Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul is a 2005 film/documentary directed by Fatih Ak?n. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern Istanbul, Turkey as well as portraying its cultural life. It was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.

It features German musician Alexander Hacke (member of Einstürzende Neubauten) as the narrator. Hacke and Ak?n travelled around Istanbul with a mobile recording studio and a microphone, assembling an inspired portrait of Turkish music -- from arabesque to indie rock and rap.

Among the featured artists in the film are (in order of appearance):

• Baba Zula
• Orient Expressions
• Duman
• Replikas
• Erkin Koray
• Ceza
• Ayben
• Istanbul Style Breakers
• Mercan Dede
• Selcuk
• Brenna MacCrimmon
• Selim Sesler
• Siyasiyabend
• Nur Ceylan
• Aynur (i.e. Aynur Do?an)
• Orhan Gencebay
• Müzeyyen Senar
• Sezen Aksu
• Sertab Erener

Video Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

Soundtrack

1. "Music" - Sertab Erener (5:18)
2. "Tavus Havas?" - Baba Zula (5:27)
3. "?stanbul 1:26 A.M." - Orient Expressions (6:36)
4. "?stanbul" - Duman (1:40)
5. "?ahar Da??" - Replikas (7:08)
6. "Holocaust" - Ceza (3:28)
7. "AB-I Hayat" - Mercan Dede (3:47)
8. "Kürdili Hicazkar Longa" - Selim Sesler (4:58)
9. "Wedding Song" - The Wedding Sound System (2:04)
10. "Penceresi Yola Kar??" - Selim Sesler & Brenna MacCrimmon (2:54)
11. "Hayyam" - Siya Siyabend (2:49)
12. "Böyle Olur Mu" - Nur Ceylan (1:34)
13. "Ehmedo" - Aynur Do?an (5:26)
14. "Hatas?z Kul Olmaz" - Orhan Gencebay (5:24)
15. "Haydar Haydar" - Müzeyyen Senar (1:19)
16. "?stanbul Hat?ras?" - Sezen Aksu (4:38)
17. "Cecom" - Baba Zula (4:35)
18. "Music (Radyo Versyonu)" - Sertab Erener (3:47)

Maps Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

References

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External links

• Official site
• Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul on IMDb

Source of the article : Wikipedia