In December 2020, Thiagarajan announced that Santhosh Narayanan would scored the score and soundtrack.[1] Speaking of Santhosh's inclusion, Thiagarajan said that he wanted someone who could match Amit Trivedi's work for Andhadhun and had found Santhosh to be the perfect fit, due to his versatility in multiple genres and the predominant usage of orchestral music.[1][2] He also added that he was impressed by his re-recording for Cuckoo, Jigarthanda (both 2014), Kabali (2016) and Kaala (2018), that resulted in his inclusion.[1][2]
Thiagarajan further wanted to experiment with the musical treatment, resulting in it being completely different from the original version.[1] Once his involvement was confirmed, Santhosh started working on the film's music and composed the song "En Kadhal" first, for which Prashanth played keyboard.[1][2] The film also featured the song "Chandirane Sooriyane" composed by Adithyan for the gangster film Amaran (1992) which starred Karthik.[3][a] The audio rights were bought by Sony Music India.[6]
Release
The album was preceded by the first single "En Kadhal" released on 7 March 2022.[7][8] The second single, "Yosichi Yosichi", was released on 27 May.[9] The third single "Kannile" was released on 23 June 2023.[10][11] The soundtrack was released under the Sony Music India label on 9 July 2023.[12]
Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote "Music director Santhosh Narayanan is known for his spectacular songs and BGM but in Andhagan the songs are just terrible. Krish is a talented musician and plays at a bar for his livelihood but the songs he sings are tacky to say the least. This was quite unexpected from this talented music director who just gave us the massive Kalki 2898 AD."[16] Gopinath Rajendran of The Hindu wrote "While the film's songs don't manage to stay put in our memory, the fantastic piano compositions stand apart."[17]
Controversies
Soon after the release of "The Andhagan Anthem", Santhosh called out the record label for crediting the song to him, saying it was not the actual song he composed.[18][19][20] Speaking to M A Fahad Hussain of The Times of India, he explained that the arrangements, lyrics, singers, mix and master and the tune were different from what he oversaw, and even the music featured in the trailer was not his. He expressed disappointment with the label for making changes without consulting him. Thiagarajan, when questioned by The Times about the issue, claimed ignorance and refused to comment.[21]
Notes
↑ Karthik also made a special appearance in the film.[4][5]
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