The Indian music scene is going through a paradigm shift. Music composers are now constantly exploring new dimensions of music-making and enhancing their skills in the field of sound engineering. The gap between alternate music and mainstream music is slowly getting reduced, which in turn has given rise to an unorthodox methodology of music formation. In this article, we talk about young music composers (in no particular order) in India who don't hesitate to incorporate musical influences from across the world in order to come up with something really gripping!
Sneha Khanwalkar
Who could have possibly imagined that a folk-style song like Womaniya from Gangs Of Wasseypur will attain immense critical as well as commercial success. Sneha was only the second women after Usha Khanna to get nominated in the Best Music Director category at the 58th Filmfare awards for Gangs of Wasseypur 1 and 2. She is the host of a popular music-based MTV mini series called Sound Trippin, in which she travels to various places in India and collects local sounds, and both ambient and everyday singers of local music.
Ram Sampath
Known for his cutting-edge music and unconventional approach to sound, Ram Sampath has redefined mainstream Bollywood music. Be it in Delhi Belly, Satyamev Jayate or Coke Studio on MTV, Ram's objective is to create soulful music that transcends genres and trends.
Anupam Roy
The Journey Song from the recently released blockbuster film Piku is still near the top of most of the music charts in the country. His work as a music director in the Bengali feature films Autograph and Hemlock Society brought him massive critical appreciation. His music is all about melody and soothing harmony.
Amit Trivedi
You can't categorize his music in to any particular genre. He is known to come up with something fresh each time and his compositions for the films Udaan, Dev D, Kai Po Che and Queen only strengthen that argument. Amit Trivedi's music has always been different in tone and perspective. His music exhibits a refined sense of instrumentation and projects a more varied range of orchestrated music.
Anirudh Ravichander
Everyone is familiar with the Kolaveri Di fever which overnight became an internet phenomenon across Asia. Anirudh initiated his career as a music director with the Tamil film 3, starring Dhanush and Shruti Hasan. He believes in improvising and fusing different styles in order to create a unique sound.
Ankit Tewari
Ankit rose to prominence with the release of this renowned song, Sunn Raha Hai from Ashiqui 2. The song along with its album was nominated for two filmfare awards winning the best music director award for the album along with Mithoon and Jeet Ganguly.
Mithoon Sharma
Most of the music critics in India consider Mithoon to be a multifaceted music composer. In 2013, his super hit track Tum Hi Ho from the film Aashiqui 2 broke all records and won him many prestigious music awards such as the GIMA, Filmfare award and IIFA award.
Yuvan Shankar Raja
Yuvan Shankar Raja started his career as a music composer with the Tamil feature film Aravindhan, but he got his big break with the film Thulluvadho IIamai. He has explored and used elements of various genres in his compositions that range from folk and R&B to techno and heavy metal. He is the son of legendary music composer Ilayaraja.
Sohail Sen
Sohail hails from a family of musicians who have worked in the film industry, and his entry into the composing domain made his the fourth generation of his family to do so. He has composed music tracks of popular film such as Mere Brother Ki Dulhan, Ek Tha Tiger, Gunday and many more.
Sachin-Jigar
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The music composer duo of Sachin Sanghvi and Jigar Saraiya has scored a number of successful tunes. Before working as an independent music director duo, they were assisting Pritam in setting up music arrangments. They have composed music for the films Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, Any Body Can Dance, Go Goa Gone, Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhaniaa and Happy Ending.
Gulraj Singh
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If you are under the impression that Bollywood no longer creates slow, melodious tracks, then you must listen to the song Pakeezah, from the movie Ungli, composed by Gulraj. The word Pakeezah in Urdu means pure and beautiful and this is indeed a pure and beautiful song.
Palash Mucchal
Palash Muchhal is the youngest music composer in Bollywood. He started his career with the feature film Dishkiyaoon. His recent tune, Party To Banti Hai, from Boothnath Returns, has gained massive commercial success.
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