Master (soundtrack)

Master is the soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander, for the 2020 Tamil film of the same name, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and produced by Xavier Britto under his production house XB Film Creators, starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles, whereas Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Arjun Das and Ramya Subramanian in prominent roles. This film marks Anirudh's second collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi (2014), and the first collaboration with director Lokesh Kanagaraj.

Master
Soundtrack album by
Anirudh Ravichander
Released15 March 2020
Recorded2019–2020
Studio
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length26:25
LanguageTamil
LabelSony Music
ProducerAnirudh Ravichander
Anirudh Ravichander chronology
Darbar
(2020)		 Master
(2020)		 Indian 2
(2021)
External audio
Official Audio Jukebox on YouTube
Singles from Master
  1. "Kutti Story"
    Released: 14 February 2020
  2. "Vaathi Coming"
    Released: 10 March 2020
  3. "Vaathi Raid"
    Released: 14 March 2020

Release

The soundtrack album features eight tracks, with lyrics written by Arunraja Kamaraj, Ka Ka Balachander, Arivu, Vignesh Shivan and Vishnu Edavan. Composers Yuvan Shankar Raja and Santhosh Narayanan, also sung one song for this film, while the latter collaborates with Anirudh for the second time after Remo (2016), and the former's first collaboration with the composer.[1]

Three of the songs in the soundtrack album were released as singles. The first single, "Kutti Story" written by Arunraja Kamaraj and sung by Vijay,[2] was released on 14 February 2020.[3][4][5] The film's second single, named "Vaathi Coming", sung by Anirudh and Ka Ka Balachander was released on 10 March 2020.[6] The third single "Vaathi Raid", sung by Arivu was released on 14 March 2020.[7] The film's audio launch event was held on 15 March 2020, at The Leela Palace Hotel in Chennai, with a live telecast on Sun TV.[8] The film's cast and crew and other celebrities, attended the event, and was held with closed doors without fans and press due to the global coronavirus pandemic.[9][10]

Reception

The album received positive reviews upon its release. Behindwoods rated the album 3.25 out of 5, stating "Master is for masses - Anirudh's music is full of mass appeal as can be expected for a Vijay biggie!"[11] OnlyKollywood rated the album 3.75 out of 5, with a statement "Master brings a set of variant, stylish numbers in one bag, resulting in a splendid album that is hard to stay away from. There’s a great balance of motivation and elevation, and it has been meticulously strung together by Anirudh, who makes winning choices for the renditions. In an album that is almost devoid of love songs, built on a mass image and features a long list of tracks, Anirudh has succeeded in keeping our attention knit together and ultimately delivering what was promised as well. Though one may take some time to warm up to some of the songs, they are truly here to stay."[12] Indiaglitz gave 3.75/5 and quoted "The culmination of good composition, lyrics and singers make the album remarkably entertaining and highly listenable."[13] Moviecrow rated the album 3.5 out of 5, stating that "Anirudh easily delivered his best among his recent outings for the mass films with the vibrant soundtrack led by Vaathi Raid."[14]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Vaathi Coming"Ka Ka BalachanderKa Ka Balachander, Anirudh Ravichander3:50
2."Andha Kanna Paathaakaa"Vignesh ShivanYuvan Shankar Raja3:16
3."Kutti Story"Arunraja KamarajVijay5:04
4."Quit Pannuda"Vignesh ShivanAnirudh Ravichander4:16
5."Beat of Master" (Instrumental)  1:15
6."Polakattum Para Para"Vishnu EdavanSanthosh Narayanan3:38
7."Pona Pogattum"Vishnu EdavanC. B. Vinith1:37
8."Vaathi Raid"ArivuArivu, Anirudh Ravichander3:29
Total length:26:25

Album credits

Credits adapted from Sony Music South[15]

Producer(s)

Anirudh Ravichander

Songwriter(s)

Performer(s)

Anirudh Ravichander, Vijay, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Santhosh Narayanan, Ka Ka Balachander, Arivu, C. B. Vinith

