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Highway is the soundtrack album, composed by A. R. Rahman, to the 2014 Hindi film Highway, directed by Imtiaz Ali that stars Randeep Hooda and Alia Bhatt in the lead roles. The film is produced by Sajid Nadiadwala and Imtiaz Ali is the co-producer. The album features nine tracks, and was digitally released on 24 January 2014 (2014-01-24) on T-Series.

Development

Initially, the film was planned with only background score and no songs.[1] The track titled "Patakha Guddi" lyrically describes freedom and holds abstracts of purity and wildness."Maahi Ve" is of ballad genre picturised on Veera (character played by Alia Bhatt) and Mahabir(character played by Randeep Hooda) as they go through the journey together. A single stanza[2] of the track "Sooha Saha" is sung by Alia Bhatt, marking her debut as a singer.[2] In an interview with The Indian Express, Rahman quotes, "I am very fascinated with the concept of actors in Hollywood lip syncing to tracks sung by them. I think it adds a nice and real feel to the song. In Highway, we wanted a natural voice for a lullaby and Imtiaz suggested that we should try Alia. I was not aware that she could sing, but Imtiaz asserted that we should give her a chance. I called Alia for a recording session and realised that her voice has a fine, natural texture which went well with the song."[3] In the film as the journey moves from the plains of Punjab to the hills of Himachal, Veera sings this lullaby that reminds Mahabir of his childhood. Alia was made to sing to add more poignancy to the scene.[2] The track "Wanna mash up" is a groovy western dance number composed entirely in English with rap and reggae to which Alia’s character Veera grooves to, in the film. As per the situation in the movie, any English song would have fit in to the situation, however Rahman opined to compose an original piece.[4] Further, on singing the male version of "Patakha Guddi" Rahman notes, "Singing in Punjabi wasn’t difficult as I'd composed the tune, and improvised a lot. All I had to do was work on the pronunciations." It is the first time when he has recorded a full-fledge Punjabi track. The track drifts from Sufi tones to a hard rock number in its length.[4]

A musical promotional event took place on January 18, 2014 in Mumbai.[5] The event also had an interview wherein Rahman stated that the track "Implosive Silence" was described as 'a state of mind-soothing yet enigmatic'.It is musical piece trying to capture the sounds in character Veera's head as she travels on the highway.[4] The opening refrain of "Tu Kuja" is from the famous Persian phrase but later the song is pure Hindi track inspired by the Amir Khusro song 'Kirpa Karo Maharaj' in praise of Moinuddin Chishti.[4][6] The track "Heera" involves traditional couplets by Sant Kabir.[4] "Kahaan Hoon Main" is a track that lyrically describes one's self-discovery.[4]

Track listing

The official track listing was released on A. R. Rahman's official website the same day of the soundtrack's digital release.[7][8]

All lyrics are written by Irshad Kamil, except where noted

No.TitleArtist(s)Length
1."Patakha Guddi (Female Version)"Nooran Sisters4:45
2."Maahi Ve"A. R. Rahman4:00
3."Kahaan Hoon Main"Jonita Gandhi5:27
4."Wanna Mash Up?" (Lyrics : Lady Kash and Krissy)Lady Kash,Krissy, Suvi Suresh3:40
5."Sooha Saha"Zeb and Haniya, Alia Bhatt4:59
6."Patakha Guddi (Male Version)"A. R. Rahman5:57
7."Implosive Silence"Jonita Gandhi5:41
8."Tu Kuja"Sunidhi Chauhan4:28
9."Heera"Shweta Pandit4:32

Marketing

The track titled "Patakha Guddi", sung by the duo Nooran sisters (Jyoti & Sultana Nooran) was released as a single on January 7, 2014. The track "Maahi Ve" sung by A. R. Rahman was the next single that released on January 16, 2014. Both these singles framed the score of the theatrical trailer[9] and clenched second position on iTunes India single charts on their respective release dates. The making of the song "Sooha Saha" was released on January 18, 2014 that features clips of Bhatt's recording sessions with Rahman.[10] The male version of "Patakha Guddi" was released on January 24, 2014 as a single.

Album Credits[11]

Backing vocals on the track "Maahi Ve"— Maria Roe Vincent, Rhea Raphael, Neethi, Dorairaju

Indian Rhythm & Percussion: Vedachalam, Vikraman, Venkatesh, Kumar, T.Raja
Flute: Naveen Kumar, Naveen Iyer
Electric guitar: Prasanna
Acoustic Guitar: Keba Jeremiah
Ukulele and Guitar: Haniya

Production
  • Producer: A.R. Rahman
  • Mastering: Donal Whelan at Mastering World
  • Mixing, additional music production on the song "Wanna Mash Up?" :Gil Levy
  • Mastering of the tracks "Wanna Mash Up?" and "Implosive Silences" : Gil Levy
  • Engineers:
    • Suresh Permal, T. R. Krishna Chetan, Jerry Vincent(at Panchathan Record Inn)
    • S. Sivakumar, Kannan Ganpat, Pradeep, Karthik Sekaran, Anantha Krishnan(at A.M. Studios)
    • Srinidhi Venkatesh, R. Nitish Kumar(at AR Studios, Mumbai)
    • Tony Joy, Ishaan Chabrah (at Panchathan Hollywood Studios)
  • Vocal supervision: Srinivas, Nakash Aziz, Srinidhi Venkatesh
  • Music supervisor: Srinidhi Venkatesh
  • String engineer: V.J. Srinivasamurthy
  • Mixing: R. Nitish Kumar, T. R. Krishna Chetan
  • Additional Mixing: K.J. Singh, T.R. Krishna Chetan, Aditya Modi
  • Programming: Ishaan Chabrah, Hentry Kuruvilla, Santosh Dhayanidhi, T. R. Krishna Chetan
  • Music co-ordinator: Noell James, Vijay Mohan Iyer
  • Musicians' fixer: R. Samidurai

References

  1. ^ Anirban Das (January 21, 2014). "I will quit if I'm unable to meet people's expectations: AR Rahman". Hindustan Times. Mumbai. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Jessica Lacewalla (accessdate=19 January 2014). "Alia Bhatt Shines At The Highway Music Launch". Business of Cinema. Retrieved 22 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Missing pipe in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Priya Adivarekar (accessdate=24 January 2014). "Musical Notes/ Alia Bhatt turns singer in Highway". The Indian Express. Retrieved 24 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help); Missing pipe in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ a b c d e f "The soundtrack of Highway is now available on iTunes". A. R. Rahman on Twitter, Twitter handle — @taran_adarsh. January 24, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  5. ^ "AR Rahman, Imtiaz Ali & Alia Bhatt will talk about #Highway music". Taran Adarsh on Twitter, Twitter handle — @taran_adarsh. January 17, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  6. ^ Faridoon Shahryar (20 January 2014). "A R Rahman's Exclusive Interview On Highway Part 1". Bollywood Hungama. Retrieved 20 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  7. ^ "Highway (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Retrieved January 24, 2014.
  8. ^ "Highway". A R Rahman - The Official Website. Retrieved January 24, 2014. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)
  9. ^ "Here's wishing Rahman sir a very Happy B'day - Imtiaz Ali". HighwayTheFilm on Facebook. January 6, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  10. ^ Apurva Singh. "Alia Bhatt turns singer for A R Rahman, croons 'Sooha Saha' in 'Highway'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 January 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  11. ^ "Highway Album Details". A.R. Rahman - The Official Website. Retrieved January 24, 2014. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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