The Score Magazine October 2022 issue | Page 12

for and what is the texture of the soundtrack .
You mentioned that you want to dig deeper into the genres and masala in the films and revive them . Does this mean you have to consciously unlearn or learn certain nuances about the way you compose and listen to music ? And how do you navigate working in a realm outside your comfort zone ?
Yeah , so I think I had said that when I was speaking about the music of Shamshera because working with Karan Malhotra was a very refreshing experience for me . I don ’ t think as an individual or as a single artist , I am in a position to bring back any genre or do that . That ’ s never been my intention also . But yeah , what I meant was that I really like working on the music of Shamshera and doing something like that for the first time . For me , when I speak of masala as you use , what I mean was that my music has always been restrained . I ’ ve always done music for characters who have always been layered , complex , silent , restrained and keeping very internal characters . And I ’ ve tried to maintain those layers in the music as well . But here I was working with a character , Shamshera and Balli in the film , who were completely different . I ’ ve never done music for these kind of characters and I ’ m working with a director who doesn ’ t want my silences . As we spoke about earlier , he didn ’ t want that side of mine .
So I as a person also I choose my words very carefully but you ’ re speaking as a person who expresses but he wanted me to be loud , he wanted me to be brash .
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