Stephen brings Western symphony to Kannada cinema

If you thought symphonies for the background score of a film were restricted to just Hollywood, it is time to change your opinion, thanks to the team of the Kannada film Last Bus. The film���s background score, put together by Stephen Prayog, promises to be a treat as far as the movie-watching experience is concerned.
���I have composed background scores for various Kannada films such as Mungaaru Male, Milana and the like.However, I have to say that in the 25 years of my career, this is the first film that has given me the time and bandwidth to put to use the knowledge I gained at the Berklee School of Music in Boston. Indian films rarely use symphonies, as recording for them is time-consuming. It takes a good 4-6 months to prepare the score, and since we do not have such a set-up in India, the process is more challenging,��� says Stephen, who runs his own music school too.
While Stephen feels that he was lucky to work with director SD Aravind who was ���kind enough to give me that kind of time to compose,��� he adds, ���When I watched Last Bus, I found that every scene of the film was so well-planned and shot. I wanted to do justice to a film of this stature and I am glad I got such an opportunity.���