Assignment 17 - Haley Drake

I know I'm not the first one to say La La Land is good, but I gotta say it. La La Land was an amazing movie and I'm really glad I finally went to see it. The vivid, dream-like imagery and romantic story really pulled together to make something beautiful that I'm sure a lot of people are going to love for a very long time. Even though it was one of my favorite movies of the year, I don't think I'm qualified to say whether or not it should win Best Picture over all the other amazing movies nominated this year. What I can say though is this movie 100% deserves the Oscar for its enchanting music score. The music had a classic, romantic theme about it, reminiscent of not only jazz but older musical theater as well. Throughout the film I was enthralled by the use of a live orchestra and band (something you don't always see in modern movies). I've listened to soundtracks for the other films nominated, and while Moonlight comes pretty close in terms of innovative orchestration, I'm honestly rooting for La La Land!