Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

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Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Directed by	Fatih Akın
Produced by	Fatih Akın
Written by	Fatih Akın
Starring	Alexander Hacke Baba Zula
Distributed by	Bavaria Film
Release date(s)	9 June 2005 (Germany)
Running time	90 minutes
Language	Turkish, German
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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 Akın. 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 Einstürzende Neubauten) as the narrator. Hacke and Akın 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 Doğan)
• Orhan Gencebay
• Müzeyyen Senar
• Sezen Aksu
• Sertab Erener

[edit] Soundtrack

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

[edit] External links

• Official site
• Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul at the Internet Movie Database

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