City of Stars
| "City of Stars" | ||||
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| Song by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone from the album La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:25 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Composer(s) | Justin Hurwitz | |||
| Lyricist(s) | ||||
| La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack track listing | ||||
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"City of Stars" is a song performed by Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone from the film La La Land. It won a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song. The music of the song was composed by Justin Hurwitz while the lyrics were provided by Pasek and Paul.
In the film, the song is first sung by Gosling alone as the character of Sebastian as he sings and dances on the Hermosa Beach pier. Later in the film, it is reprised by Sebastian and Mia (Stone) during a montage of him getting ready to tour with Keith's (John Legend) band.
Justin Hurwitz, the composer of the song, discussed the writing of the song:
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