Master (soundtrack)
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Released | 15 March 2020 | ||||
Recorded | 2019–2020 | ||||
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Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||||
Length | 26:25 | ||||
Language | Tamil | ||||
Label | Sony Music | ||||
Producer | Anirudh Ravichander | ||||
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Master is the soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander, for the 2021 Indian Tamil-language film of the same name, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and produced by Xavier Britto under his production house XB Film Creators, starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi. This film marks Anirudh's second collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi (2014), third collaboration with Vijay Sethupathi after Naanum Rowdy Dhaan (2015) and Petta (2019) and the first collaboration with Lokesh Kanagaraj.
The soundtrack album features eight songs written by Arunraja Kamaraj, Gana Balachandar, Arivu, Vignesh Shivan and Vishnu Edavan. The tracks were released digitally through Sony Music on 15 March 2020. The film also features an extended soundtrack album with two songs "Vaathi Kabaddi" and "Master The Blaster" being released on 13 and 14 January 2021.
Release
The soundtrack album features eight tracks, with lyrics written by Arunraja Kamaraj, Gana Balachandar, Arivu, Vignesh Shivan and Vishnu Edavan. Composers Yuvan Shankar Raja and Santhosh Narayanan, also sung one song for this film, while the latter collaborates with Anirudh for the second time after Remo (2016), and the former's first collaboration with the composer.[1]
Three of the songs in the soundtrack album were released as singles. The first single, "Kutti Story" written by Arunraja Kamaraj and sung by Vijay,[2] was released on 14 February 2020.[3][4][5] The film's second single, named "Vaathi Coming", sung by Anirudh and Gana Balachandar was released on 10 March 2020.[6] The third single "Vaathi Raid", sung by Arivu was released on 14 March 2020.[7] The film's audio launch event was held on 15 March 2020, at The Leela Palace Hotel in Chennai, with a live telecast on Sun TV.[8] The film's cast and crew and other celebrities, attended the event, and was held with closed doors without fans and press due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9][10]
Though the official tracklist consists of 8 songs in total, composer Anirudh Ravichander revealed in the audio launch that, there are 12 tracks in the album with four songs will be released as a part of the extended soundtrack album.[11] The first song "Vaathi Kabbadi" from the extended soundtrack was released on 13 January 2021,[12][13] which is a remix of the popular theme song "Kabaddi" originally composed by Vidyasagar, from the film Ghilli (2004).[14][15] The second song "Master The Blaster" was released on 14 January 2021.[16]
For the soundtrack of the film's Telugu version, two songs "Chitti Story"[17] and "Master Raid"[18] were released as singles, on 25 December 2020 and 6 January 2021, before the film's official soundtrack being unveiled on 8 January 2021,[19] at a pre-release event held in Hyderabad. For the Kannada version, the song "Putta Story" was released as a single on 2 January 2021,[20] and the film's soundtrack album was released on 11 January 2021.[21] The soundtrack for the Hindi version titled Vijay The Master, was released on 12 January 2021.[22]
Reception
Critics
