don ’ t have an idea on how the dholak player plays the instrument . It is an extremely disturbing scenario . Now , if you have a keyboard , you can play any instrument in any pitch . While it is opening up lot of possibilities , it is killing the musicality and the originality . A lot of things , including the value of music is going off be-cause of this change . Apps like Spotify and Apple Music are giving the listener an idea on how to listen to songs now- based on the hits and an algorithm . It is extremely disturbing from musician ’ s point of view but encouraging in the listener ’ s point of view .
The new guys who are making music are not knowing much about instruments , and re-cording-and it is ultimately becoming a drag and drop .
What do you guys like doing when you are not recording or composing ? Sachin : I love getting good sleep ! I can really sleep and use the time for family and I have done a whole lot of it during the lockdown . When your life is with shows and on the road , but being comfortable being in studio is also challenging . The success doesn ’ t come for free . People might look at fame externally but they don ’ t invest in the process of go-ing there . We tend to lose out the beauty of simple things in life in this race of success . I am a Gujarati , and during the lockdown , my dad made the paan for me and almost daily this was the routine . I somewhere feel that these sweet things make all the difference . Life has become somewhat easier for me and Jigar now . We were doing so many things- talking to producers , composing , making indie music and many more . I started enjoying activities like photography that I always wanted to do- during the lockdown . Family time is quite important and I hope everyone finds the right balance .
Jigar : When I am not doing music , I am learning something or the other . I either learn from YouTube , and I am learning from my 5 yea old son as well ! I don ’ t even remember how I was then . Family time was one first thing . One of the contraries that I have with Sachin is , I hate to sleep and feel it is a waste of time . I make up for his sleep and keep learning !
We both have extremely strong opinions about life- not just sleep . And that ’ s why per-haps we compliment each other beautifully ! We love playing PS5 or playing a game on the phone . While working on music , a game goes on all the time . It is something like- when we are not gaming , we are making music ( laughs ). What is your favourite video game , if I may ask ? Sachin : It is GTA for me !
Do you listen to lot of dance numbers or more of soulful music ? Sachin : I listen to everything that comes my way in the past two years . I got a car with good sound system hoping to go for long road trips in it . But things changed so much that I am not even listening to music in car . The last two years have given me blissful time , and my daughter is listening to wide range of new talents . My dad ’ s playing me Kishori Amonkar on the other hand ! The past few days ago I was listening to Shepherd ’ s Land from Switzerland- and I loved the fact that everything came to our finger tips with the lockdown .
What was the most challenging composition ever ? Which song was it and what was the incident ? Jigar : It was not song but the album Badlapur . We had to make an album that shouldn ’ t disturb the narrative and the songs should be in the background . Sriram is such a purist and it was a big challenge to get songs that can commercially work and blend with the film . ABCD and Go , Goa and Gone were also challenging but the obvious answer is Badla-pur .
What are the three most important aspects a composer has to incorporate- when it comes to delivering film music ? Jigar : The first thing is to be pure to the script . That ’ s how the music will work for a film . Second is to take the film ahead – its emotion and thought – just with music , not even the lyrics . The third aspect is to balance the songs to the film and also keep it long-lasting even after the film gets released with longer life . The song should take the listener back to the film .
How challenging is it to compose just a single for various films Vs . composing an album altogether ? Jigar : We would always prefer composing for an album because it is a journey altogether . The music speaks for the character , and the storyline and displays a graph . When it comes to ABCD , Go , Goa , Gone or Badlapur- we go for a range of the album instead of just a song . It is more fun to compose a whole album than single . Both have their own diffi-culties of course .
What do you both think about Coke Studio ? Sachin : It is indeed an amazing platform for a musician to explore and deliver . Though YouTube has individual channels of displaying good music , Coke Studio gives us more scope to be original and having musicians in access . It is a fantastic experience altogether . I personally think it shouldn ’ t have an end .
Jigar : I have been playing this game called Demon ’ s souls and it is lovely . We both love FIFA ( who doesn ’ t ?). We also love exchanging music when not composing .
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