Her powerful voice accompanies a montage of scenes it almost feels like she's seeing her future in this rapturous and frightening moment. She looks over at him, pulls the microphone down, opens her mouth and starts singing. It's about two thirds through the trailer, the perfect time for a big climax.Īs she walks onto the stage, the trailer starts to intercut her with other scenes from the film. We see her struggle to make a decision, but she starts walking onto the stage. He lets her go, and goes on stage saying all she has to do is trust him. She absolutely doesn't want to do it he tries to pull her on stage. He talks to her off stage while the show is still on, and tells her they're going to sing the song of hers which he loves. The song continues: "In all the good times I find myself longing, for change." Then it cuts to a scene of her watching him singing on stage.
The trailer has also quickly shown the beginning of a potential relationship with his flirting, and her apparent approval. This section ends on a guitar downbeat, and a cut to black.Īt this point in the trailer we've established Cooper is looking for a change, then he meets Lady Gaga, an introverted singer who lacks the confidence to sing her own music. The bottle and the group of people imply some sort of alcohol abuse, and he might have hearing problems. This introduction sets up Cooper as a popular singer, and we have a general understanding of his situation in life. The introduction ends with Cooper walking towards a group of people sitting in the middle of a brightly lit room. Dave Chapelle's character says he's worried about him.
There's an ear ringing sound as we see shots of Cooper playing guitar with headphones on. There's a title card for Bradley Cooper as the director of the film. "It takes a lot to change a man, it takes a lot to try." Cooper leaves the stage for his car where he opens a bottle of alcohol. The crowd cheers at the recognition of one of their favorite songs. The trailer opens on Bradley Cooper singing to a jam packed outdoor concert: "Maybe it's time to let the old ways die." I talked about it briefly with my co-host on our trailer podcast The Cutdown, but I wanted to dive deeper into what makes the trailer so exceptional. The Sun Is Also A Star is out in theaters on May 24th.When Grand Son won the Best Drama Golden Trailer Award for their work on A Star is Born. You can grab your copy of the soundtrack on digital retailers now and stream below! The Sun Is Also A Star centers on Daniel Bae ( Charles Melton) and Jamaica-born pragmatist Natasha Kingsley ( Yara Shahidi) who meet – and fall for each other – over one magical day amidst the fervor and flurry of New York City. I needed to write music that would evolve and mature with the characters in the film and the growing feeling of love.” She added, “I was extra emotional and focused because of my situation, which I felt helped me overall in the creative process, and was able to write the music quickly and felt inspired by the story. I was 7 months pregnant when I started writing the score and that made the experience very special for me.” Icelandic composer Herdís Stefánsdóttir opened up about working on the soundtrack, saying, “I immediately felt we had a musical connection, which helped create the themes for the film. We’re only one week away from The Sun Is Also A Star hitting theaters and we just the soundtrack today!