Times of Music
Times of Music[1] is an Indian Hindi-Language reality show and MX Player original series [2] The concept of the show was to get Indian Music Directors together and paired to recreate each other's songs, with due credit and acknowledgement [3]. The show was hosted by music director Vishal Dadlani. [4] It was released on MX Player on 20 June 2020; each weekend airing 2-3 episodes.[5] The theme song 'Sajda Karoon' was composed by Papon [6] and the video shows a montage of all the music composers involved in the show singing the song [7].
Reviews of the show were positive from both fans and critics. [8][9][10]
Composers List
The 20 composers paired episode-wise are as follows [11][12][13][14][15][16] :
- Pyarelal Sharma (Laxmikant–Pyarelal) and Salim–Sulaiman
- Viju Shah and Mithoon
- Anandji Shah (Kalyanji-Anandji) and Ajay-Atul
- Bappi Lahiri and Vishal-Shekhar
- Anand-Milind and Sajid-Wajid
- Euphoria (Palash Sen) and Sachin-Jigar
- Agnee (band) and Amit Trivedi **
- Shantanu Moitra and Amaal Mallik
- Indian Ocean and Sneha Khanwalkar
- Rajesh Roshan and Himesh Reshammiya
** the two episodes featuring these composers were tribute to composers Jaidev, S.D Burman and R.D Burman. Agnee or Amit Trivedi did not recreate each others' songs. [17][18]
References
- "5 Reasons Why We Are Looking Forward to 'Times of Music' -". June 13, 2020.
- "Times Of Music - An MX Original Series - Official Trailer | Entertainment - Times of India VideosTweets by TimesLitFestDelTweets by timeslitfestkol ►". The Times of India.
- "Vishal Dadlani on remixes: Get consent, show respect and credit original creators - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- ANI. "Vishal Dadlani turns host for the first time with MX Player's Times of Music!". BW Businessworld. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- "MX Player's 'Times of Music' brings 20 legendary composers on a single platform". www.bestmediaifo.com.
- "Papon: 'Sajda karoon' makes you feel the power of music - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- "Times of Music | Anthem | World Music Day 2020 | Papon | MX Player - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- "5 Moments We've Loved from MX Player's 'Times of Music' -". 2020-07-14. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- Ghosh, Sankhayan (2020-07-16). "Times of Music on MX Player is Fun, Innovative—And a Little Bit Nostalgic". Film Companion. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- Times of Music, retrieved 2020-08-03
- "Rockstar Himesh Reshammiya Pairs Up with the veteran Rajesh Roshan To Recreate Soulful Music on Times Of Music". Mumbai Mirror.
- "Vishal Dadlani turns host for the first time with MX Player's Times of Music!". BW Businessworld.
- "Sachin & Jigar super excited about having been a part of MX Player's Times of Music". Mumbai Mirror.
- "Legends Live Forever: Times of Music, the last show Wajid Khan was seen on, remembers his unforgettable music". ANI News.
- "Laxmikant-Pyarelal and Salim-Sulaiman On Covering Each Other's Songs For MX Player's 'Times of Music' -". June 20, 2020.
- "Amit Trivedi: 'Nothing called nepotism in the music industry, this is the most time-waste topic'". Hindustan Times. July 6, 2020.
- "Amit Trivedi And Agnee's Musical Tribute To SD Burman & Jaidev Has Left Us Spellbound". www.mensxp.com. Retrieved 2020-08-03.
- "Music Maestros Agnee & Amit Trivedi Are Ready To Rock 'Times OF Music' With A Tribute To RD Burman". iDiva. 2020-07-05. Retrieved 2020-08-03.