La la land city of stars lyrics

La La Land Cast Lyrics

"City Of Stars"
(performed by Ryan Gosling & Emma Stone)
(from "La La Land" soundtrack)

[Sebastian:]
City of stars
Are you shining just for me?
City of stars
There's so much that I can't see
Who knows?
I felt it from the first embrace I shared with you

[Mia:]
That now our dreams may finally come true

City of stars
Just one thing everybody wants
There in the bars
And through the smokescreen of the crowded restaurants
It's love
Yes, all we're looking for is love from someone else

[Sebastian:]
A rush
[Mia:]
A glance
[Sebastian:]
A touch
[Mia:]
A dance

[Both:]
A look in somebody's eyes
To light up the skies
To open the world and send it reeling
A voice that says, I'll be here
And you'll be alright

I don't care if I know
Just where I will go
'Cause all that I need's this crazy feeling
A rat-tat-tat on my heart

[Sebastian:]
Think I want it to stay

City of stars
Are you shining just for me?
City of stars

[Mia:]
You never shined so brightly

Thanks to Dylon for correcting these lyrics.

Marius de Vries, the film's music director and soundtrack producer, told The Independent, "This was the first lyric that Pasek and Paul gave us, and one of the earliest songs to start to feel fully formed. Because we had it up and running for a while, we took it through many permutations - duet, female lead, male lead…."

Justin Hurwitz, the composer of this song, explained, "...it kind of goes back-and-forth between cadencing in major and cadencing in minor, because I think that's kind of what the song is about. You have these great moments and then you have these less great moments in life and in Los Angeles and we see it happen in the story."

This song appears three times in the film: first, it is sung solo by Ryan Gosling's character; second, it is a duet with him and Emma Stone's character; third, the tune is hummed by her at the end.

"City Of Stars" was performed by Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling live on set, without lip-syncing to pre-recorded vocals. Since Gosling can't whistle, Justin Hurwitz whistled during this song.

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About City of Stars

"City of Stars" is a song performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in the film La La Land (2016). The music of the song was composed by Justin Hurwitz while the lyrics were provided by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The song won numerous awards, including the award for Best Original Song at both the 74th Golden Globe Awards and 89th Academy Awards.


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City of stars
Are you shining just for me?
City of stars
There's so much that I can't see
Who knows?
I felt it from the first embrace I shared with you
That now our dreams
They've finally come true

City of stars
Just one thing everybody wants
There in the bars
And through the smokescreen of the crowded restaurants
It's love
Yes, all we're looking for is love from someone else
A rush
A glance
A touch
A dance

A look in somebody's eyes
To light up the skies
To open the world and send it reeling
A voice that says, I'll be here
And you'll be alright

I don't care if I know
Just where I will go
'Cause all that I need is this crazy feeling
A rat-tat-tat on my heart

Think I want it to stay

City of stars
Are you shining just for me?
City of stars
You never shined so brightly

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La la land city of stars lyrics

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Thomas Gosling (born November 12, 1980) is a Canadian actor and musician. He began his career as a child star on the Disney Channel's The Mickey Mouse Club (1993–1995), and went on to appear in other family entertainment programs, including Are You Afraid of the Dark? (1995) and Goosebumps (1996). His first starring film role was as a Jewish neo-Nazi in The Believer (2001), and he went on to star in several independent films, including Murder by Numbers (2002), The Slaughter Rule (2002), and The United States of Leland (2003). Gosling gained wider recognition in 2004 with a leading role in the commercially successful romance The Notebook. For playing a drug-addicted teacher in Half Nelson (2006), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor, and … more »

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Written by: Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Noble Paul

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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What is the meaning behind City of Stars?

It's simple, but so poignant. "City of Stars" is a love letter to a place (Los Angeles), to a person (Sebastian to Mia, and Mia to Sebastian), and to love itself. It's the perfect emotional plea and never fails to tug at the heart strings.

Does Ryan Gosling sing City of Stars?

"City of Stars" is a song performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone in the film La La Land (2016). The music of the song was composed by Justin Hurwitz while the lyrics were provided by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.

What city is known as the City of Stars?

City of Stars, a colloquial term used to describe Brisbane, California.

Is there a lot of singing in La La Land?

It turns out that, once again, La La Land is at the extreme low end of the spectrum. The entire film had a 132-minute runtime, but only 23 minutes and 23 seconds were devoted to singing, or 18% of the movie.