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Composer Raghav Sachar has many feathers in his cap. “Play it loud” is the latest
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Creating a niche Raghav Sachar
Musician Raghav Sachar finally finds time for lunch at 3 pm, after finishing a hectic recording session.
After satisfying his hunger pangs with a quick bite, he settles down to talk about his first and only love – music.
“I have been recording for the film, 123, which is a Kumar Mangat Production. I am composing, doing playback and arranging music for the film. So there’s a lot of work, you see,” he explains.
Tedious but fun
Composing, playback and arranging music, isn’t that too much on his plate? He concurs with the thought but still prefers it that way.
“By nature I am a perfectionist, so I like to ensure that my music has everything in place.
"I like to sit with it and take care of the technicalities. It does get too tedious at time, but I will continue this as long as I can handle it,” says the Rourkela-born-Delhi-bred man.
Being a comedy, the music too toes the same line. “It complements the film, but is still very different,” and he goes on to cite an example, “There’s an eight and a half minute song in the film, which has several different sounds within it.”
In his kitty
Other than 123, Raghav also has Hal-e-Dil and Sunday under the same Big Screen Entertainment banner in his kitty.
Though it came from the Yash Raj Films, the post 9/11 film on Afghanistan, Kabul Express, is a very unlike film to start a career as a music director.
But Raghav took the challenge and even managed to get noticed.
“It was difficult. Initially, they wanted only one song and that too for the promos but after listening to my other compositions they decided to come out with an album,” discloses the 26-year-old.
Play It
Loud, released by Universal Music, is the latest from his stable. The eight-song album, he says, is very youth centric.
Contemporary
“It has a lot of hip hop and R&B numbers. It is very contemporary.
"The video of the title song Dil Hai Ye Dil, featuring Sunidhi Chauhan, which was shot abroad, has a beautiful blend of Indian and western music.
"The music spans over three generations, the present, 70s and 40s.”
His albums, he says, are a replica of him. “They deal with things I like and my emotions.”
With a degree in western music from Monash University, Australia, Raghav has mastered 30 instruments over the years.
And it is this feat that will get him featured on National Geographic’s My Brilliant Brain show.
His knack
“I have the knack of picking up new instruments. At the age of four, my father gifted me a harmonica and ever since I promised my dad that I will learn a new instrument every year,” says Raghav, who has played instruments for films such as Kal Ho Na Ho, Parineeta, Hum Tum, Dhoom2 and Partner.
MANGALA RAMAMOORTHY
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