Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

For the American film, see Crossing the Bridge.
Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul
Directed by Fatih Akın
Produced by Fatih Akın
Written by Fatih Akın
Starring Alexander Hacke, Baba Zula, Aynur Doğan
Distributed by Bavaria Film
Release dates
9 June 2005 (Germany)
Running time
90 minutes
Country Turkey
Germany
Language Turkish, German

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 was screened out of competition at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival.[1]

It features German musician Alexander Hacke (member of Einstürzende Neubauten) as the narrator.[2] 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):

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. "Kürdili 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 Doğan (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)

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