In This Program
The Concert
Saturday, August 3, 2024, at 7:30pm
Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 2:00pm
Justin Hurwitz conducting
San Francisco Symphony
Summit Entertainment Presents
A Marc Platt Production
An Impostor Pictures / Gilbert Films Production
A Damien Chazelle Film
Ryan Gosling • Emma Stone
John Legend • Rosemarie Dewitt
There will be one intermission.
Written and Directed by Damien Chazelle
Produced by Fred Berger, p.g.a.
Produced by Jordan Horowitz, p.g.a.
Gary Gilbert
Produced by Marc Platt, p.g.a
Executive Producers Molly Smith, Trent Luckinbill, Thad Luckinbill
Director of Photography Linus Sandgren, FSF
Production Designer David Wasco
Film Editor Tom Cross, ACE
Costume Designer Mary Zophres
Score Composed and Orchestrated by Justin Hurwitz
Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
Executive Music Producer Marius de Vries
Music Supervisor Steven Gizicki
“Start A Fire” written by John Stephens, Angélique Cinélu,
Marius de Vries, Justin Hurwitz
Performed by John Legend
Choreographer Mandy Moore
Casting by Deborah Aquila, CSA & TriciaWood, CSA
Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone,
John Legend, J.K. Simmons,
Rosemarie DeWitt, Finn Wittrock,
Callie Hernandez, Sonoya Mizuno,
Jessica Rothe, Tom Everett Scott,
Josh Pence
Summit Entertain Presents in Association with
Black Label Media
in Association with
TIK Films (Hong Kong) Limited
an Impostor Pictures / Gilbert Films Production
a Marc Platt Production
a Damien Chazelle Film
La La Land
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About the Artist
Justin Hurwitz
Justin Hurwitz graduated from Harvard University in 2008, where he studied music composition and orchestration. He has composed the music for all of Damien Chazelle’s films including Whiplash, La La Land, First Man, and Babylon, earning two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Critics’ Choice Awards, two Grammys, and a BAFTA. He now lives in Los Angeles.
Additional Reading
San Francisco Symphony
