Vikram Vedha (soundtrack)

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Vikram Vedha
Vikram Vedha Album Cover.jpg
Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack album by
Sam C. S.
Released19 June 2017
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length28:09
Language Tamil
Label Think Music
Producer Sam C. S.
Sam C. S. chronology
Kadalai
(2016)		Vikram Vedha
(2017)		 Puriyatha Puthir
(2017)
Singles from Vikram Vedha
  1. "Tasakku Tasakku"
    Released: 5 June 2017
  2. "Yaanji"
    Released: 12 June 2017

Vikram Vedha is the soundtrack album of the 2017 Indian neo-noir action thriller film of the same name, directed by Pushkar-Gayathri, and produced by S. Sashikanth under the banner YNOT Studios, starring Madhavan and Vijay Sethupathi. The soundtrack album and the background score is composed by Sam C. S. with lyrics written by Mohan Rajan, Muthamil, Vignesh Shivan and the composer respectively. Sam had previously worked with Pushkar and Gayathri on television commercials, before they decided to recruit him, after his work on Puriyatha Puthir , which was his debut film. [1]

Contents

The soundtrack album features 10 songs, with six instrumental compositions. [2] The team released two singles "Tasakku Tasakku" on 5 June 2017 and "Yaanji" on 12 June 2017, before the entire album unveiled on 19 June 2017. The soundtrack received generally positive reception from critics.

Development

Sam composed the score based on the script instead of doing it after watching the film's final version. He used the same approach for Puriyatha Puthir. He believed this would give him more creative freedom while also helping the actors and directors understand how to depict the emotions the characters portray in a particular sequence. [3] [4] In an interview with Kaushik LM of The Hindu, Sam said he "used ethnic Indian instruments, and live orchestra" to compose the score. [5] He completed 80 percent of the score before the commencement of principal photography, leading Pushkar and Gayathri to shoot the scenes according to the music he composed. After shooting for the film ended, Sam fine-tuned the score to achieve better results. [3] [6]

Pushkar and Gayathri had initially opted against including songs in the film, but then thought lyrics might work better than music alone and changed their decision. [4] Sam employed the vocal percussion technique of beatboxing for the track "Tasakku Tasakku" as he felt it would be better to use "real sounds" to depict the atmosphere in a bar. [5] At Sethupathi's insistence, Vignesh Shivan was hired to write the lyrics for "Karuppu Vellai". [7]

Release

The audio rights of the soundtrack album were acquired by Think Music. The team released the first single "Tasakku Tasakku" on 5 June 2017, rendered by Mukesh, M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Sam C. S. and Guna. [8] Followed by the second single track, "Yaanji" on 12 June 2017, which is a melodius composition rendered by Anirudh Ravichander and Shakthisree Gopalan, with lyrics written by Mohan Rajan. [9] The entire soundtrack album was unveiled through all streaming platforms on 19 June 2017. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Karuppu Vellai" Vignesh Shivan Sam C. S., Sivam03:16
2."Yaanji" Mohan Rajan Anirudh Ravichander, Shakthisree Gopalan, Sathyaprakash04:30
3."Tasakku Tasakku"Muthamil Mukesh Mohamed, M. L. R. Karthikeyan, Guna04:00
4."Yethu Dharmam" —Chennai Orchestra01:37
5."Pogatha Yennavittu" Sam C. S. Pradeep Kumar, Neha Venugopal04:41
6."Ghetto Chase" —Meghavarshini, Avantika, Monisha, Chennai Orchestra03:04
7."Idhu Emosion" —Chennai Orchestra01:41
8."Yethu Nyayam" —Sam C. S., Chennai Orchestra02:57
9."Sangu Sattham" —Sethu Thankachan, Kannan M, Ravikumar, Chennai Orchestra00:58
10."Oru Katha Sollatta" —Sam C. S., Sethu Thankachan, Kannan M, Ravikumar, Chennai Orchestra01:25
Total length:28:09

Reception

Sharanya CR from The Times of India noted in her review that Sam "brings out the essence of the film’s plot" with "Karuppu Vellai", and used the term "stylish, yet flawless" to describe Anirudh's and Shakthisree Gopalan's rendition of "Yaanji". She felt "Pogatha Yennavittu" was "an impressive composition" and appreciated the "very peppy" beats in "Tasakku Tasakku", adding that it "can be reserved for parties". Sharanya concluded her review by stating that "the composer hits the high-note" with Vikram Vedha, writing further that "the film's narrative is sure to up the experience through music" with the instrumental tracks. [11]

Behindwoods rated the album 2.75 out of 5, with a verdict "An innovative, genre specific album that has the depth and soul from composer Sam CS!" Top 10 Cinema, gave a favourable review stating that "Expressing a different and new dimension with more theme scores." [12] Musicaloud rated the album 3.5 out of 5. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Sam CS on Twitter: "Glad to share the track list from #VikramVedha @P…". archive.li. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. 1 2 "For both Puriyaatha Puthir and Vikram Vedha, I composed the music for the script first: Sam CS – Times of India". The Times of India. 27 August 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 "'I'm glad we didn't do away with the songs'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. 1 2 Lm, Kaushik (21 July 2017). "Sound of music". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  6. ↑ Purushothaman, Kirubhakar (14 August 2017). "It is better not to have songs in films: Sam CS". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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  8. ↑ Tasakku Tasakku Song with Lyrics (Lyrical Video) (in Tamil). Think Music India. 4 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  9. ↑ Yaanji Song with Lyrics (Lyrical Video) (in Tamil). Think Music India. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  10. ↑ Vikram Vedha [@@VikramVedhaFilm] (19 June 2017). "Listen to the entertaining #VikramVedha songs @samcs_music @ActorMadhavan #VijaySethupathi Music on @thinkmusicindia https://youtu.be/5RKI9_B7tOg" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018– via Twitter.
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