Shankar Ehsaan Loy are my favorite music composers. Their sound has a fresh, likable, easy to connect attribute to it. The variety of their compositions, the experimentation that they do makes me an ardent fan of their work. I secretly wish I could work with them as a sound technician one day.
Wake Up Sid was a very nice movie to which SEL gave some fantastic music. There is something in the album for everyone. My 7 year old twins love a few songs from it, as do I - now almost 40.
Kavita Seth, a singer with sufi inclination, was picked by SEL to sing a song that, unlike a lot of current day songs, has a long life. "Iktara" is a song whose appeal will last several years, at least in my catalog. I'll probably be playing this song in my car even the year 2020.There is something simple yet real about this rendition. It keeps going at a slow but steady pace in a rhythm that puts you in a trance. A certified procrastinator like me will identify with the lyrics in this beautiful song penned by Javed Akhtar.
Shruti Bose, a singer from my circle who prefers to underplay her singing, was coaxed to take this one up by me. Despite all apprehension about her own self, she did this sample in one take, without much practice or preparation. I personally think it has come out very well. The only snag is that the base track is not up-to the mark, which is basically bad workmanship on my part.
Stay tuned for some more songs from my other friends on this blog. There is a surprisingly high number of people around me with good singing voices.
Enjoy Shruti's rendition by clicking HERE.
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