Master (soundtrack)
Master is the soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander, for the 2020 Tamil 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 in lead roles, whereas Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Arjun Das and Ramya Subramanian in prominent roles. This film marks Anirudh's second collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi (2014), and the first collaboration with director Lokesh Kanagaraj.
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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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Release
The soundtrack album features eight tracks, with lyrics written by Arunraja Kamaraj, Ka Ka Balachander, 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 Ka Ka Balachander 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 global coronavirus 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 first two tracks to be released sooner and the other two will come as a surprise track.[11]
Reception
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!"[12] Indiaglitz gave 3.75/5 and quoted "The culmination of good composition, lyrics and singers make the album remarkably entertaining and highly listenable."[13] 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."[14]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Vaathi Coming" | Ka Ka Balachander | Ka Ka Balachander, 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 |
Album credits
Credits adapted from Sony Music South[15]
Producer(s)
Songwriter(s)
- Anirudh Ravichander (Composer, Arranger)
- Ka Ka Balachander, Arunraja Kamaraj, Arivu, Vignesh Shivan, Vishnu Edavan (Lyrics)
Performer(s)
Anirudh Ravichander, Vijay, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Santhosh Narayanan, Ka Ka Balachander, Arivu, C. B. Vinith
Musician credits
- Guitars - Keba Jeremiah, Sajith Satya
- Tavil - Sundhar
- Tabla - M. T. Aditya, Sai Shravanam
- Mandolin & Banjo - Seenu
- Ganjeera - S. Swaminathan
- Flute - Kareem Kamalakar, Naveen Kumar
- Shehnai - Balesh
- Bass - Naveen
- Nadaswaram - D. Balasubramani
- Udukkai - Krishna Kishore
- Percussions - Anirudh Ravichander, Raju, T. Laxminarayanan, 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)
- Additional Beat Box sampled from YouTube Chorus - 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, Vaishak, Abhilash, Akhilesh, Praveen, Sharath, Shyam, Vinod, Bins, Jidhish, Midhun, Binu, Saikumar, Arjun
- Piano Synth, Rhythm & Electronic Programming - Anirudh Ravichander
- Additional Rhythm - Shashank Vijay, MT Aditya,
Personnel
- Music Advisor - Ananthakrishnan
- Creative Consultant - Sajith Satya
- Musician Coordinators - Samidurai, Velavan
- Modular Synths recorded at - Park Street Studios, Downtown, New York
- Additional Programming - Shashank Vijay, Anantha Krishnan, Arish, Pradeep PJ, Pawan CH, Hari Dafusia, Ishaan Chhabra
Sound Engineers
- Albuquerque Records, Chennai - Srinivasan, Ananthakrishnan, Pradeep Menon, Kannan Ganpat, Manoj Raman, Aravind MS, Vinay Sridhar
- Threedots Film Studio, Kerala - MT Aditya, Niranjan Kumar
- Offbeat Music Ventures, Chennai - Aswin George John
- Future Tense Studios, Chennai - Santhosh Narayanan
- Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai - T. R. Krishna Chetan, Kumaran Sivamani
- AM Studios, Chennai - Sivakumar S
Production
- Music Supervisor - Harish Ram L. H.
- Mixed By Vinay Sridhar, Santhosh Narayanan
- Mastered by Shadab Rayeen @ New Edge Studios, Mumbai
- Mastered for iTunes by Vinay Sridhar, Shadab Rayeen
Music label - Sony Music Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.
References
- "Thalapathy Vijay, VJS's Master tracklist out ft. Yuvan Shankar Raja, Santhosh Narayanan". Behindwoods. 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- "After 'Selfie Pulla', Vijay lends voice to 'Master's' song 'Oru Kutti Katha' composed by Anirudh Ravichander - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "Master - Kutti Story Lyric | Thalapathy Vijay | Anirudh Ravichander | Lokesh Kanagaraj" – via www.youtube.com.
- "Thalapathy Vijay's 'Kutty Story' becomes a global phenomenon". Behindwoods. 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- "'Oru Kutti Katha' from 'Master': Celebrities hail Vijay's 'kutti' story on Twitter - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "Vijay's 'Master' Second Single: Get ready to groove on the peppy beats of 'Vaathi Coming' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "Anirudh posts a BTS moment from the making of 'Vaathi Raid' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "Thalapathy Vijay's Master's live audio launch in Sun TV (March 15)- Anirudh Ravichander, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Malavika Mohanan". Behindwoods. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
- ChennaiMarch 14, India Today Web Desk; March 14, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 12:01. "Vijay's Master audio launch: Cast and crew to release new songs with no press, no fans". India Today. Retrieved 2020-03-15.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
- "#Coronascare: Closed-door audio launch for Master - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- Thandoratimes.com. "Anirudh reveals the secret behind the Master's tracklist Thandoratimes.com". Thandoratimes.com. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
- "Master (aka) Thalapathy 64 songs review". Behindwoods. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- "Master Music review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- "Master Songs - Music Review". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
- Master - Jukebox | Thalapathy Vijay | Anirudh Ravichander | Lokesh Kanagaraj, retrieved 2020-06-12