The Family Man (soundtrack)

The Family Man: Music from the Original Series is the original soundtrack album for the Amazon Prime Original television series of the same name, featuring various artists contributed to the soundtrack album. The album consists of songs with Balochi, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Tamil and Sanskrit lyrics, apart from featuring songs written in Hindi languages.

The Family Man: Music from the Original Series
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released2019–2021
GenreAmazon Original Series Soundtrack
Language
LabelAmazon Music

Background

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Raj Nidimoru and Krishna D.K. believed that music and songs play a key role in "uplifting the entertainment factor in a spy thriller series" and when comes to web series, "the scope of a soundtrack and score is considerably bigger than a feature film, and contrary to films, "the commercial side of the series takes a back seat and they may have a lot more songs and explore different genres".[citation needed] Being a fan of indie and Indian classical music, both Raj and DK approached composers, musicians and artists across the country and chose tracks and sounds of their album, as the duo believed that "it will go well with the story". The album for the two-season series, has a combination of classical and original numbers, which was positively received upon release.[1]

Development

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The soundtrack for the first season has fourteen songs used in the series. One song "Dega Jaan" composed by Sachin–Jigar, was released as the promotional single track on Amazon Music. It was unveiled on 16 September 2019,[2] through music streaming platforms and as a video song through YouTube.[3][4]

The soundtrack has music composed by Sachin–Jigar, Divya Limbasia, Mahesh Shankar, The Local Train, Jaan Nissar Lone, Aabha Hanjura, Thaikkudam Bridge and Underground Authority, and lyrics written by Irshad Kamil, Divya Limbasia, Gulshan Irfan Khanday, Mahesh Shankar, Piyush Kapoor, The Local Train, Jaan Nissar Lone, Aabha Hanjura, Thaikkudam Bridge and Underground Authority. The background score is composed by Ketan Sodha, also for the second season. Two tracks from Thaikkudam Bridge's independent music album Navarasam (2015), were reused in the series.[5][6]

For second season, the previous track "Dega Jaan" was recreated with Tamil lyrics. The album featured seven tracks, including the recreated title track, contributed by the Pune-based Indie band Fiddlecraft (Gaurav Kadu and Sudeep Shetty), Mahesh Shankar and Shobha Raja.[citation needed] In addition to the soundtrack, three songs were reused: "Vainko", a song curated by Brodha V, which was earlier released with a promotional video featuring Nasser-Al-Azeh and Vineeth Kumar of Jordindian fame to positive response.[7] The track "Beta Sweater Pehno" released as an independent single by the band Swarathma, went popular after the series' release.[8][9] "Unnara Vaithai", a Tamil-independent number by Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy and Prakash Sontakke, and "Kho Gaye Hain Wo" by Harpreet were also featured in the series.[10] Padma Shri-awardee Shobha Raju, recorded the Sanskrit song "Kanda Kumara".[9]

Track listing

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Season 1

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The Family Man: Season 1 (Music from the Original Series)
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released23 September 2019
Recorded2019
GenreAmazon Original Series Soundtrack
Language
LabelAmazon Music
Singles from The Family Man
  1. "Dega Jaan"
    Released: 16 September 2019
The Family Man: Season 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicSingersLength
1."Kiske Liye Tu Dega Jaan"Jigar Saraiya, Mellow DSachin–JigarShreya Ghoshal, Mellow D3:10
2."Banjara"Divya LimbasiaDivya LimbasiaVed Jamsandekar5:00
3."Gol O Pullani" (Balochi)Gulshan Irfan KhandayMahesh ShankarGulshan Irfan Khanday4:37
4."Khudi"The Local TrainThe Local TrainThe Local Train2:29
5."Harmukh Bartal" (Kashmiri Folk)Jaan Nissar LoneJaan Nissar LoneJaan Nissar Lone, Sniti Mishra4:53
6."Hukus Bukus" (Kashmiri Folk)Aabha HanjuraAabha HanjuraAabha Hanjura3:04
7."Navarasam" (Malayalam)Thaikkudam BridgeThaikkudam BridgeThaikkudam Bridge6:45
8."Inbam" (Tamil)Mahesh ShankarMahesh ShankarMahesh Shankar4:29
9."Aarachar" (Malayalam)Thaikkudam BridgeThaikkudam BridgeThaikkudam Bridge5:31
10."Naalai" (Tamil)Mahesh ShankarMahesh ShankarMahesh Shankar4:16
11."Ilaahi"Piyush KapoorDivya LimbasiaPiyush Kapoor2:41
12."Pehchaan"Underground AuthorityUnderground AuthorityUnderground Authority3:28
13."Hukus Bukus" (Rock Version)Divya LimbasiaDivya LimbasiaSuraj Biswas2:55
14."Kiske Liye Tu Marega"Jigar Saraiya, Mellow DSachin–JigarShreya Ghoshal, Mellow D3:09

