Audio master: In ‘Kumbalangi Nights’, chilled-out backwater riffs blend with songs of love and fears

Madhu C Narayan’s Malayalam film deserves all of its accolades, and so does Sushin Shyam’s soundtrack.

Rineeta Naik

· Nov 25, 2019 · 08:00 am

Audio master: In AR Rahman’s soaring songs for ‘Delhi-6’, sustained melody and no Punjabi pop

The soundtrack is a response to those who believe that an album about Delhi must have Punjabi tunes.

Rineeta Naik

· Oct 21, 2019 · 08:00 am

Super sounds of Tarantino: ‘Kill Bill Volume 1’ breaks (and makes) the rules of movie soundtracks

Why Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Kill Bill: Volume 1’ (2003) has the best soundtrack among all his movies.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Aug 13, 2019 · 08:00 am

Audio master: ‘Sindhu Bhairavi’ is an ode to the absence of boundaries in music

The soundtrack of the 1985 hit film marked the first collaboration between Balachander and Ilaiyaraaja.

Archana Nathan

· Jan 31, 2019 · 08:15 am

‘Zero’: Katrina Kaif shows off her moves once again in ‘Husn Parcham’

Aanand L Rai’s movie, also starring Shah Rukh Khan and Anushka Sharma, opens in theatres on December 21.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 12, 2018 · 03:40 pm

Audio master: Every AR Rahman song in ‘Kandukondain Kandukondain’ reflects the film’s many moods

AR Rahman’s eight-song soundtrack for Rajiv Menon’s second film is as gorgeous and elegant as its star cast.

Archana Nathan

· Dec 12, 2018 · 08:15 am

Audio master: Vishal Bhardwaj’s ‘Maachis’ score finds tenderness amidst insurgents and guns

Gulzar’s acclaimed 1996 film explores the insurgency in Punjab and stars Tabu and Chandrachur Singh.

Rineeta Naik

· Sep 30, 2018 · 09:15 am

Audio master: AR Rahman’s 1990 masterwork ‘Thiruda Thiruda’ is still stealing hearts

‘Chekka Chivantha Vaanam’ marks AR Rahman’s fourteenth soundtrack for Mani Ratnam. Here’s to their second collaboration.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Sep 22, 2018 · 08:15 am

Audio master: In ‘Dev.D’, Amit Trivedi gave Hindi cinema one of its finest soundtracks

The audacity of the 18-track album of ‘Dev.D’ is as unexpected today as it was in 2009.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Sep 12, 2018 · 10:30 am

Audio master: ‘Bandini’ is about crossings real and imagined, literal and metaphorical

Gulzar made his debut as a lyricist with the 1963 Bimal Roy classic, starring Nutan, Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra and scored by SD Burman.

Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

· Jan 31, 2018 · 09:45 am

Audio master: The blockbuster combination of Guru Dutt and OP Nayyar in ‘Aar Paar’

The 1954 classic is packed with chartbusting songs, from ‘Babuji Dheere Chalna’ to ‘Sun Sun Sun Sun Zalima’.

Rudradeep Bhattacharjee

· Sep 28, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Audio master: ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ has an epic soundtrack befitting its grand themes

Rage, passion and tragedy are all packed into the songs in K Asif’s 1960 epic masterpiece.

Rineeta Naik

· Sep 23, 2017 · 10:15 am