This film is a documentary of current music in istanbul, spanning the traditional to the modern. The sound of istanbul is a documentary which takes the viewer through the music scene in modern istanbul and in. It is the first feature film ever to be made in the language of shertukpen, which is an indigenous dialect native to the state arunachal pradesh in india. For the film about turkish music, see crossing the bridge. Born in hamburg to turkish parents, akin has taken istanbul to his heart like a native. Crossing the bridge bande originale du film licensed to youtube by merlin idol distribution on behalf of mk2 music. The bridge of the title is istanbul itself, long held to be the pivot of east and west, and therefore the quintessence of multiculturalism. Crossing the bridge is a 1992 american drama film starring josh charles, stephen baldwin and jason. He looks at the vibrant musical scene which includes traditional turkish music plus rock and hiphop.
Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Coming attractions for you 2020s most anticipated movies. Awardwinning director fatih akin takes us on a journey through istanbul, the city that bridges europe and asia, and challenges familiar notions of east and west. Awardwinning director fatih akin takes us on a journey. Docu by turkishgerman helmer fatih akin is a belated. For emperor darius the great of the achaemenid empire 522 bc485 bc, as recorded by the greek writer herodotus in his histories, mandrocles of samos once engineered a pontoon bridge across the bosphorus, linking asia to europe, enabling darius to pursue the fleeing scythians as well as position. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul 2005 subtitulado. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul home facebook. The sound of istanbul 2005 starring alexander hacke on dvd and bluray. A european musician and composer sets out to capture the musical diversity of istanbul.
Thanks to its location between orient and occident, being the centre of glorious empires such as byzantine and ottoman, istanbul has a very deep and rich musical heritage. The sound of istanbul, red carpet photos, and more at movies. May, 2005 one of the worlds great cities comes vibrantly alive through its music and musical denizens in crossing the bridge. Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul films home. Germanborn turkish director faith akin captures in his film the endless variety of the different styles in music and songs in istanbul, a city that is a bridge between east and west, a city that is uniquely located on both sides of the bosporus, in europe and in asia. Crossing the bridgethe sound of istanbul istanbul hat. The sound of istanbul dvd and browse other dvd movies. Istanbul hatirasi crossing the bridges fatih akin youtube. Crossing bridges is a 20 indian film directed by sange dorjee thongdok. The sound of istanbul primarily means to cover the turkish music scene, with its wide range of experimental rock, exotic jazz, incendiary hiphop, and romantic dancepopall performed with a proudly regional twist. Crossing the bridge does more than offer a wide variety of entertaining and intoxicating turkish music. I did not expect too much from a musical documentary but the movie proved to be much more than that. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies.
Dec 11, 2015 crossing the bridge bande originale du film. The rich musical heritage of the turkish metropolis located between the orient and the occident comes to the. Fatih akin, klaus maeck, nurhan sekerciporst, sandra harzer, fatih akin. Crossing the bridgethe sound of istanbul nyt critics pick directed by fatih akin documentary, music. The sound of istanbul movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. It also uses music to paint a portrait of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and provide a window. Islenen konu istanbuldaki degisik muzik turleri, muzik kulturleri ve bunlar. It opens the audiences ears to the diversity and vitality of istanbuls music scene but, as a. Edition discs price new from used from dvd sep 19, 2006 please retry. Filmmaker fatih akin examines diverse music performed by the denizens of istanbul, turkey. The idea of a bridge crossing the bosphorus dates back to antiquity.
Crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul wikipedia. This is crossing the bridge the sound of istanbul 2005 subtitulado by fonsso on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern istanbul. He and his two buddies, tim and danny, have a fateful trip over the bridge from detroit into canada. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 cannes film festival it features german musician alexander hacke member of einsturzende neubauten as the narrator. Crossing the bridge ceza, sezen aksu, orhan gencebay ve daha bir cok muzikle ilgilenen ustadlarimiz. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 cannes film festival. And as ethnomusicology, crossing the bridge serves well.
If life were fair and film exhibition better, you could watch fatih akins musical mystery tour crossing the bridge. An offscreen narrator, mort golden, takes us back to winter around 1975, the year he was 21. Fandango fanalert sign up for a fanalert and be the first to know when tickets and other exclusives are available in your area. Infused with cultural and political concerns, this film weaves together a rich tapestry of musical. The latest film by fatih akin, who directed the exceptional headon, turns out to be a bosporusbased buena vista social club with cultural commentary thrown.
The film is a journey through the music scene in modern istanbul, turkey as well as portraying its cultural life. You could not do better if you went to istanbul yourself. The sound of istanbul 2005 this fantastic documentary by germanturkish director fatih akin features istanbul at a local level by exploring its music scene, from street bands all the way to legendary artists. Sodrac, concord music publishing, and 2 music rights societies. It also uses music to paint a portrait of a vibrant, cosmopolitan city and provide a window into a rich and varied national culture. Rap, experimental music, street music and other forms bring the city alive with rich sounds, including.