AR Rahman’s revolutionary methods of composing music changed forever the way we look at Bollywood music. He brought in digital sounds and top of the line technology into recording studios. Over the years his Chennai studio has become an example of progressive music making. He also played a big role in taking Bollywood music to the world with his Oscar-winning Jai ho from Slumdog Millionaire. But apart from the big changes that we have seen coming into Hindi film music, there have been strong undercurrents too. The future trends of Bollywood music rest in the safe hands of the likes of Amit Trivedi, Vishal-Shekhar, Swanand Kirkire, Sneha Khanwalkar, Ram Sampath, Sachin-Jigar and the many more newcomers, and it looks like it will be an amalgamation of progressive world sounds, technology and Indian roots.
Folk influences
Peepli Live, Gangs Of Wasseypur and Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola are great examples of filmmakers turning to their roots when it comes to the subjects they are composing for and, in turn, to folk music. Some amazing fusion sounds have come to the fore as these traditional melodies have been blended with western styles. But pure folk sounds too have found their way into mainstream music, and this will be the future of Indian film compositions.
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