Justin Hurwitz - La La Land
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The Fools Who Dream From La La Land
This song is optimistic, but it's also there's pain in it. And Mia's life isn't resolved at the end of this. There's something nice about not tying it up with a bow and just making it too tidy at the end. The very last word of the song, when Emma says again, it's a cappella. The piano has now dropped out for the last note of the song. She'd do it again. Here's to the ones who dream. Foolish as they may see. here's to the hearts that ache. To give us new colors to see. Who knows where it will lead us? That's why they need us.
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