Water (soundtrack)
Appearance
Water | ||||
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Feature film soundtrack, Film score | ||||
Label | Sony BMG (India) Varèse Sarabande (International) | |||
Producer | A. R. Rahman | |||
A. R. Rahman chronology | ||||
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Mychael Danna chronology | ||||
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Water is the soundtrack to the 2005 film
background score of the film was composed by Mychael Danna
.
Overview
The album has 21 songs in total, 15 Instrumental pieces by
Hindi songs composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Sukhwinder Singh and Raqeeb Alam, except for the song Vaishnava Janatho (which is a famous 15th century bhajan in Gujarati composed and lyricized by Narsinh Mehta). However, A. R. Rahman introduced new orchestration with new singers. The soundtrack was released by international label, Varèse Sarabande[1] but it is distributed in India by Sony BMG. The Indian release contains only the 6 Hindi songs composed by A.R. Rahman. Rahman has rated this as his only album which he would give a 10/10.[2] The song Aayo Re Sakhi (Chan Chan) was considered for the Best Original Song nomination in the 2007 Academy Awards.[3]
The album kicks off with Aayo Re Sakhi, a song composed in the style of
Western Classical Music.[citation needed
]
Director
Kaushiki Chakrabarty, who sang one of the songs, commented that "Water was a wonderful experience. I didn't even realize I was singing for a film or that A.R. Rahman was recording a song. I sang all the variations I could conceive of. It was like rediscovering myself".[citation needed
]
Track listing
Indian Release
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Aayo Re Sakhi" | Kaushiki Chakraborty , Chorus | 3:03 | ||
6. | "Bhangari Marori" | Sukhwinder Singh | A. R. Rahman | Sukhwinder Singh | 4:46 |
International Release
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "House Of Widows" | - | Kaushiki Chakraborty, Chorus | 3:03 | |
19. | "Train" | - | Mychael Danna | Instrumental | 3:28 |
20. | "Across The River" | - | Mychael Danna | Instrumental | 5:35 |
21. | "Bhangari Marori" | Sukhwinder Singh | A. R. Rahman | Sukhwinder Singh | 4:46 |
References
- ^ Varèse Sarabande Records (2005). "Varèse Sarabande Product Details - Water". Varèse Sarabande. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2006.
- ^ "Water - music review by: Aakash Gandhi". Planetbollywood.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Andhra News, Telugu Cinema, Movies, Videos, Recipes, Gossips, Baby Names". Bharatwaves.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2015.