Damien Chazelle’s La La Land screens in full at the Royal Albert Hall on New Year’s Eve, with composer Justin Hurwitz conducting the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in his own score.
Damien Chazelle’s Academy Award-winning La La Land screens in full at the Royal Albert Hall in South Kensington on Thursday 31 December 2026. Its composer, Justin Hurwitz, conducts the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra in the score live.
Chazelle wrote and directed the film, released by Lionsgate in 2016. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone play a jazz pianist and an aspiring actress who fall in love in Los Angeles while chasing their careers.
Hurwitz is an Academy Award-winning film composer. He also wrote the music for Chazelle’s Whiplash, First Man and Babylon, and his company, Hurwitz Concerts, presents La La Land, Whiplash and Babylon as film concerts.
At this performance the film’s own composer conducts the score. A jazz band plays alongside the orchestra, and the film’s piano solos are performed live.
The Hall gives two performances on New Year’s Eve, a matinee and an evening show, as part of its Christmas season and its Films in Concert series. The film runs with its full original dialogue, subtitled.