Season 2

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The Family Man: Season 2 (Music from the Original Series)
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
Released7 June 2021
Recorded2020–2021
GenreAmazon Original Series Soundtrack
Language
LabelAmazon Music
The Family Man: Season 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicSingersLength
1."Dega Jaan"Jigar Saraiya, Mellow DSachin–JigarShreya Ghoshal, Mellow D3:10
2."Chal Ghar Wapas Chale"FiddlecraftFiddlecraftFiddlecraft3:31
3."Maya" (Tamil)Mahesh ShankarMahesh ShankarSumitra Guha, Mahesh Shankar, Sheetal Nidimoru, Sahitya Srinivasan2:53
4."Aahaa Bhoomi" (Tamil)Mahesh ShankarMahesh ShankarHariharasudhan, Mahesh Shankar, Ramesh Chellamani, Sahitya Srinivasan2:16
5."Toofan"FiddlecraftFiddlecraftFiddlecraft1:54
6."Kanda Kumara" (Sanskrit)Shobha RajaShobha RajaShobha Raja6:53
7."Andherey"FiddlecraftFiddlecraftFiddlecraft3:10

Songs

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Reused tracks

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  • "Navarasa" ft. Thaikkudam Bridge (Malayalam) – Season 1; Episode 5
  • "Aarachar" ft. Thaikkudam Bridge (Malayalam) – Season 1; Episode 6
  • "Vainko" ft. Brodha V – Season 2; Episode 3
  • "Unnara Vaithai" ft. Bindhumalini Narayanaswamy and Prakash Sontakke (Tamil) – Season 2; Episode 3
  • "Beta Sweater Pehno" ft. Swarathma – Season 2; Episode 4
  • "Kho Gaye Hain Wo" ft. Harpreet – Season 2; Episode 7

Reception

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The Rolling Stone India-based critic Tanushi Bhatnagar called the soundtrack had "succeeded to amalgamate Tamil classical melodies with Hindi and English rap and electronic beats, all packed in a short nine-parter series", further calling it as "aptly reflective of the story" and "the emotion throughout the show as a mix of genres is put to the test fruitfully".[11]

References

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  1. ^ Hungama, Bollywood (16 June 2021). ""We looked for composers, musicians and artistes across the country and curated tracks and sounds"- Raj and DK on the soundtrack of The Family Man 2 : Bollywood News - Bollywood Hungama". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ^ Dega Jaan (Music from the Amazon Original Series, archived from the original on 2 March 2021, retrieved 20 January 2021
  3. ^ "Dega Jaan | The Family Man | Sachin-Jigar | Mellow D ft Shreya Ghoshal | Amazon Original - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Archived from the original on 11 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  4. ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (14 September 2019). "Inside Raj & DK's 'The Family Man': 'What if James Bond lived in Chembur and rode a scooter?'". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 27 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Video: When Bejoy Nambiar and Kerala rock band Thaikkudam Bridge got together". The News Minute. 23 February 2016. Archived from the original on 8 March 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  6. ^ cris (23 January 2017). "Kathakali rocks!". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  7. ^ "It's a rap! New single goes viral on day one". The New Indian Express. 28 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ^ "'Beta Sweater Pehno' by Swarathma tells parents to release the pressure". Firstpost. 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  9. ^ a b Tanushree Roy (17 June 2021). "The Family Man 2 soundtrack is now out. Yes, Beta Sweater Pehno is on it". India Today. Archived from the original on 21 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  10. ^ Service, Tribune News. "After Bollywood, has OTT music become a genre in itself?". Tribuneindia News Service. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ "'The Family Man' S2 Soundtrack Features Brodha V, Fiddlecraft, Swarathma and More". Rolling Stone India. 5 June 2021. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.