Stereotype is not their type

New Age films demand new age music. And, that���s exactly what some contemporary music directors are offering. TOI does a sound check
Film-goers have been humming a different tune these days. With new composers ��� Amit Trivedi, Piyush Mishra, Monty Sharma etc to name only a few ��� slowly gaining their rightful toehold with their initial films itself, formulaic melodies from the past are sharing space with fresh sounds of music.So much has been the latter���s impact that these composers have made a huge difference to the sensibilities of the music lovers.
Amit Trivedi debuted as a composer with Aamir, and went on to hit it big time with his tracks in Dev.D that incorporated Rajasthani folk, rock music, band-bajaa, semi-classical, Punjabi, funky house and various other genres. Amit tells us why he ventured towards a new kind of music. ���The compositions came to me very naturally, which normally is not the case. I always wanted to move away from the conventional form of music. While composing the tracks, I never had the commercial audience in mind. It was a newness that I was looking for. Especially the music in Dev.D came from a different set of brain cells altogether. I have no idea how it worked,��� chuckles Amit.
Veteran theatre artiste, Piyush Mishra, who had the audience in awe with his phenomenal talent in Gulaal, says, ���I have been in theatre for almost 25 years now. I have been very active there, and it has helped me. My music is my own. It���s not that I have consciously taken a break from the existing music. It was something I was inspired to do keeping the script in mind.���
Although Saawariya didn���t do well at the box office, it is still remembered for its New Age tunes from first-time composer Monty Sharma. Monty says, ���A music director has to experiment with new forms of music and do it with a lot of conviction. The business angle has to be certainly looked into, but what is more important is the passion with which you advance the cause of music.��� Monty believes that creative freedom is very important for a music director whether he is new or a veteran. It is this passion for creative freedom that has let to the birth of a new sound that film lovers are in love with.