Dil Dhadakne Do (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2015 film of the same name directed by Zoya Akhtar. The five-song soundtrack was composed by the trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy with lyrics written by Javed Akhtar and performed by Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Sukriti Kakar, Siddharth Mahadevan, Shankar Mahadevan, Yashita Sharma, Manish Kumar Tipu, Sukhwinder Singh, Sunidhi Chauhan, Vishal Dadlani, Divya Kumar and Alyssa Mendonsa. It was released on 2 May 2015 by T-Series.
| Dil Dhadakne Do (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | ||||
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| Released | 2 May 2015 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 21:37 | |||
| Language | Hindi | |||
| Label | T-Series | |||
| Producer | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | |||
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Background
editDil Dhadakne Do is the third collaboration between Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and Zoya, who curated a retro, melodic sound unlike a pop-rock genre for the previous films. Zoya briefed about the songs in 2014, discussing the situation and placement, where she wanted a Punjabi song for the first time. Although they composed all the songs which they saved it for the last, Ehsaan Noorani got the idea which he recorded on his phone and discussed it to Loy Mendonsa in the studio. He composed a nursery rhyme-like tune, which resulted in the song "Gallan Goodiyaan"; Noorani added "I felt there’s something about this ‘hello hello’ that’ll get to people. And sure enough it caught on. You’ll see each character’s personality come out in the song."[1]
The romantic number "Pehil Baar" picturised on Ranveer and Anushka is a retro rock tune,[2] adding that it had a certain 1980s vibe to it, being reminiscent of Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean" (1983) and other artists such as Huey Lewis and the News, Prince, Tears for Fears, Whitesnake; Zoya gave the brief of two people dancing to a song, where Noorani played a riff and Mendonsa arranged the instruments. The song was performed by Shankar Mahadevan and Sukriti Kakar. Zoya then came up with the idea of using swing jazz in the song "Girls Like To Swing",[2] being the first song they composed for the film. He refrained from using electro music but kept it acoustic with a lot of groove. The trio then wrote the brass sections which he sent abroad for Chicago to be played by a 12-piece brass band to record the brass and horn section for the title track. Those sections were recorded in Chicago which was then sampled and mastered by the trio in Mumbai.[1]
The title track featured a chorus performed in a simplistic manner which combines gospel and rhythm and blues worked well.[2] The tracks were performed by Farhan and Chopra, where the former's vocals "lends a certain authenticity to the film, like in Hollywood where the tradition is that actors sing themselves."[1]
Release
editThe album was preceded with the first song: the title track sung by Chopra and Akhtar was released on 23 April 2015.[3][4] Writing for The Indian Express, Sonal Gera was critical of the visuals but found the vocals bearable.[5] The music video for the song "Gallan Goodiyaan" was released the following week.[6][7] The song was filmed at a single take in five minutes.[8] The album was released on 2 May 2015 under the T-Series label.[9]
Critical reception
editThe soundtrack received positive reviews from critics, who labelled it more narrative-based than a chartbuster. Chopra's singing on the first fully-Hindi song she had recorded was also lauded by critics.[10] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama gave a rating of 3.5 out of 5, describing it as "a classy soundtrack [that] is unadulterated when it comes to quintessential Bollywood scheme of things".[10] Kasmin Fernandes of The Times of India also gave it a rating of 3.5 out of 5, calling the compositions "foot-tapping and swingy".[11] In another positive review, Devesh Sharma of Filmfare said the composers had "done a good job despite the hurdles", noting the limiting setting of the film.[12] Karthik Srinivasan of Milliblog wrote: "mature, classy soundtrack from the dependable trio."[13]
Aelina Kapoor of Rediff.com gave a rating 2.5 out of 5, summarizing "the music of Dil Dhadakne Do doesn't come close to that of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara," which, however, "wasn’t immediately popular. So, we should give this Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy score the benefit of the doubt and see whether it does better once the film hits the screens."[14] A reviewer from The Indian Express was critical of the film's music, saying "lost its sheen is the melody, which, barring a couple of compositions, is either stale or not good enough to stay [...] the album fails to give us enough melody for the stories to take flight."[15] Ananya Bhattacharya of India Today wrote "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music is barely passable, and slows the film down even more. Gallan Goodiyaan is the catchiest of the soundtrack."[16] Nandini Ramnath of Scroll.in wrote "the songs by composers Shankar-Ehsan Loy are shoehorned into the narrative rather than fitting in easily."[17]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dil Dhadakne Do" | Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar | 3:48 |
