are all about entertaining our fans as we interact with them
sans any strings attached. Our primary aim is to provide
them with super amusement and we hope to continue this
routine every time we do a public concert. We are really
looking forward to this festive season and have already
started touring with our dates blocked on the itinerary.
What are your forthcoming film projects?
We are presently coordinating over a line-up of four films.
But we can only speak about Parmanu as of now. We are
genuinely very proud of this album and the story itself is
quite interesting to drive its music way higher. Others are
too premature to talk about. Overall, the music graph of
2017 has been rather gratifying for us. We have had six
Hindi releases so far and two Gujarati.
Gradually, music stores are shutting down and giving way to
online shops. How do you find this transition from physical to
digital music space?
Sachin: I badly miss the CDs and cassettes collection these
days. It’s like a deep sore void left behind. I miss going to
the music stands and buying my CDs after fiddling with
a sample or two and listening to them. I used to tune in to
music so much that I would almost burn the head of my
CD player.
Jigar: I guess, more emphasis should be laid upon
purchasing original, quality music, irrespective of the
form it is accessible in. As long as we are buying pure,
untampered music, it doesn’t matter whether we are
importing soft stuff from the internet or grabbing hard
copies like CDs, etc.
You have also given music direction for plays, television and
jingles. How different is it from film music, considering that all
are different mediums?
Jigar: Every medium has its own dynamics you see.
Theatre is where our passion is and it has taught us in
heaps and helped us grow as music directors. Television
gave us stability and money but there is very little room
for innovation, while jingles are very creative as you have
to say a lot in a condensed capsule in very little time. It
becomes exceedingly difficult even for ad makers at times
to meet the odd demands that put the project at stake. The
asking rate is always piercing through the roof in this realm.
Still I find our ad industry chasing infinite excellence day
in day out and flourishing at a brilliant pace.
You kind of strike a fine balance between soulful music and
pulsating numbers. Comment.
Sachin: In Bollywood, it is mandatory to cover everything
and anything. For versatility is a key feature here. Every
script has its own expectation and if it calls for soulful
music, you have to deliver that. While the pulsating dance
numbers give your album the fizz and opening it needs. So
depending on the script and sequence, we must serve up
what is necessarily required.
Has a foot-tapping dance/club track become more compulsory
than ever before?
We beg to differ on this. See, change is a constant factor
in the showbiz industry. There was a time when everyone
wanted item numbers on a spree. Then came club songs,
whereas, love ballads have always been in vogue and no
matter what, the genre will glow eternally like a glorious
jewel in the composer’s crown. They are like immortal
creations with timeless appeal
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