Discography
Jai Ho - ‘Tumko To Aana Hi Tha’, ‘Love You Till The End’ (House Mix), ‘Jai Jai Jai Jai Ho’ (Title Track)
Roy -‘Sooraj Dooba Hain’
Hero – ‘Main Hoon Hero Tera’, ‘O Khuda’
Hate Story 3- ‘Tumhe Apna Banane Ka’, ‘Love To Hate You’
Airlift - ‘Soch Na Sake’, ‘Mera Nachan Nu’, ‘Tu Bhoola Jise’
Sanam Re – ‘Gazab Ka Hai Yeh Din’, ‘Hua Hain Aaj Pehli Baar’, ‘Kya Tujhe Ab Ye Dil Bataye’
Kapoor & Sons – ‘Kar Gayi Chull’, ‘Buddhu Sa Mann’
Baaghi – ‘Sab Tera’
Azhar – ‘Bol Do Na Zara’, ‘Tu HI Na Jaane’, ‘Jeet Ne Ke Liye’
Sarbjit – ‘Salamat’
Do Lafzon Ki Kahani – ‘Kuch To Hai’
M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story – ‘Besabriyaan’, ‘Kaun Tujhe’, ‘Jab Tak’, ‘Phir Kabhi’,
‘Parwah Nahin’, ‘Padhoge Likhoge’, ‘Har Gully Mein Dhoni Hai’
Baar Baar Dekho – Sau Aasmaan
Force2 – Ishaara
Badrinath Ki Dulhania – ‘Aashiq Surrender Hua’,
‘Roke Na Ruke Naina’
Today if an unknown, unassuming, raw
talent has a great tune to croon over the
mike, he’ll be definitely given a chance.
That’s how it works today and I totally
support this method because I think, we
rather have good music on the board than
crib about the number of people making it.
I agree, the solo composer trend is still
there and it has flourished for several
decades now. But several successful
movies with multiple composers like
Kapoor & Sons, Sanam Re, Baar Baar
Dekho have proved that fresh young blood
with innovative brains and the capacity to
hatch ideas out of the box can also deliver
goods with no less flair. Today the most
important thing is the song, and whoever
has a good song, he or she will be heard
across. It’s brilliant that new people are
joining in. Well, that’s how the soundscape
would change.
Your generation is quite alien
to a live-orchestra playing and
rehearsing alongwith vocalists
on the studio-floor when a song-
recording is on. Do you prefer
the current process of an instant
recording inside a compact room on
programmed music?
In all my songs I try and keep a balance of
live instruments and programmed stuff.
The depth that a live gizmo can provide
to a song is something a keyboard and
virtual instruments obviously cannot.
It has a unique flavor altogether. The
audio-release of MS Dhoni was recorded
by the Bombay Film Orchestra with an
entire string section of violins, violas
and cellos. We
first programmed
all the ideas, and
then we got all
of it dubbed over
live instruments. For
example, all the drums, the bass
guitar, electric guitars, flutes,
etc.
Music releases have
become more digital than
physical. Is it now easier
for amateurs to publish
and promote their
numbers online and get
an immediate feedback
from the listeners rather
than approaching a
music company and
then ceremoniously
launching an album after
getting its approval?
Yes, the digital market is booming and
it augurs well for all of us. Isn’t it? Like
you said, amateur artistes can certainly
put out their work in the cyberspace
and get a healthy response in return
for a bulk of impressive output. It’s
easy, cost-saving and the freedom of
expression is well-maintained. Many
of the greenhorn talents are in fact
spotted over the internet and then
called on to do more commercial work.
So it acts as a great medium to hunt
candidates with immense promise and
possibilities. I think YouTube artistes
like Shirley Setia, is the biggest case in
point for this.
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