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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
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For the American film, see Crossing the Bridge.
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul is a 2005 film/documentary directed by Fatih Akin. The film is a journey through the music scene in modern Istanbul, Turkey as well as portraying its cultural life.
It features German musician Alexander Hacke (member of Einsturzende Neubauten) as the narrator. Hacke and Akin 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 Dogan)
Orhan Gencebay
Muzeyyen Senar
Sezen Aksu
Sertab Erener
Soundtrack
"Music" - Sertab Erener
"Tavus Havasi" - Baba Zula
"Istanbul 1:26 A.M." - Orient Expressions
"Istanbul" - Duman
"Sahar Dagi" - Replikas
"Holocaust" - Ceza
"AB-I Hayat" - Mercan Dede
"Kurdili Hicazkar Longa" - Selim Sesler
"Wedding Song" - The Wedding Sound System
"Penceresi Yola Kari" - Selim Sesler & Brenna MacCrimmon
"Hayyam" - Siya Siyabend
"Boyle Olur Mu" - Nur Ceylan
"Ehmedo" - Aynur Dogan
"Hatasiz Kul Olmaz" - Orhan Gencebay
"Haydar Haydar" - Muzeyyen Senar
"Istanbul Hatirasi" - Sezen Aksu
"Cecom" - Baba Zula
"Music (Radyo Versyonu)" - Sertab Erener
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