Musician credits
  • Guitars - Keba Jeremiah, Sajith Satya
  • Tavil - Sundhar
  • Tabla - M. T. Aditya, Sai Shravanam
  • Mandolin & Banjo - Seenu
  • Ganjeera - S. Swaminathan
  • Flute - Kareem Kamalakar, Naveen Kumar
  • Shehnai - Balesh
  • Bass - Naveen
  • Nadaswaram - D. Balasubramani
  • Udukkai - Krishna Kishore
  • Percussions - Anirudh Ravichander, Raju, T. Laxminarayanan, Vedha, Raja, Lakshmi Kanth, Pyare Lal, Kavi Raj, Hitesh K Shelai, Vishal K
  • Drums Band - VMK Music Band, Malappuram, Kerala
  • Beatbox done by Hardee Bee (Malaysia)
  • Additional Beat Box sampled from YouTube Chorus - Santhosh Hariharan, Nivas, Deepak Blue, Sai Charan, Shakthisree Gopalan, Nadisha Thomas, Kavitha Thomas, Sanjana Rajnarayan, Shenbagaraj, Maalavika, Veena Murali, Deepthi Suresh, Ala B Bala, Lavita Lobo, Madhura Dhara Talluri, Vaishak, Abhilash, Akhilesh, Praveen, Sharath, Shyam, Vinod, Bins, Jidhish, Midhun, Binu, Saikumar, Arjun
  • Piano Synth, Rhythm & Electronic Programming - Anirudh Ravichander
  • Additional Rhythm - Shashank Vijay, MT Aditya,

Personnel
  • Music Advisor - Ananthakrishnan
  • Creative Consultant - Sajith Satya
  • Musician Coordinators - Samidurai, Velavan
  • Modular Synths recorded at - Park Street Studios, Downtown, New York
  • Additional Programming - Shashank Vijay, Anantha Krishnan, Arish, Pradeep PJ, Pawan CH, Hari Dafusia, Ishaan Chhabra

Sound Engineers
  • Albuquerque Records, Chennai - Srinivasan, Ananthakrishnan, Pradeep Menon, Kannan Ganpat, Manoj Raman, Aravind MS, Vinay Sridhar
  • Threedots Film Studio, Kerala - MT Aditya, Niranjan Kumar
  • Offbeat Music Ventures, Chennai - Aswin George John
  • Future Tense Studios, Chennai - Santhosh Narayanan
  • Panchathan Record Inn, Chennai - T. R. Krishna Chetan, Kumaran Sivamani
  • AM Studios, Chennai - Sivakumar S

Production
  • Music Supervisor - Harish Ram L. H.
  • Mixed By Vinay Sridhar, Santhosh Narayanan
  • Mastered by Shadab Rayeen @ New Edge Studios, Mumbai
  • Mastered for iTunes by Vinay Sridhar, Shadab Rayeen

Music label - Sony Music Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.

References
  1. "Thalapathy Vijay, VJS's Master tracklist out ft. Yuvan Shankar Raja, Santhosh Narayanan". Behindwoods. 2020-03-15. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  2. "After 'Selfie Pulla', Vijay lends voice to 'Master's' song 'Oru Kutti Katha' composed by Anirudh Ravichander - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  3. "Master - Kutti Story Lyric | Thalapathy Vijay | Anirudh Ravichander | Lokesh Kanagaraj" – via www.youtube.com.
  4. "Thalapathy Vijay's 'Kutty Story' becomes a global phenomenon". Behindwoods. 2020-02-16. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  5. "'Oru Kutti Katha' from 'Master': Celebrities hail Vijay's 'kutti' story on Twitter - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  6. "Vijay's 'Master' Second Single: Get ready to groove on the peppy beats of 'Vaathi Coming' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  7. "Anirudh posts a BTS moment from the making of 'Vaathi Raid' - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  8. "Thalapathy Vijay's Master's live audio launch in Sun TV (March 15)- Anirudh Ravichander, Lokesh Kanagaraj, Malavika Mohanan". Behindwoods. 2020-03-07. Retrieved 2020-03-08.
  9. ChennaiMarch 14, India Today Web Desk; March 14, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 12:01. "Vijay's Master audio launch: Cast and crew to release new songs with no press, no fans". India Today. Retrieved 2020-03-15.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. "#Coronascare: Closed-door audio launch for Master - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
  11. "Master (aka) Thalapathy 64 songs review". Behindwoods. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  12. "Master Songs Review". Only Kollywood. 2020-03-16. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  13. "Master Music review songs lyrics". IndiaGlitz.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  14. "Master Songs - Music Review". www.moviecrow.com. Retrieved 2020-03-17.
  15. Master - Jukebox | Thalapathy Vijay | Anirudh Ravichander | Lokesh Kanagaraj, retrieved 2020-06-12
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