Aby Tom Cyriac

Aby Tom Cyriac is an Indian music composer, arranger and programmer. He is a well known music arranger and programmer to major music composers in the Indian film industry.

Aby Tom Cyriac
Background information
BornKanjirappally, Kottayam, Kerala, India
GenresFilm score, electronic music
Occupation(s)Music producer, music director, arranger, conductor, programmer, music programmer, composer
InstrumentsVocals, guitar, drums, keyboard,
Years active2005–present
Websitewww.abytomcyriac.com

Early life

Aby Tom Cyriac was born in Kanjirappally, Kottayam, Kerala to Mr.Cyriac Thomas and Mrs.Shaji Cyriac.

His musical abilities were spotted early in his life, and he started working with church choirs when he was studying in 5th standard. At such a young age, he had also started playing for several stage programs. He started exploring his music life when he met Fr. Sebastian Vechookarottu who is a Priest as well as a musician. It was Fr. Sebastian who opened him the wide world of music through different opportunities. The development of his career was through devotional songs and programs.

Career

Music programming and arranging

His interests, later on moved to Music arranging and programming. He got a chance to work for film music when he was in college, doing his B.Com. Since then he has been working in the industry programming and arranging music for many well known composers. Apart from Malayalam, he has got opportunities to work with some of the leading composers in Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film industry as well. By 2019 he has arranged and programmed music for more than 250 movies and 100 Jingles in different languages, including soundtrack and background scores.

Film scoring and soundtracks

Aby debuted as an independent music composer through the 2013 produced Malayalam movie Second Innings. The movie did not get released due to some technical problems. Later in 2015, he composed music for movie Pavada Starring Prithviraj Sukumaran. The songs were super hit and were in the top charts.

Personal life

Born to Mr. Cyriac Thomas and Mrs. Shaji Cyriac in Kanjirappally, Kottayam Dist. He has a younger sister named Annu Mary Cyriac. He with his parents have settled in Cochin, Kerala.

Discography
Films
YearFilmLanguageNotes
2013Second InningsMalayalamDebut movie as a film composer
2016 PavadaMalayalamJayasurya & Nedumudi Venu have sung in the film[1]
2016 ShikhamaniMalayalamTrailer music only
2017 Kadalassu Thoni Malayalam Musical
2018 Nirvana Malayalam Musical Short
2019 Sakalakalasala Malayalam Released
2020 Pathmalochanante Pavizha Mallika Malayalam Pre Production
Short Films
YearShort FilmLanguageNotes
2014MuruganMalayalamShort Docu Drama[2]
2015MoonnamidamMalayalam
  • Produced by Jayasurya,
  • DBISFF Best Original Music Award,
  • EKTA Short Film Festival Best Music Director,
  • Festellen Film Festival Best Music Director[3]
2017 Good Day Malayalam Directed by Adwaith Jayasurya
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References
  1. "Jayasurya sings for Prithviraj…".
  2. Suresh, Meera. "An Ode to the Faceless". Thiruvananthapuram: The New Indian Express. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  3. Sathyendran, Nita. "In their own space". Thiruvananthapuram: The Hindu. Retrieved 7 July 2016.


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