the fools who dream
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"The Fools Who Dream" are the idealistic, risk-taking dreamers celebrated in the La La Land song for their passion, vulnerability, and willingness to pursue art and love despite hardship and failure.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The Fools Who Dream | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| appearsInFilm | La La Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAward | Academy Award for Best Actress nomination for Emma Stone ⓘ |
| composer | Justin Hurwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception |
noted for intimate vocal performance
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widely praised for emotional impact ⓘ |
| describes |
artists who persist despite hardship
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idealistic dreamers ⓘ |
| diegeticStatus | diegetic song ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
bittersweet
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hopeful ⓘ nostalgic ⓘ |
| filmDirectorOfScene | Damien Chazelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmDistributor | Lionsgate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
film musical song
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show tune ⓘ |
| includedOn | La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredByWithinStory | Mia’s aunt ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Benj Pasek
NERFINISHED
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Justin Paul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | film soundtrack ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | piano-driven ballad ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
audition song
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character backstory revelation ⓘ emotional climax ⓘ |
| partOfWork | La La Land NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByActor | Emma Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedByCharacter | Mia Dolan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performedDuringSceneType | audition ⓘ |
| performedInStyle | solo vocal performance ⓘ |
| productionCompanyOfFilm |
Black Label Media
NERFINISHED
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Marc Platt Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ Summit Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| settingInFilm | casting audition room ⓘ |
| targetAudienceResponse | empathy for dreamers ⓘ |
| theme |
artistic ambition
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failure and resilience ⓘ idealism ⓘ risk-taking ⓘ romantic longing ⓘ sacrifice for art ⓘ |
| title | The Fools Who Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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