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Bruce Lee: The Fighter (soundtrack)

Bruce Lee: The Fighter is the soundtrack to the 2014 Telugu-language masala film of the same name directed by Srinu Vaitla and produced by D. V. V. Danayya under DVV Entertainment, starring Ram Charan. The film features musical score by S. Thaman who composed five songs for the film with lyrics written by Sri Mani and Ramajogayya Sastry. The soundtrack was released under the Zee Music Company label on 25 September 2014.

Bruce Lee
Soundtrack album by
S. Thaman
Released25 September 2014
Recorded2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length22:02
LanguageTelugu
LabelZee Music Company
ProducerS. Thaman
S. Thaman chronology
Saagasam
(2015) 		Bruce Lee
(2014) 		Sher
(2015)

Development

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In February 2015, Anirudh Ravichander signed in as the composer making his Telugu debut.[1][2] He met Charan at his residence in Hyderabad, with Danayya and Vaitla also being present and eventually agreed to be a part of the film after liking the script.[1] But, the following month, Anirudh opted out of the project due to reasons unknown, which led Vaitla to replace with S. Thaman who previously worked with Vaitla on Dookudu (2011), Baadshah (2013) and Aagadu (2014).[3] Thaman confirmed his involvement through his Twitter page later.[3]

Besides Thaman, Simha and Megha performing two songs for the album, all the tracks were performed by relatively new singers: Saisharan, Nivas, Rabbit Mac, Deepak Blue, Ramya Behara and Sameera Bharadwaj performed the songs in their maiden Telugu music stint.[4] Thaman worked on re-recording the film's background score during early October 2015 and completed within nine days, closer to the film's release.[5]

Release

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Initially, the film's music was speculated to be launched on 11 September 2014 at the Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad but was delayed due to reasons unknown.[6][7] The film's audio launch was held at the Hitex Convention Centre in Madhapur, Hyderabad on 25 September 2015,[8][9] with the presence of the film's cast and crew and Chiranjeevi being the chief guest.[10][11] The soundtrack album was marketed and released by Zee Music Company, thus making its debut in Telugu.[12]

Critical reception

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The Times of India, stated that "the album is sure to strike a chord with the masses", and gave 3 out of 5 stars.[13] Behindwoods gave 2.75 out of 5 and stated "Bruce Lee stays true to the massy combination of Srinu Vaitla–Thaman".[14] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog called it as an "above-average soundtrack from Thaman."[15] Suhas Yellapantula of The New Indian Express wrote "SS Thaman continues to churn out repetitive numbers and the music is ordinary at best."[16] Latha Srinivasan of Daily News and Analysis wrote "Thaman's BGM for the movie is apt and two of the numbers in the film – title song and 'Leh chalo' – are a must mention. They are peppy and have been well-shot."[17] A reviewer from Sify wrote "The one technician who deserves more appreciation is S S Thaman - his songs are catchy and background score is also good. 'Le Chalo' and 'Mega Meter' are the pick of the lot. They are also shot nicely with awesome dance steps."[18]

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Run"Sri ManiSaisharan, Nivas4:20
2."Ria"Ramajogayya SastryRabbit Mac, Deepak4:04
3."Kung Fu Kumaari"Ramajogayya SastryDeepak, Ramya Behara4:26
4."Le Chalo"Ramajogayya SastryS. Thaman, Megha4:30
5."Bruce Lee"Ramajogayya SastrySimha, Sameera Bharadwaj4:42
Total length:22:02

Accolades

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Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Mirchi Music Awards South 27 July 2016 Album of the Year Bruce Lee – The Fighter – S. Thaman Nominated [19]
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Music Composer of the Year S. Thaman – ("Kung Fu Kumari") Nominated
Lyricist of the Year Ramajogayya Sastry – ("Kung Fu Kumari") Nominated
Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year Saisharan – ("Run") Nominated
Deepak – ("Kung Fu Kumari") Won
Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year Sameera Bharadwaj – ("Bruce Lee") Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards 30 June – 1 July 2016 Best Music Director – Telugu S. Thaman Nominated [21]

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards are in Alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Can Anirudh repeat Harris, Yuvan's magic?". Behindwoods. 8 February 2015. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  2. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (24 November 2014). "Ram Charan in Srinu Vaitla next project". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 16 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Thaman replaces Anirudh". Behindwoods. 20 March 2015. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ Jeevi (11 October 2015). ""Bruce Lee has family story, engaging screenplay and entertainment": Ram Charan". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  5. ^ "Thaman in overdrive mode for Bruce Lee". The Times of India. 14 October 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Bruce Lee audio launch to be held on September 11?". The Times of India. 1 September 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Bruce Lee's audio launch postponed". The Times of India. 9 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Bruce Lee audio launch confirmed on September 25". The Times of India. 14 September 2015. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Ram Charan's Bruce Lee The Fighter music launch". Idlebrain.com. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 October 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Chiranjeevi Has the 'Perfect Treat' For His Fans in Ram Charan's Film". NDTV. Indo-Asian News Service. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  11. ^ "My cameo in 'Bruce Lee' perfect treat for my fans: Chiranjeevi". The Indian Express. Indo-Asian News Service. 26 September 2015. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Zee music makes it Telugu debut with Bruce Lee". The Times of India. 17 September 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  13. ^ "Music Review: Bruce Lee". The Times of India. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  14. ^ "Bruce Lee - The Fighter (aka) Bruce Lee 2 The Fighter songs review". Behindwoods. 27 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 October 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  15. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (9 October 2015). "Bruce Lee (Music review), Telugu – Thaman S". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  16. ^ Yellapantula, Suhas (19 October 2015). "Review: Bruce Lee A Stunt Gone Wrong". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  17. ^ Srinivasan, Latha (9 October 2015). "'Bruce Lee - The Fighter' review: Ram Charan's out and out commercial potboiler is a fun watch". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 30 October 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  18. ^ "Review: Bruce Lee - The Fighter". Sify. 16 October 2015. Archived from the original on 18 November 2015. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards 2015 Telugu Nominations". Mirchi Music Awards South. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  20. ^ "Mirchi Music Awards 2015 Telugu Winners". Mirchi Music Awards South. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  21. ^ "SIIMA 2016 nominations out – here is the list". The News Minute. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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