"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" is a song from the film La La Land (2016). The music of the song was composed by Justin Hurwitz while the lyrics were provided by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul.[1] In the film, the song is performed by Emma Stone. It received a nomination for Best Original Song at the 89th Academy Awards.[2]
"Audition (The Fools Who Dream)" | |
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Song by Emma Stone | |
from the album La La Land: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 3:48 |
Label | Interscope |
Composer(s) | Justin Hurwitz |
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Justin Hurwitz, the composer of the song, discussed the inspiration of the song:[3]
[The song is] probably my favorite song in the movie. Compositionally, I'm more proud of that than any other song. Lyrically, it speaks to me quite a bit as a creative person in L.A. [...] And it came from a very pure place. With a lot of the other songs there was a lot of conversation leading up to them. There was a lot of back-and-forth with demos, loosely listening to references to get inspired. For "Audition", I wasn't really listening to anything. I wasn’t really trying to sound like anything. I was just composing at the piano, and for that reason, I think the song comes from a very pure place and I felt like I was really composing from a place of emotion.
Award | Category | Result | Ref(s) |
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89th Academy Awards | Best Original Song | Nominated | [2] |
22nd Critics' Choice Awards | Best Song | Nominated | [4] |
St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association | Best Song | Won | [5] |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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France (SNEP)[6] | 119 |
Scotland (OCC)[7] | 99 |
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