The album received positive reviews upon its release. Behindwoods rated the album 3.25 out of 5, stating "Master is for masses - Anirudh's music is full of mass appeal as can be expected for a Vijay biggie!"[23] Indiaglitz gave 3.75/5 and quoted "The culmination of good composition, lyrics and singers make the album remarkably entertaining and highly listenable."[24] Moviecrow rated the album 3.5 out of 5, stating that "Anirudh easily delivered his best among his recent outings for the mass films with the vibrant soundtrack led by Vaathi Raid."[25]
Audience
The album received predominantly positive response from audiences. Upon its initial release on 14 February 2020, the lyrical video of "Kutty Story" song was listed in the third position in the most viewed video worldwide in the video-sharing platform YouTube, with 9 million views within 24 hours.[26][27] The second song "Vaathi Coming" received phenomenal response, and its lyrical video which released on 10 March, crossed 100 million views on 5 January 2021.[28] The International Football Club used this song for the promotion of the sports club.[29][30]
Writing for The News Minute, Anjana Shekar added the song "Vaathi Coming" in her article about 7 Tamil Songs That Needed in Your Playlist, as a year-ender special.[31] The Times of India, listed the song in the top position in the 5 Chartbuster Tamil Songs of 2020.[32] "Vaathi Coming" became the top-streamed songs of Spotify, in their Top Tamil Tracks of 2020.[33] Master topped the most streamed Tamil album of JioSaavn in 2020,[34] with three of its songs, were listed in the Top 5 Most Streamed Tamil Songs of 2020, in its music platform.[35]
Track listing
Tamil
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Vaathi Coming" | Gana Balachandar | Gana Balachandar, Anirudh Ravichander | 3:50 |
2. | "Andha Kanna Paathaakaa" | Vignesh Shivan | Yuvan Shankar Raja | 3:16 |
3. | "Kutti Story" | Arunraja Kamaraj | Vijay | 5:04 |
4. | "Quit Pannuda" | Vignesh Shivan | Anirudh Ravichander | 4:16 |
5. | "Beat of Master" (Instrumental) | Anirudh Ravichander | 1:15 | |
6. | "Polakattum Para Para" | Vishnu Edavan | Santhosh Narayanan | 3:38 |
7. | "Pona Pogattum" | Vishnu Edavan | C. B. Vinith | 1:37 |
8. | "Vaathi Raid" | Arivu | Arivu, Anirudh Ravichander | 3:29 |
Total length: | 26:25 |
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Vaathi Kabaddi" (Originally composed by Vidyasagar and remixed by Anirudh Ravichander) | Pa. Vijay | Maran, Jayamoorthy | 3:21 |
2. | "Master the Blaster" | Bjorn Surrao | Bjorn Surrao | 1:33 |
Total length: | 31:19 |
Telugu
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Master Coming" | Sri Sai Kiran | Gana Balachander, Anirudh Ravichander | 3:49 |
2. | "Andham Vadi Choopera" | Krishna Kanth | Inno Genga | 3:16 |
3. | "Chitti Story" | Anantha Sriram | Anirudh Ravichander, Sam Vishal | 5:03 |
4. | "Quit Chyyara" | Krishna Kanth | Yashwanth Nag | 4:16 |
5. | "Beat of Master" (Instrumental) | Anirudh Ravichander | 1:14 | |
6. | "Modhalettu" | Krishna Kanth | Saketh Komanduri | 3:37 |
7. | "Letha Letha Gundelu" | Krishna Kanth | Mayukh Velagapudi | 1:38 |
8. | "Master Raid" | Sri Sai Kiran, Mali | Anirudh Ravichander, Arivu | 3:29 |
Total length: | 26:22 |
Kannada
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Master Coming" | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | Gana Balachander | 3:48 |
2. | "Avana Kanna Kandaga" | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | Inno Genga | 3:14 |
3. | "Putta Story" | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | Sam Vishal | 5:01 |
4. | "Quit Maad Maga" | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | Sri Krishna | 4:16 |
5. | "Beat of Master" (Instrumental) | Anirudh Ravichander | 1:15 | |
6. | "Dolu Thattu Barabbara" | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | Saketh Komanduri | 3:34 |
7. | "Manase Karagada" | Varadaraj Chikkaballapura | Mayukh Velagapudi | 1:37 |
