Talvar (soundtrack)
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| Released | 16 September 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2015 | |||
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| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 15:57 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
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Talvar is the soundtrack album to the 2015 film of the same name directed by Meghna Gulzar. The film's soundtrack is composed by Vishal Bhardwaj which consisted of four songs written by Gulzar and was released under the T-Series label on 16 September 2015. Gulzar received a Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist nomination for the song "Zinda".
Development
[edit]Vishal Bhardwaj, besides screenwriting and producing the film under his Vishal Bhardwaj Pictures banner, also composed the film's music due to its intense and emotional subject of a true incident.[1][2] Ketan Sodha was involved in composing the score.[3] Bhardwaj's norm collaborator and lyricist Gulzar penned four songs for the soundtrack with vocals by Arooj Aftab, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sukhwinder Singh and Arijit Singh. The album was released under the T-Series label on 16 September 2015.[4]
Critical reception
[edit]The album received generally positive reviews. Mohar Basu of The Times of India wrote, "With Gulzar saab's work at the pen joining Vishal's formidable sense of melody, Talvar's album [has] a heady quality".[5] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama said that the film "has a situational soundtrack which has a couple of heartfelt numbers connecting one to the film's theme", praising "Insaaf" for its "uniqueness quotient" and the "haunting appeal".[6] Ruchi Kaushal wrote that "Zinda Hai" "painfully highlights the agony of the parents who have lost their daughter in a twin murder case, for which they themselves are accused."[7] Vipin Nair of The Indian Express described it as "a soundtrack from the masterly pair of Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar that scores high with its pensive melodies."[8] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog summarized it as: "2 out of 4 again for Vishal, like Drishyam."[9]
Critic Aseem Chhabra, in his review for Rediff.com, stated that "Talvar's music is composed by Bhardwaj adding to the dark texture of the film. And as a package deal we also get to hear Rekha Bhardwaj's rich melodious voice singing the film's closing song Zinda."[10] Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV stated that "Several songs (lyrics: Gulzar; music: Bhardwaj) are employed to underpin the Talvar narrative, but the film has no room for any happy musicality."[11] Shreekant Sambrani of Business Standard wrote "Appropriate mood music, Bhardwaj’s forte, is an unobtrusive but vital contributor to this."[12]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Insaaf" | Arooj Aftab | 03:20 |
| 2. | "Patli Gali" | Sukhwinder Singh | 03:33 |
| 3. | "Shaam Ke Saaye" | Arijit Singh | 04:42 |
| 4. | "Zinda" | Rekha Bhardwaj | 04:22 |
| Total length: | 15:57 | ||
Accolades
[edit]| Award | Date of ceremony[a] | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filmfare Awards | 16 January 2016 | Best Lyricist | Gulzar ("Zinda") | Nominated | [13] |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards | 6 April 2016 | Best Lyricist | Nominated | [14] | |
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 22 December 2015 | Best Female Playback Singer | Rekha Bhardwaj ("Zinda") | Nominated | [15] |
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from T-Series[16]
- Music composer: Vishal Bhardwaj
- Lyrics: Gulzar
- Singers: Arooj Aftab, Rekha Bhardwaj, Sukhwinder Singh, Arijit Singh
- Music producers: Ketan Sodha, Tushar Parte
- Choir: Deepti Rege, Mayuri Patwardhan, Archana Gore, Pragati Joshi, Marianne D'Cruz, Neisha Mascarenhas, Mimosa Pinto, Samantha Pacheco
- Choir arrangement: Rajiv Sundaresan
- Electric and acoustic guitar: Mayukh Sarkar
- Nylon guitar: Tushar Parte
- Shehnai: Omkar Dhumal
- Sarangi: Sabir Khan
- Dholak: Hafeez Ahmad, Girish Vishwa, Raju Sardar, Shreedharan Chari
- Tabla: Musharraf Khan, Sanjiv Sen
- Flute: Paras Nath
- Percussion: Deepak Borkar
- Recording: Salman Khan Afridi (Satya Studio, Mumbai)
- Mixing: Steve Fitzmaurice (The Pierce Room, London), Salman Khan Afridi (Satya Studio, Mumbai)
- Assistant mixing: Darren Hellis, Naren Kapoor
- Mastering: Christian Wright (Abbey Road Studios, London)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
[edit]- ^ "Making 'Talvar' was a painful journey: Vishal Bhardwaj". The Economic Times. 28 September 2015. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "I always try to use music as part of film's narration: Vishal Bhardwaj". Cinema Express. 9 December 2017. Archived from the original on 19 December 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Sen, Raja (2 October 2015). "Review: Talvar is a bloody sharp film". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 28 September 2018.
- ^ "Talvar (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP". iTunes. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Basu, Mohar (2 October 2015). "Talvar". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Tuteja, Joginder (1 October 2015). "Music review of Talvar by Joginder Tuteja". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 19 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Kaushal, Ruchi (22 September 2015). "'Talvar' song 'Zinda hai' will leave you teary-eyed". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Nair, Vipin (24 September 2015). "Talvar Soundtrack is Minimal, Pensive, Haunting". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (16 September 2015). "Talvar (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj – Milliblog!". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ Chhabra, Aseem (30 September 2015). "Talvar: Riveting and extremely disturbing". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2015. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
- ^ Chatterjee, Saibal (1 October 2015). "Talvar Movie Review". NDTV. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ Sambrani, Shreekant (3 October 2015). "Movie Review: Talvar delivers a blunted blow". Business Standard. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Nominations for the 61st Britannia Filmfare Awards". Filmfare. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
- ^ "GIMA: Film Nominees 2016". Global Indian Music Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ "Nominations for 11th Renault Sony Guild Awards". Bollywood Hungama. 21 December 2015. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- ^ Talvar Full Audio Songs (Jukebox) Irfan Khan, Konkona Sen, Neeraj Kabi | T-Series. T-Series. 18 September 2015. Archived from the original on 14 February 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2024 – via YouTube.