY Awards: Full Nominees List. November 28, 2017. December 10, 2017. Grammys.
  24. Web site: ARIA Jazz and Blues Albums Chart. ARIA. February 25, 2017.
  25. Web site: Compilations. IRMA.
  26. Web site: Compilation - Classifica settimanale WK 5 (dal 2017-01-27 al 2017-02-02). FIMI.it. Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. it. February 5, 2017.
  27. Japan Hot Albums. Billboard. March 20, 2017. March 14, 2017. ja.
  28. Japan Top Album Sales. Billboard. March 13, 2017. March 9, 2017. ja.
  29. Japan Top Album Sales. Billboard. March 20, 2017. March 16, 2017. ja.
  30. Web site: Top Album - Semanal (del 03 de Febrero al 09 de Febrero). February 27, 2017. es. Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. https://web.archive.org/web/20170227203948/http://www.amprofon.com.mx/top-album.php. February 27, 2017.
  31. Web site: 2016년 52주차 Album Chart . ko . . March 4, 2017.
  32. Web site: 2017년 02주차 Album Chart . ko . . March 4, 2017.
  33. Web site: ARIA End of Year Albums 2017. Australian Recording Industry Association. January 5, 2018.
  34. Web site: Jaaroverzichten Albums 2017. Ultratop. December 21, 2017.
  35. Web site: Rapports Annuels Albums 2017. Ultratop. December 21, 2017.
  36. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 2017. Hung Medien. December 23, 2017.
  37. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2017. SNEP. fr. January 8, 2020.
  38. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. December 29, 2017.
  39. Web site: Los más vendidos 2017. February 5, 2018. es. Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. https://web.archive.org/web/20180204025130/http://centrodedesarrollodigital.com/amprofonanual/100.php. February 4, 2018.
  40. Web site: Najlepiej sprzedającym się albumem ubiegłego roku była płyta rapera Quebonafide "Egzotyka". pl. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. January 30, 2018.
  41. Web site: Top 100 Albums Annual 2017. El portal de Música. January 21, 2022.
  42. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2017. hitparade.ch. September 20, 2020.
  43. Web site: The Top 40 biggest albums of 2017 on the Official Chart. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. January 3, 2018. January 3, 2018.
  44. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2017. Billboard. December 12, 2017.
  45. Soundtracks – Year-End 2017. Billboard. September 20, 2020.
  46. Web site: Top de l'année Top Albums 2018. SNEP. fr. January 8, 2020.
  47. Web site: Top 100 Albums Annual 2018. El portal de Música. 21 January 2022.

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