8. | "Master Raid" | Raathee | Raathee | 3:29 |
Total length: | 26:14 |
Hindi
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Master Coming" | Raqueeb Alam | Chorus | 3:49 |
2. | "Woh Muskaana Aankhon Ka" | Vimal Kashyap | Sreerama Chandra | 3:14 |
3. | "Chhoti Story" | Raqueeb Alam | Nakash Aziz | 5:03 |
4. | "Quit Karna" | Vimal Kashyap | Yashwanth Nag | 4:16 |
5. | "Beat of Master" (Instrumental) | Anirudh Ravichander | 1:15 | |
6. | "Dhol Tash Baja Baja" | Vimal Kashyap | Saketh Komanduri | 3:34 |
7. | "Roshni Se Bhar Utah" | Vimal Kashyap | Mayukh Velagapudi | 1:37 |
8. | "Master Raid" | Akshay The One | Akshay The One | 3:29 |
Total length: | 26:18 |
Album credits
Original Soundtrack
Credits adapted from Sony Music South[36]
Producer(s)
Songwriter(s)
- Anirudh Ravichander (Composer, Arranger)
- Gana Balachandar, Arunraja Kamaraj, Arivu, Vignesh Shivan, Vishnu Edavan, Bjorn Surrao, Anantha Sriram, Krishna Kanth, Sri Sai Kiran, Mali, Varadaraj Chikkaballapura, Rathee, Raqueeb Alam, Vimal Kashyap, Akshay The One (Lyrics)
Performer(s)
Anirudh Ravichander, Vijay, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Santhosh Narayanan, Gana Balachandar, Arivu, C. B. Vinith, Bjorn Surrao, Inno Genga, Sam Vishal, Saketh Komanduri, Yashwanth Nag, Mayukh Velagapudi, Sri Krishna, Sreerama Chandra, Nakash Aziz, Akshay The One
Musician(s)
- Guitars - Keba Jeremiah, Sajith Satya, Dhruv Viswanath, Joshua Satya
- Tavil - Sundhar
- Tabla - M. T. Aditya, Sai Shravanam
- Trumpet - Babu, Maxwell
- Mandolin - Seenu
- Saz & Banjo - Tapas Roy
- Ganjeera - S. Swaminathan
- Flute - Kareem Kamalakar, Naveen Kumar, Rasika Shekhar
- Shehnai - Balesh, Omkar Dhumal
- Bass - Naveen, Sajith Satya
- Harmonies - Ramya NSK
- Nadaswaram - D. Balasubramani
- Udukkai - Krishna Kishore
- Percussions - Anirudh Ravichander, M. T. Aditya, Raju, T. Laxminarayanan, Kumaran Sivamani, Vedha, Raja, Lakshmi Kanth, Pyare Lal, Kavi Raj, Hitesh K Shelai, Vishal K
- Drums Band - VMK Music Band, Malappuram, Kerala
- Beatbox done by Hardee Bee (Malaysia)
- Piano Synth, Rhythm & Electronic Programming - Anirudh Ravichander
- Additional Rhythm - Shashank Vijay, MT Aditya, Ananthakrishnan
- Backing vocals - Santhosh Hariharan, Nivas, Deepak Blue, Sai Charan, Shakthisree Gopalan, Nadisha Thomas, Kavitha Thomas, Sanjana Rajnarayan, Shenbagaraj, Maalavika, Veena Murali, Deepthi Suresh, Ala B Bala, Lavita Lobo, Madhura Dhara Talluri, Abhinaya, Akshara, Padmaja, Vignesh Narayanan
- Additional vocals - Shashank Vijay, Sajith Satya, Inno Genga, Keba Jeremiah, Ananthakrishnan, Suryansh, Nakul Abhyankar, Pradvay Sivashankar, Vaishak, Abhilash, Akhilesh, Praveen, Sharath, Shyam, Vinod, Bins, Jidhish, Midhun, Binu, Saikumar, Arjun
Personnel
- Music Advisor - Ananthakrishnan
- Creative Consultant - Sajith Satya
- Musician Coordinators - Samidurai, Velavan
- Additional Programming - Shashank Vijay, Anantha Krishnan, Arish, Pradeep PJ, Pawan CH, Hari Dafusia, Ishaan Chhabra, Nakul Abhyankar, Pradvay Sivashankar, Sreenath Sivasankaran, Varun Venkataraman
- Additional Music Production - Sunny M. R.
Sound Engineers
- Albuquerque Records, Chennai - Srinivasan, Ananthakrishnan, Vinay Sridhar
- Threedots Film Studio, Kerala - MT Aditya, Niranjan Kumar
- A-Flat House Studio, Bangalore - Nakul Abhyankar
- Offbeat Music Ventures, Chennai - Aswin George John
- Future Tense Studios, Chennai - Santhosh Narayanan
- Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai - T. R. Krishna Chetan, Jim Sathya, Kumaran Sivamani
- AM Studios, Chennai - S. Sivakumar, Pradeep Menon, Aravind Crescendo, Kannan Ganpat, Krishnan Subramaniyan, Manoj Raman, Aravind MS
- Knack Studios, Chennai - Rajesh Kannan, Vignesh
Production
- Music Supervisor - Harish Ram L. H.
