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Black (soundtrack)

Black (Original Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2005 film of the same name directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and starring Amitabh Bachchan and Rani Mukerji. The album consisted of thirty-three tracks composed by Monty Sharma with one song contained lyrics by Prasoon Joshi and sung by Gayatri Iyer. The soundtrack was released under the YRF Music label on 10 February 2005. The score met with widespread acclaim and Sharma received accolades for his work.

Black (Original Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Monty Sharma
Released10 February 2005
Recorded2004
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length49:02
LanguageHindi
LabelYRF Music
Monty Sharma chronology
Devdas
(2002) 		Black (Original Soundtrack)
(2005) 		Lucky: No Time for Love
(2005)

Background

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In October 2003, an article written by Savita Gautham of The Hindu reported that A. R. Rahman would compose the music for Black.[1] However, Monty Sharma, who previously worked with Bhansali on Devdas (2002), replaced him for an unknown reason.[2][3] Unlike Bhansali's previous films, Black did not contain many musical numbers, hence the background score served a significant importance to the storyline.[4] Sharma recalled that he followed his grandfather Ram Prasad Sharma's teachings "to first recognise the known emotions within a situation and then try to see how those emotions can be taken into a different sphere through the music."[2][5] For Mukerji's sequences, Monty Sharma used the low-octave sound from strings and pianos to create uplifting auras.[4] While for Bachchan's, he used the Armenian instrument duduk.[2]

The only musical number featured in the film was titled "Haan Maine Chukar Dekha Hai", written by Prasoon Joshi and performed by Gayatri Iyer.[6][7] Iyer confessed that she loved every moment of recording the song, adding: "It is not often that one gets to work in such a relaxed environment with so much focus on the artistic integrity of the piece. The focus was on feeling the emotional truth of the song."[7]

Release

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The soundtrack in its entirety consisted of thirty-three songs, that included the musical number "Haan Maine Chukar Dekha Hai" and the remainder accompanied Sharma's instrumental tracks.[8] The album was released on iTunes on 10 February 2005, six days after the film's release, by Yash Raj Films' subsidiary YRF Music.[9][10]

Reception

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The soundtrack album was positively reviewed by several critics.[11] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama, who gave a three-out-of-five-stars rating, was impressed by "Haan Maine Chukar Dekha Hai", writing, "The song is one of the best soft tracks in recent times and it's a pity that neither has it been publicized nor has been placed in the movie."[11] He also completed the background music being of "international standards" and called it as "the most touching theme music ever for a Hindi movie."[11]

Planet Bollywood's reviewer Shruti Bhasin also praised the song, and took note of the lyrics, saying that Joshi "works his magic" in it.[6] For the instrumental tracks, Bhasin noted the diverse variety and appeal being different from conventional film music, recommending it to listeners "who love hearing diversified instrumental pieces".[6] Screen asserted, "In the film, the music merged so seamlessly with the narrative that it went unnoticed amidst the solid content. Luckily, we get to enjoy it unalloyed here."[12]

Jaspreet Pandohar of BBC and Shruti Gupta of NDTV described the score as a "haunting" and "moving".[13][14] Rediff.com-based critic Sita Menon, though deemed Sharma's background score being "otherwise good", she felt that "every high and low wasn't accompanied by a blistering crescendo".[15]

Track listing

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Black (Original Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Michelle's Theme" (instrumental)1:39
2."Haan Maine Chukar Dekha Hai"6:43
3."B.L.A.C.K." (instrumental)1:41
4."Debraj's Theme" (instrumental)2:54
5."A World of Shadows" (instrumental)1:42
6."Signs" (instrumental)1:03
7."Just Shifting Rooms" (instrumental)1:04
8."The Bulb Is Dying" (instrumental)1:29
9."An Unending Darkness" (instrumental)1:37
10."Michelle's First Day at School" (instrumental)1:27
11."A Ray of Light" (instrumental)3:29
12."W.A.T.E.R." (instrumental)1:18
13."A Teacher's Miracle" (instrumental)1:10
14."Fade Out" (instrumental)1:13
15."Jazz" (instrumental)1:58
16."50 Steps" (instrumental)2:22
17."Mama I Failed" (instrumental)1:09
18."The First Touch" (instrumental)1:36
19."The Bride's Maid" (instrumental)3:20
20."L.I.G.H.T." (instrumental)2:38
21."The Colour of Achievement" (instrumental)1:05
22."A Student's Miracle" (instrumental)3:38
23."Divine Light" (instrumental)2:47
Total length:49:02

Awards and nominations

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List of accolades received by Black
Award Date of ceremony[a] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref(s)
Bollywood Movie Awards 10 June 2006 Best Lyricist Prasoon Joshi Nominated [16]
Filmfare Awards 25 February 2006 Best Background Score Monty Sharma Won [17]
International Indian Film Academy Awards 15–17 June 2006 Best Background Score Monty Sharma Won [18]
Screen Awards 11 January 2006 Best Background Score Monty Sharma Won [19]
Zee Cine Awards 4 March 2006 Best Background Score Monty Sharma Won [20]

Notes

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  1. ^ The date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible

References

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  1. ^ Gautham, Savita (23 October 2003). "Chinese rhapsody". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 February 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2003.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b c "'The music just flowed'". The Telegraph. 11 February 2005. Archived from the original on 16 September 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Black Cast & Crew". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Black on Star Gold". Screen. 23 September 2005. Archived from the original on 23 April 2008. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
  5. ^ "After Saawariya, Monty Sharma is a busy bee". Hindustan Times. Indo-Asian News Service. 4 August 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b c Bhasin, Shruti (15 February 2005). "Black (Music Review)". Planet Bollywoood. Archived from the original on 10 March 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  7. ^ a b Dasgupta, Priyanka (4 May 2005). "On a Song". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  8. ^ Subhash K. Jha (4 January 2005). "Bollywood is abuzz about 'Black'". IndiaGlitz.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  9. ^ "Black (Original Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  10. ^ "50 Years of YRF: Yash Raj Films becomes the first music label in India to adopt Dolby Atmos". Bollywood Hungama. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b c Tuteja, Joginder (15 February 2005). "Black: Music Reviews". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Black". Screen. 11 March 2005. Archived from the original on 17 March 2005. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. ^ Pandohar, Jaspreet (7 February 2005). "Black (2005)". BBC. Archived from the original on 16 February 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  14. ^ Gupta, Shruti (2005). "Black". NDTV. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  15. ^ Menon, Sita (4 February 2005). "Black: Bhansali's passion, pain and pleasure". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  16. ^ Bollywood Movie Awards:
  17. ^ Filmfare Awards:
  18. ^ International Indian Film Academy Awards:
  19. ^ Screen Awards:
  20. ^ Zee Cine Awards:
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