Sebastian D'Souza

Sebastian D'Souza was a successful Goan music arranger in the Bollywood music industry, considered to be the master of fusing Indian music with European classical music concepts of harmony, cadence and obbligato. He is largely responsible for changing the entire harmonic structure of the Hindi film song to create an extremely listenable full body of sound behind the voice of the singer.[3]

Sebastian D'Souza
Born(1906-01-29)29 January 1906[1]
Reis Magos, Estado da Índia[1]
Died9 March 1996(1996-03-09) (aged 90)[2]
GenresFilm score, Jazz
Occupation(s)Violinist, Music arranger, Orchestra conductor
InstrumentsViolin, Piano

Sebastian was very competent in creating counter-melody which became popular from 1950 onwards and Sebastian became a well-known and the most wanted Music Arranger of many music directors of Hindi Film industry.[4] Since 1952 till 1975, he was a permanent Assistant to Shankar-Jaikishan along with Datta Ram.

Bollywood career

He started his career as a Music Arranger in 1948-49 with O. P. Nayyar. Sebastian started as Shanker-Jaikishan’s assistant from 1952 with Amiya Chakravarty’s film Daag, however Sebastian's role got noticed during the making of Raj Kapoor's Aawara (1951).[5]

Providing violin obbligato at the background, preparing counter melodies for the bass cello, use of choir techniques in employing voices in Indian chorus singing, sparing but significant use of sonorous church organ, refining cordial harmonies suitable for Indian composers could be noted as features of Sebastian's contribution to the Hindi film music [6]

Arrangement discography
SongFilmArranged For
Mera Naam Chin Chin ChuHowrah Bridge (1958)O.P.Nayyar
Sun Sun Sun Sun ZalimaMr. & Mrs. '55 (1955)O.P.Nayyar
Aap Ke Haseen RukhBaharen Phir Bhi Aayengi (1966)O.P.Nayyar
Banda ParwarPhir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon (1963)O.P.Nayyar
Raat Ke HumsafarAn Evening in Paris (1967)Shankar Jaikishan
Yeh Raat Bheegi BheegiChori Chori (1956)Shankar Jaikishan
Aaja Sanam Madhur Chandni Mein HumChori Chori (1956)Shankar Jaikishan
Tera JaanaAnari (1959)Shankar Jaikishan
Ae Maalik Tere Bande HumDo Aankhen Barah Haath (1957)Vasant Desai
Aaja Re PardesiMadhumati (1958)Salil Chowdhury
Ajib Daastan Hai YehDil Apna Aur Preet Parai (1960)Shankar Jaikishan
Ae Mere Dil Kahi Aur ChalDaag (1952)Shankar Jaikishan
Jeena Yahan Marna YahaMera Naam Joker (1970)Shankar Jaikishan
Yeh Mera Prem PatraSangam (1964)Shankar Jaikishan
Tujhe Jeevan Ki DorAsli-Naqli (1962)Shankar Jaikishan
Tera Mera Pyaar AmarAsli-Naqli (1962)Shankar Jaikishan
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References
  1. "shankarjaikishan music". shankarjaikishan.blogspot.in. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. "Swar Aalap - Sebastian D'Souza". www.swaraalap.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  3. "Hindi film songs: Sebastain D'Sousa" (PDF).
  4. "shankarjaikishan music". Shankarjaikishan.blogspot.com. 2006-08-17. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  5. Slobin, Mark (29 September 2008). Global Soundtracks: Worlds of Film Music. Wesleyan University Press. ISBN 9780819568823. Retrieved 15 May 2017 – via Google Books.
  6. Ranade, Ashok Damodar (2006). Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries - Google Books. ISBN 9788185002644. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
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