Black (soundtrack)
Black | ||||
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Soundtrack album by | ||||
Released | 10 February 2005 | |||
Venue | 2004 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 49:02 | |||
Language | Hindi | |||
Label | YRF Music | |||
Monty Sharma chronology | ||||
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Black is the soundtrack album to the 2005 film of the same name directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji. The album consisted of thirty-three tracks composed by Monty Sharma with one song contained lyrics by Prasoon Joshi and sung by Gayatri Iyer. The soundtrack was released under the YRF Music label on 10 February 2005. The score met with widespread acclaim and Sharma received accolades for his work.
Background
[edit]In October 2003, an article written by Savita Gautham of The Hindu reported that A. R. Rahman would compose the music for Black.[1] However, Monty Sharma, who previously worked with Bhansali on Devdas (2002), replaced him for an unknown reason.[2][3] Unlike Bhansali's previous films, Black did not contain many musical numbers, hence the background score served a significant importance to the storyline.[4] Sharma recalled that he followed his grandfather Ram Prasad Sharma's teachings "to first recognise the known emotions within a situation and then try to see how those emotions can be taken into a different sphere through the music."[2][5] For Mukerji's sequences, Monty Sharma used the low-octave sound from strings and pianos to create uplifting auras.[4] While for Bachchan's, he used the Armenian instrument duduk.[2]
The only musical number featured in the film was titled "Haan Maine Chukar Dekha Hai", written by Prasoon Joshi and performed by Gayatri Iyer.[6][7] Iyer confessed that she loved every moment of recording the song, adding: "It is not often that one gets to work in such a relaxed environment with so much focus on the artistic integrity of the piece. The focus was on feeling the emotional truth of the song."[7]
Release
[edit]The soundtrack in its entirety consisted of thirty-three songs, that included the musical number "Haan Maine Chukar Dekha Hai" and the remainder accompanied Sharma's instrumental tracks.[8] The album was released on iTunes on 10 February 2005, six days after the film's release, by Yash Raj Films' subsidiary YRF Music.[9][10]
Reception
[edit]The soundtrack album was positively reviewed by several critics.[11] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama, who gave a three-out-of-five-stars rating, was impressed by "Haan Maine Chukar Dekha Hai", writing, "The song is one of the best soft tracks in recent times and it's a pity that neither has it been publicized nor has been placed in the movie."[11] He also completed the background music being of "international standards" and called it as "the most touching theme music ever for a Hindi movie."[11]
Planet Bollywood's reviewer Shruti Bhasin also praised the song, and took note of the lyrics, saying that Joshi "works his magic" in it.[6] For the instrumental tracks, Bhasin noted the diverse variety and appeal being different from conventional film music, recommending it to listeners "who love hearing diversified instrumental pieces".[6] Screen asserted, "In the film, the music merged so seamlessly with the narrative that it went unnoticed amidst the solid content. Luckily, we get to enjoy it unalloyed here."[12]
Jaspreet Pandohar of BBC and Shruti Gupta of NDTV described the score as a "haunting" and "moving".[13][14] Rediff.com-based critic Sita Menon, though deemed Sharma's background score being "otherwise good", she felt that "every high and low wasn't accompanied by a blistering crescendo".[15]
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Michelle's Theme" (Instrumental) | 1:39 |
2. | "Haan Maine Chukar Dekha Hai" | 6:43 |
3. | "B.L.A.C.K." (Instrumental) | 1:41 |
4. | "Debraj's Theme" (Instrumental) | 2:54 |
5. | "A World of Shadows" (Instrumental) | 1:42 |
6. | "Signs" (Instrumental) | 1:03 |
7. | "Just Shifting Rooms" (Instrumental) | 1:04 |
8. | "The Bulb is Dying" (Instrumental) | 1:29 |
9. | "An Unending Darkness" (Instrumental) | 1:37 |
10. | "Michelle's First Day at School" (Instrumental) | 1:27 |
11. | "A Ray of Light" (Instrumental) | 3:29 |
12. | "W.A.T.E.R." (Instrumental) | 1:18 |
13. | "A Teacher's Miracle" (Instrumental) | 1:10 |
14. | "Fade Out" (Instrumental) | 1:13 |
15. | "Jazz" (Instrumental) | 1:58 |
16. | "50 Steps" (Instrumental) | 2:22 |
17. | "Mama I Failed" (Instrumental) | 1:09 |
18. | "The First Touch" (Instrumental) | 1:36 |
19. | "The Bride's Maid" (Instrumental) | 3:20 |
20. | "L.I.G.H.T." (Instrumental) | 2:38 |
21. | "The Colour of Achievement" (Instrumental) | 1:05 |