| 2. | "Pehli Baar" | Sukriti Kakar, Siddharth Mahadevan | 4:23 |
| 3. | "Gallan Goodiyaan" | Shankar Mahadevan, Yashita Sharma, Manish Kumar Tipu, Farhan Akhtar, Sukhwinder Singh | 4:56 |
| 4. | "Girls Like to Swing" | Sunidhi Chauhan | 4:03 |
| 5. | "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi" | Farhan Akhtar, Vishal Dadlani, Divya Kumar, Alyssa Mendonsa | 4:27 |
| Total length: | 21:37 | ||
Accolades
edit| Award | Date of Ceremony[a] | Category | Recipients | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIG Star Entertainment Awards | 16 January 2016 | Most Entertaining Singer – Female | Priyanka Chopra (for the song "Dil Dhadakne Do") | Nominated | [18] |
| Filmfare Awards | 16 January 2016 | Best Music Director | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | [19] [20] |
| Global Indian Music Academy Awards | 6 April 2016 | Best Music Director | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | [21] |
| Best Background Score | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | |||
| Best Engineer – Film Album | Tanay Gajjar | Nominated | |||
| Best Music Arranger and Programmer | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | |||
| International Indian Film Academy Awards | 26 June 2016 | Best Female Playback Singer | Sunidhi Chauhan (for the song "Girls Like to Swing") | Nominated | [22] |
| Mirchi Music Awards | 29 February 2016 | Album of the Year | Dil Dhadakne Do | Nominated | [23] |
| Lyricist of the Year | Javed Akhtar (for the song "Phir Bhi Yeh Zindagi") | Nominated | |||
| Best Background Score | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, Jim Satya | Nominated | |||
| Upcoming Female Vocalist of the Year | Sukriti Kakar (for the song "Pehli Baar") | Nominated | |||
| Producers Guild Film Awards | 22 December 2015 | Best Female Playback Singer | Sunidhi Chauhan (for the song "Girls Like to Swing") | Nominated | [24] |
| Best Lyricist | Javed Akhtar (for the song "Gallan Goodiyaan") | Nominated | |||
| Screen Awards | 8 January 2016 | Best Music Director | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | [25] [26] |
| Zee Cine Awards | 21 February 2016 | Best Music Director | Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy | Nominated | [27] [28] |
Notes
edit- ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
References
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- ^ a b c "9 years of Dil Dhadakne Do: Revisiting the chartbuster album by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy". Mirchi. 5 June 2024. Archived from the original on 23 August 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Priya (24 April 2015). "Farhan Akhtar and Priyanka Chopra have sung the title track of 'Dil Dhadakne Do'". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Roy, Gitanjali (23 April 2015). "Ahoy There, the Dil Dhadakne Do Song is Out". NDTV. Archived from the original on 6 December 2024. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Gera, Sonal (23 April 2015). "'Dil Dhadakne Do' title track: Visuals forgettable, voices bearable". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 21 October 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Blaggan, Ishita (30 April 2015). "A Punjabi Party in Dil Dhadakne Do's Gallan Goodiyaan". NDTV. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Ranveer, Priyanka dance like no one's watching: Watch 'Dil Dhadakne Do's 'Gallan Goodiyaan'". The Indian Express. 30 April 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "'Gallan Goodiyaan' song from 'Dil Dhadakne Do' was shot in 5 minutes". The Indian Express. 4 May 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
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- ^ a b Tuteja, Joginder (4 May 2015). "Dil Dhadakne Do Music Review". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Fernandes, Kasmin (22 May 2015). "Dil Dhadakne Do". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Sharma, Devesh (22 May 2015). "Music Review: Dil Dhadakne Do". Filmfare. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (2 May 2015). "Dil Dhadakne Do (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 14 February 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Kapoor, Aelina (17 May 2015). "Review: Dil Dhadakne Do music is average". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Dil Dhadakne Do: High On Energy, Low on Melody". The Indian Express. 16 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 July 2015. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Bhattacharya, Ananya (5 June 2015). "Dil Dhadakne Do review: Drama, relationships and a cruise". India Today. Archived from the original on 2 March 2020. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ Ramnath, Nandini (5 June 2015). "'Dil Dhadakne Do' review: Luxe angst". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
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