“‘La La Land’ was two-and-a-half years of nonstop ... Before even considering any of the movie’s songs, Hurwitz tackled the main theme and then moved on to the subsequent themes for ...

Even before “La La Land” unspooled at festivals and in theaters, people were humming the tune “City of Stars” thanks to early teasers. The melancholy theme appears twice in the film ...

It was so useful to begin the process with the main theme so thoroughly realised - both compositionally and orchestrationally. La La Land marked Justin’s first time out at anything like this ...

“La La Land” composer Justin Hurwitz ... of piano demos. “For each theme or melody, I go down a lot of roads, and go through many different demos,” he told the NewsHour, often sitting ...