That film also begins with the city of Paris beautifully waking up.
The Los Angeles equivalent is… a traffic jam.
Chazelle and producers apparently went back and forth about which to remove, the overture or the traffic song.
Producer Marc Platt also suggested not showing the stars of the picture until after the song was over.
So he gave them a much more swing jazz rhythm influence.
Emma Stones solo moment in Someone in the Crowd is sung live to create a better sense of intimacy.
She sang live on the day with the composer playing an electric keyboard in accompaniment off-camera.
The City of Stars reprise was also sung live by Stone and Gosling.
Stone also sang all of Audition live with Hurwitz providing piano accompaniment.
Theres a continuity error during Sebs first scene in his apartment with his sister (Rosmarie DeWitt).
Its Christmas jingles or nothing.
This ended up being unnecessary.
Wallach, an actual singer and old friend of Chazelle and Hurwitz.
Its actually just a funky cover of the alphabet.
The Rialto Movie Theater is a real movie movie palace in decay.
Chazelle said they had to somewhat renovate it for use in their film.
John Legend came up with most of Keiths words when he defends the transient nature of jazz.
They also changed Emma Stones dress that morning so that it would be purplejust like Novaks inVertigo.
Obviously, they were all shamed.
Hed fumble an answer of yes.
The irritated attendee would respond, Why?
They considered it a victory to actually get to film it.
The section of the WB lot where they placed Mias coffee shop is the studios Paris Street.
This is an inside joke for the filmmakers since Mia ends up going to Paris to realize her dreams.
It also being where the Ricks Cafe apartment window was fromCasablancaturned out to be a grand bonus.
WhenLa La Landfirst tested for audiences, it received a below average rating of 65.
… Its fair to say those folks landed on the wrong side of movie history.
