Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy
Indian musical trio known for award-winning film compositions.
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Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani, and Loy Mendonsa together form the Indian music group Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy.[1] National Film Awards, Filmfare Awards, and IIFA Awards are among the honors this trio has received.[2]
Making and release
Shankar Mahadevan learned Hindustani and Carnatic classical music as a child and studied software engineering before working on Oracle Version Six.[3][4] The trio then began composing for advertisements together.[5] The trio's first film composition work was for Mukul Anand's unfinished movie Dus; the soundtrack for that film was made available in 1999.[5] Vidhu Vinod Chopra's Mission Kashmir, a commercially successful musical, served as their introduction to mainstream cinema.[6][7]
Farhan Akhtar's Dil Chahta Hai marked a pivotal moment in their career, resulting in their initial Filmfare Award nomination for Best Music Director.[8]
What the cited sources add
The Rediff.com interview states that Shankar, Ehsaan, and Loy each have their own life and career.[6] The same interview notes that Shankar normally composes the basic melody with Ehsaan, while Loy handles the packaging.[6] The Rediff.com interview mentions that the trio became close when they collaborated on jingles and a documentary about street children.[6] The DNA India article states that Loy was a music teacher in New Delhi before being invited to write music for the show Quiz Time.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy float their music label", Glamsham (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Musical trio compose World Cup theme song", The Times of India, 30 December 2010 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Yasir, "Striking the right note... for his supper", The Hindu, 6 November 2003 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kvetko, "Indipop : producing global sounds and local meanings in Bombay", University of Texas at Austin, 2005 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gautam, "Raring to go", The Hindu, 2 August 2001 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- "rediff.com, Movies: Dil Chahta Hai was 35% work, 65% fun!", Rediff.com, 23 June 2001. facts only, no text reused. rediff.com
- Wikipedia, "Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "rediff.com, Movies: Dil Chahta Hai was 35% work, 65% fun!", Rediff.com, 23 June 2001 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gautam, "Raring to go", The Hindu, 2 August 2001; ""Remaking DCH is Plagiarism," says Farhan", IndiaGlitz, 12 October 2006 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "'Any feedback we give each other comes from love': Alyssa Mendonsa", DNA India, 2018-06-25 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
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