City of Stars

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"City of Stars" is a melancholic, jazz-influenced duet from the film *La La Land* that reflects the characters’ dreams and romantic longing in Los Angeles.

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City of Stars canonical 6
City of Stars (song) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf duet
film song
jazz-influenced song
song
associatedPlace Hollywood
Los Angeles
associatedWith La La Land (film score)
surface form: La La Land (soundtrack)
awarded Academy Award for Best Original Song
Critics Choice Movie Award for Best Song
surface form: Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song

Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song
awardYear 2017
composer Justin Hurwitz
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuredIn La La Land
surface form: La La Land (film)
filmCharacterPerformer Mia Dolan
Sebastian Wilder
filmReleaseYear 2016
genre film soundtrack
jazz
pop
hasInstrumentation orchestral backing
piano
hasMood melancholic
romantic
language English
lyricist Benj Pasek
Justin Paul
lyricsBy Benj Pasek
surface form: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
musicBy Justin Hurwitz
narrativeFunction expresses characters’ hopes and doubts
notableFor jazz-influenced harmony
melancholic tone
piano-based accompaniment
originalMedium feature film
partOf La La Land
surface form: La La Land (film)
partOfSoundtrack La La Land (film score)
surface form: La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
performedBy Emma Stone
Ryan Gosling
productionType motion picture soundtrack recording
recordedFor La La Land
surface form: La La Land (film)
releaseYear 2016
setting Los Angeles
theme aspiration
dreams
romantic longing
show business
vocalType duet

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

La La Land featuresSong City of Stars
Benj Pasek notableSong City of Stars
Justin Paul notableSong City of Stars
Mia Dolan sings City of Stars
The Incredible True Story hasPart City of Stars
The Incredible True Story hasPart City of Stars
this entity surface form: City of Stars (song)