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Sunil_M88
22nd December 2010, 03:56 AM
[tscii:ab90782087]Nitin is arguably the busiest, most versatile and most sought after composer and producer alive today. Having recently signed a lucrative deal with Universal Publishing, he has made 8 studio albums, for which he has been nominated for a Mercury Music prize, won a MOBO, 2 BBC Radio 3 awards and a Southbank show award, amongst 15 others. He has scored over 40 films for cinema and television, with an Ivor Novello nomination for best score leading to his forthcoming Orchestral music to the BBC series “The Human Planet”, Salman Rushdie’s new screenplay “Midnight’s Children”, Mira Nair’s recent film “The Namesake”, two recent film scores for live performance by the London Symphony Orchestra and two biopics respectively about Brian Epstein and Jean Charles De Menezes.

Sawhney has been a regular Dj with London club “Fabric”, performed around the world with leading orchestras and his band, composed extensively for renowned dancer, Akram Khan, gaining best composition award from New York for his music for “Zero degrees”, and has composed for many theatrical productions including Olivier award winning work from Complicite’s “A Disappearing number”.

His career spans production and composition work with Sting, Cirque Du Soleil, Shakira, Paul McCartney, Jeff Beck, Taio Cruz, Imogen Heap, Anoushka Shankar and many others. Recently he has also scored for videogames, including Sony Playstation’s number one game, “Heavenly Sword” and its sequel “Enslaved”. As the recipient of four Honorary doctorates from separate universities, fellowships from LIPA and Southbank University and considerable critical acclaim he also acts as a patron to many educational establishments, is now a judge for The Ivor Novello Awards, BAFTA, BIFA and sits on the board of trustees for London’s Whitechapel Gallery and Somerset House.

Currently Nitin is working on his new album ‘The Last Days Of Meaning’, due for release in May 2011, which will launch at the Royal Albert Hall. Click here for more information about the event.

Discography

Spirit Dance (1994)
Migration (1995)
Displacing the Priest (1996)
Beyond Skin (1999)
Prophesy (2001)
Human (2003)
Philtre (2005)
London Undersound (2008)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nt7GCvn2MTE. - Koyal. Absolute Gem :thumbsup:

Is this set to a raag, if so which 1 :huh: [/tscii:ab90782087]

Sunil_M88
22nd December 2010, 04:09 AM
Sanctuary (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de0iMEjB_do)

Nitin Firmament (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNn5GUZXeIo)

Equally as divine...

Sunil_M88
23rd December 2010, 04:00 PM
Fragile wind - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGAGn94w4Hc&playnext=1&list=PLB2F0237DBFA64DD9&index=81 - If perfect was a song, this would be so close to being that song.
:musicsmile:

Querida
24th December 2010, 09:55 AM
This is the first piece by Nitin that I heard, and have been hooked ever since =)

I assuming it's from his "Homelands" album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7WEd7I38_c

it seems like people either really appreciate his work or blame him for ruining an original piece of music...

Sunil_M88
27th December 2010, 04:34 AM
Mausam (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eW67-R0_r0E), sung by Reena Bhardwaj. :omg: ... so great!

Sunil_M88
27th December 2010, 04:59 AM
My Soul (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv2c47sKMBA) - The alaap that comes in from 2.30 to 2.50 is to die for... Nitin Sawhney and sir Paul McCartney - This collaboration, is simply out of this world.

Sunil_M88
1st January 2011, 12:10 AM
Niraj Chag (an artist spotted by Nitin Sawhney) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uILWuWiVapg.

Sunil_M88
2nd January 2011, 08:05 PM
Another masterpiece by Mr. Chag - Khwaab. My song of the week http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7EE6cIFGo4

Sunil_M88
4th January 2011, 04:20 AM
Don't know where to post this, but as this thread is relating to an Asian artist in the UK, here is Apache Indian for you at his best - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN09HfywEww

Sunil_M88
20th January 2011, 04:26 PM
Nitin Sawhney feat. Taio - Rainfall (Rishi Rich Remix) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mspv8wrMsvY&feature=related

Sunil_M88
14th March 2011, 07:22 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYkHUWInRGQ

Reena Bhardwaj and Nitin Sawhney :clap:

Sunil_M88
18th April 2011, 09:52 PM
LAST DAYS OF MEANING - 6 MAY 2011

‘Last Days of Meaning’ is Sawhney's ninth studio album. Played by the legendary actor John Hurt, the album¹s main character - Donald Meaning - is an embittered old man, fearful of immigrants, terrorists and the outside world. He sits in a room raging against childhood memories, society, himself and a small tape recorder sent to him by his ex-wife. The cassette-recorder contains the songs of the album - A message of reflection, shared memory, empathy and ultimately hope. Featuring an array of brilliant performances by singers and musicians alike, the new album is a response to the fear, dogmatism and entrenchment that we sometimes acquire with age.



The new album will be launched at The Royal Albert Hall and is to include a new work to be performed on the Hall’s grand 140 year old organ. A small section of Sawhney’s pipe organ creation will form part of his brand new album ‘Last Days of Meaning’. On 6 May 2011, Sawhney will be joined on stage by a string quintet and key members of his band including Martyn Kaine on drums, Aref Durvesh on Tabla and Dholak, Ashwin Srinivasan on flute and vocals, Ian Burdge on cello, Tina Grace, Nicki Wells and Rahel

The show will also feature special guest Natty.

At the concert, Sawhney will perform tracks from the new album, along with a retrospective of his studio work to date. The included 15 minute organ commission will be performed at the concert by his childhood friend and arguably the UK’s foremost and most prominent Hammond organist, James Taylor of the James Taylor Quartet.



As teenagers, Sawhney and Taylor decided to form a band and went together to a music shop to buy a Casio keyboard. Bringing it back to Sawhney’s house they sat around working out various melodies and ideas for their new project. Thirty-three years later they sat together at the Grand Organ of the Royal Albert Hall trying to figure out how this 140 year old monster works. This is something that Nitin will undoubtedly be able to put his unique and distinctive stamp on.

Sunil_M88
31st May 2011, 08:13 PM
Here are two songs from the recently released album (http://www.youtube.com/user/lastdaysofmeaning)


(http://www.youtube.com/user/lastdaysofmeaning)

Sunil_M88
15th June 2011, 04:08 PM
You can hear the whole album here (http://www.deezer.com/en/#music/nitin-sawhney/last-days-of-meaning-1093224).

My pick is daydream. Awesome flute piece by Ashwin Srinivasan, It sounds similar to Ashoka theme, as well as numerous lullaby bgms by Raaja sir. However it does maintain its own identity.

Nitin Sawhney :clap:

Sunil_M88
24th August 2011, 05:44 AM
Nitin Sawhney's version of Yeh mera deewanapan hai in The Namesake. The original song is from Dilip Kumar's Yahudi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1oQYnwoJq0