Crossing the Bridge: The Sound of Istanbul

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 date(s)	9 June 2005 (Germany)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Turkey; Germany
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 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. 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):

[edit] Soundtrack

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

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