Arjun Kanungo on making music for Ashish Chanchlani’s horror comedy Ekaki
Arjun Kanungo has a peculiar method of describing his music in director Ashish Chanchlani’s new sequence Ekaki. In keeping with the composer, the three songs within the sequence don’t “attempt to behave”. “Ekaki is a horror comedy, which suggests nothing is meant to behave correctly, together with the music. I let the scenes information me and trusted intuition greater than planning,” he elaborated, after we acquired on a name with him.
That fluidity is audible throughout the soundtrack. Porancha Ranga marks Kanungo’s debut Marathi composition. Whereas it’s a brand new language in his discography, it isn’t an unfamiliar one. “I’ve grown up in Mumbai, and though I’m not Maharashtrian, Marathi has all the time been round me. I grew up listening to it continually, so it felt acquainted though I hadn’t composed in it earlier than.”
A nonetheless from ‘Ekaki’
Market is a hip-hop quantity reworked from an unique by MC Sandy. The composer recalled, “My label owns the rights to the unique tune, and we thought this may be a great alternative to assist uncooked native expertise like MC Sandy.” Kehne Ko Kya Raha, in the meantime, is the type of emotional observe listeners affiliate with Kanungo.
As he crafted the songs, he was cautious that the highlight stayed on the story. “This was Ashish’s live performance, not mine. I needed the music to raise the scenes, after which step out of the way in which. If the scene landed, the music had completed its job. Ashish and I’ve been good buddies. With Ekaki, we merged our artistic spark,” he shared. Earlier than signing off, he had one request. “Now please interview Ashish so he can admit what a great good friend I’m to him.” We all know whom we’re calling subsequent.