22. | "A Student's Miracle" (Instrumental) | 3:38 |
23. | "Divine Light" (Instrumental) | 2:47 |
Total length: | 49:02 |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Award | Date of ceremony[a] | Category | Recipient(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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Bollywood Movie Awards | 10 June 2006 | Best Lyricist | Prasoon Joshi | Nominated | [16] |
Filmfare Awards | 25 February 2006 | Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won | [17] |
International Indian Film Academy Awards | 15–17 June 2006 | Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won | [18] |
Screen Awards | 11 January 2006 | Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won | [19] |
Zee Cine Awards | 4 March 2006 | Best Background Score | Monty Sharma | Won | [20] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible
References
[edit]- ^ Gautham, Savita (23 October 2003). "Chinese rhapsody". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 February 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2003.
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- ^ "Black Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Black on Star Gold". Screen. 23 September 2005. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "After Saawariya, Monty Sharma is a busy bee". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Bhasin, Shruti (15 February 2005). "Black (Music Review)". Planet Bollywoood. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ a b Dasgupta, Priyanka (4 May 2005). "On a Song". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ Subhash K. Jha (4 January 2005). "Bollywood is abuzz about 'Black'". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
- ^ "Black (Original Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "50 Years of YRF: Yash Raj Films becomes the first music label in India to adopt Dolby Atmos". Bollywood Hungama. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Tuteja, Joginder (15 February 2005). "Black: Music Reviews". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ "Black". Screen. 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Pandohar, Jaspreet (7 February 2005). "Black (2005)". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Gupta, Shruti (2005). "Black". NDTV. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
- ^ Menon, Sita (4 February 2005). "Black: Bhansali's passion, pain and pleasure". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Bollywood Movie Awards:
- "Winners of Bollywood Movie Awards". Bollywood Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 2 November 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Nominees of Bollywood Movie Awards". Bollywood Movie Awards. Archived from the original on 3 November 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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- ^ Filmfare Awards:
- Lall, Bhuvan (26 February 2006). "Black sweeps the board at Indian Filmfare awards". Screen International. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Winners of the 51st Filmfare Awards". Zee News. 22 February 2006. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ International Indian Film Academy Awards:
- "'Black' bags major IIFA awards". The Tribune. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Press Trust of India. 18 June 2006. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Chandramukhi to open IIFA film festival in Dubai". The Hindu. 14 June 2006. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- "IIFA 2006 Nominees". Bollywood Hungama. IndiaFM News Bureau. 6 May 2006. Archived from the original on 11 November 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Black rules at IIFA Awards". Rediff.com. 17 June 2006. Archived from the original on 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- "IIFA 2006: Dubai, UAE". International Indian Film Academy Awards. Archived from the original on 28 May 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ Screen Awards:
- "Nominations for 12th Annual Screen Awards". Bollywood Hungama. IndiaFM News Bureau. 3 January 2006. Archived from the original on 10 January 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Black sweeps Screen Awards". Rediff.com. 12 January 2006. Archived from the original on 14 January 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- ^ Zee Cine Awards:
- "Blockbuster award show in Mauritius today". Daily News and Analysis. 3 March 2006. Archived from the original on 25 April 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
- "Zee Cine Awards 2006 nominations". Bollywood Hungama. IndiaFM News Bureau. 27 January 2006. Archived from the original on 17 November 2006. Retrieved 23 August 2021.