PAVNEESH KAUR CHAWLA
CREATING BEST OUT OF THE BEST!
There is something so mesmerizing about the Indian
Classical Music that it creates a concoction that is
beautiful as well as heart-warming. But these days,
when most of us are more influenced by the western
culture, even western music has somewhat become
our preference over others while Indian Classical is
not even able to graduate to our playlists. Though
ignored by many, but not all have forgotten about
the captivating beats of a Tabla or the soothing
tunes of a Flute, one of them being Tushar Lall,
the mastermind behind The Indian Jam Project.
With opinions like ‘Why can’t a Sarangi play Star
Warstheme’, Tushar Lall came up with an amazing
idea of combining together the appealing Indian
Classical Music and the iconic foreign music tracks.
He picks up the scores or music from famous
foreign TV shows or movies and recreates them
into an Indian Classical piece. Lall gathers talented
Indian Classical musicians, and then creates magic
with those instruments. In the past 3-4 years, The
Indian Jam Project has made around 15 music
videos, performed across colleges and have gained
millions of views on their YouTube channel.
Their first cover was an Indian tribute to the
famous theme song from the HBO’s show Game of
Thrones. Lall brought together a flautist, a Tabla
player, played the piano himself, and recreated this
iconic composition which became an overni ght
hit on Youtube. After that there was nothing that
could stop them or their creative minds. The second
video they released was an Indian version of BBC
Sherlock Theme which was praised by award-
winning composer of the original theme, Michael
Price himself. He appreciated their work in a tweet
where he happened to confuse “indian jam” as
the name of the arrangement and that’s how the
name “Indian Jam Project” came into existence.
The musicians came more into limelight after the
release of their cover of Pirates of the Caribbean
theme song that released right after the Sherlock
cover which included a flute-based piece written
by him. This is when the world got to see the real
face of his talent. From Harry Potter to Titanic,
Sherlock to Inception, the group has now covered
a number of soundtracks that have all been
successful and have been graciously appreciated
by the audience. Lall, when launched the first
video, enjoyed the first mover advantage as such
kind of Indo-western concept was fresh at the time.
His idea of knitting Indian Classical Tones into
western music and composing a classic fusion
became not only possible, but successful because
of the super talented musicians he collaborated
with, Prasad Rahane (Sitar Player), Samay Lalwani
(Tabla Player), Sri Sandeep Mishra (Sarangi
Player), Prathamesh Salunke (Flautist), Vivaan
Kapoor (Percussionist), to name a few. Lall, himself
being a talented musician, is a pianist and the
composer of these magical Indo-western fusions.
He has won millions of hearts using his art of picking
up the soundtracks which are very addictive and are
famous amongst the mass then recreating them into
an Indianized adaptation that has the pleasing depth
of the Indian Classical music and vibrant colors of
the western music. With never ending ambitions
that keep escalading with every subsequent video,
Lall keeps adding more creativity and appeal to his
compositions. The Indian Jam Project, with their
unique and alluring talents, have justified two of
the most common statements that we hear often that
“Music has no language and Creativity has no end.”
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