- Mixed by - Vinay Sridhar, Santhosh Narayanan
- Mastered by - Shadab Rayeen @ New Edge Studios, Mumbai
- Assisted by - Abhishek Sortey & Dhanunjey Kapekar
Original Score
Credits adapted from Sony Music South[36]
Producer
Anirudh Ravichander
Orchestra
Fames Macedonian Symphonic Orchestra, Macedonia
- Orchestra conductor - Oleg Kontradenko, Dzijan Emin
- Sound Engineer - Alen Hadzi Stefanov
- Protocol Operator - Koca Davicodenic, Igor Vasilev
- Stage Manager - Ilija Grkovski, Teodora Arsovska
- Orchestrator - Joaquim Badia
- Additional Orchestration - Neelesh Mandalapu
- Orchestra Coordination - Andrew T. Mackay (for Bohemia Junction)
- Orchestration Arrangements - Ishaan Chhabra
28PRODUCTION Symphonic Orchestra, Bangkok
- Orchestra conductor - Trisdee na Patalung
- Session Producer - Sathapat Sangsuwan
- Orchestra Manager - Thitanon Kollasathsenee
- Production Staff - Peerasit Koosrivinij
- Sound Engineers - Jake Craig, Patrick Chinnawong, Arjampol Chandravuth
Chennai Strings Orchestra, Chennai
- Orchestra conductor - R. Prabhakar, Yensone Bhagyanathan
- Sound Engineers - Rajesh Kannan
- Orchestra Supervisor - Ishaan Chhabra, Ananthakrrishnan, Mervin Solomon
Instruments
- Guitars - Keba Jeremiah, Anirudh Vijay, Sajith Satya
- Shehnai - Balesh, Omkar Dhumal
- Trumpet - Babu, Maxwell
- Tabla - M. T. Aditya
- Mandolin, Oud, Saz, Banjo, Harp, Santoor - Seenu
- Stringed Instruments - Tapas Roy
- Horns - Thomas, Ben, Maxwell, Babu Bass - Naveen
- Harmonies - Ramya NSK
- Solo Violin - Ananthakrishnan
- Nadaswaram - D. Balasubramani
- Percussions - Anirudh Ravichander, M. T. Aditya, Raju, T. Laxminarayanan, Kumaran Sivamani, Vedha, Raja, Lakshmi Kanth, Pyare Lal, Kavi Raj, Hitesh K Shelai, Vishal K, Krishna Kishore
- Drums Band - VMK Music Band, Malappuram, Kerala
- Beatbox done by Hardee Bee (Malaysia)
- Piano Synth, Rhythm & Electronic Programming - Anirudh Ravichander
- Additional Rhythm - Shashank Vijay, MT Aditya, Ananthakrishnan
- Additional vocals - Shashank Vijay, Sajith Satya, Inno Genga, Keba Jeremiah, Ananthakrishnan, Suryansh, Nakul Abhyankar, Pradvay Sivashankar
Personnel
- Music Advisor - Ananthakrishnan
- Creative Consultant - Sajith Satya
- Musician Coordinators - Samidurai, Velavan
- Additional Programming - Shashank Vijay, Anantha Krishnan, Arish, Pradeep PJ, Pawan CH, Hari Dafusia, Ishaan Chhabra, Nakul Abhyankar, Pradvay Sivashankar, Sreenath Sivasankaran, Varun Venkataraman
- Additional Music Production - Sunny M. R.
Sound Engineers
- Albuquerque Records, Chennai - Srinivasan, Ananthakrishnan, Vinay Sridhar
- Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai - T. R. Krishna Chetan, Jim Sathya, Kumaran Sivamani
- AM Studios, Chennai - S. Sivakumar, Pradeep Menon, Aravind Crescendo, Kannan Ganpat, Krishnan Subramaniyan, Manoj Raman, Aravind MS
- Knack Studios, Chennai - Rajesh Kannan, Vignesh
Production
- Music Supervisor - Harish Ram L. H.
- Dolby Atmos Mixing - Vinay Sridhar
- Stereo Mastering - Srinivasan M
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