Mia, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian, a jazz musician, begin a love affair, but the stresses of the spotlight take a toll on their relationship. That’s the story “La La Land,” a modern La La Land is a 2016 musical film directed by Damien Chazelle starring Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone and J.K. Simmons. It is notable for receiving a record 14 Academy Award nominations (tying with Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1950 drama All About Eve and James Cameron's 1997 romantic epic Titanic). Like Die Hard and Doctor Zhivago, some parts of the film take place around Christmastime, most notably at City of Stars [Sebastian Solo] (La La Land) Audition (The Fools Who Dream) (La La Land) City of Stars [Sebastian & Mia Duet] (La La Land) Arrangements of This Song: View All. Product Type: Musicnotes. Product #: MN0170922. More Songs From the Show: La La Land In a world marred by war, inequality and division, there is no better medicine than La La Land to momentarily forget such ills. Simply, the musical is one of the best (and most healthy) forms of escapism. It seems implicit then that La La Land is a product of the past, an incarnation of an almost forgotten genre. All of La La Land’s best arguments about “saving” jazz are made by John Legend’s Keith, A Los Angeles jazz club where he can play his songs. But he hasn’t saved jazz; it’s not even As the music fades out, the atmosphere grows darker and reality hits the main characters. This scene, in particular, was perfectly executed to bring out emotions from the audience and make them feel more engrossed in the story. Chazelle’s film celebrates the power of music and shows the audience what an impact it can have on the story. La La Land composer Justin Hurwitz brought the sounds of the “City of Stars” to Austin on Sunday. The newly minted Oscar winner joined the crowds at SXSW to give a live performance of jazz Cast: Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling, John Legend. Musical, Drama. 128 min. As a hardened advocate of modern thrillers and horror films, upbeat Hollywood musicals à la Singin’ in the Rain often feel like a tough sell to me. The core issue stems from the oddity of actors randomly bursting into song – how could any sensible moviegoer buy into that? Here is a Youtube video of that pier scene: La La Land (2016 Movie) Official Clip – “City Of Stars”. Watch on. Q. Where was it really shot? This was filmed on an actual pier, and it is indeed right next door to the jazz club. This is the Hermosa Beach Pier, found at the far west end of Pier Ave. It was a last-minute decision to shoot the Turns out, that actually happened to Gosling, who's from Ontario, early in his career. "He told the story to Damien [Chazelle] and Damien put it in the movie," Emma Stone, who previously starred f9Udk0v.