Background and development
Nivas K. Prasanna composed the film score and soundtrack in his first collaboration with both Dhruv and Mari. [1] [2] Nivas recalled that he got the offer after a telephonic conversation with Mari expressing his desire to work with him. Mari contacted Nivas after listening to some of his tunes for a recent project. Upon his involvement, he said that it was easy to understand the film's setting and world as he grew up in Tirunelveli, Mari's birthplace but the collaboration was not seamless, recalling that Mari was not satisfied with the music even after showing him several tunes. Mari told him that there was music running inside his mind and has to figure what it is, which led to approach the film in an empty mind. He recalled that the discussion with Mari helped on retaining the soul of the songs in Bison, where he had to what the actors do, following the lead of the story and the director's vision. [3] [4]
"Theekoluthi" was sung by Prasanna, which ran for around six minutes. [a] He composed the song in a deep emotional mind space at that time, which resulted in its extensive length. Considering the duration of recent songs tailored for short-form videos, Prasanna added that the duration of a track had nothing to do with the quality, adding the song held the audience's attention. [5] The song "Cheenikkallu" was composed within 10 minutes. He noted that Selvaraj wanted to use "Malarndhum Malaradha" from Pasamalar (1961) for a particular scene that he edited during the re-recording and intended to acquire the rights for the song. However, Prasanna was vehemently against it, on using another composer's work and insisted him that he would compose a song that suited the scene. This led him to compose "Cheenikkallu" which Selvaraj liked it. [6] [7]
On using his vocals for "Theekkoluthi", Prasanna added that he did not like singing his songs, as directors listened to his version of the song and adamant about retaining it. However, the use of other singers in the album, were also complicated as according to him, only a handful of them sing soulfully, which led him anxious at certain instances as he wanted to bring the soul within their voices, even though they do it with perfection, that would lead the composers to sing themselves. He complemented Chinmayi Sripada and Vijay Yesudas' singing for "Cheenikkallu" owing to their incredible depth, while working with other songs would lead him with back-and-forth discussions to get into the mood of the song. [3]
Reception
Sajin Shrijith of The Week wrote "What makes this entire canvas even more wholesome is Nivas K. Prasanna's score — mournful when it needs to be and rousing in moments of triumph." [20] Arjun Menon of The Indian Express wrote "Nivas K. Prasanna's music is seamlessly woven into the narrative; even when used as inner monologues, the songs never feel misplaced." [21] Divya Nair of Rediff.com wrote "Nivas K Prasanna's score almost becomes a character that sustains the momentum of the film even when the storytelling repeats or reclaims points already made earlier on." [22]
Saibal Chatterjee of NDTV wrote "the musical score by Nivas K. Prasanna contributes handsomely to accentuating the tactility of the physical setting." [23] Roopa Radhakrishnan of The Times of India wrote "Nivas K Prasanna's music doesn't try to stand out, instead it seamlessly blends into the film's world." [24] Janani K. of India Today wrote that Prasanna's music "transport us back to the Thoothukudi belt and make us feel the freshness of the village and the rage of the people." [25]
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