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News |  29 Mar 2011 16:39 |  By RnMTeam

West is West music launches in Delhi

* Music by Shankar-Eshaan-Loy and Pak Sufi artist Shaheen Zahoor

MUMBAI: The music of West is West was launched on Monday evening in Delhi by the film leads, Om Puri BAFTA nominated and Ila Arun. The music was released on Saga Music, the trio Shankar-Eshaan-Loy has composed original pieces including songs Kaala Doria, Mere Sayaan and Numaishaan Mohobbataan for West is West.

Pakistani Sufi artist, Saeen Zahoor, winner of the BBC World Music Award, who had lent his Sufi music to the film Aik Alif and Toomba, has scored two tracks for West is West. The film also has music from 70s British icons Nana Mouskouri, Donovan and Mungo Jerry, along with original music by UK-based Rob Lane.

The music also captures the retro-inspired grooves of the 70s with tracks like â€?Alright Alright', Nana Mouskouri's classic â€?Over and Over' and Donovan'sâ€? Mellow Yellow', alongside Bollywood hits â€?Piya Tu Ab To Aaja' and â€?O Meri Maina'  Supporting the 70s eastern and western tracks is an original score that includes â€?Rooftop Chase', Arriving in Pakistan and â€?The Final Farewell.'

Shankar- Eshaan-Loy said, We were delighted to be involved with the movie - East is East was a landmark film, and to be involved with the sequel is very exciting. Creating a score that reflects the emotion in a film is very different from writing songs, and West is West has given us the opportunity to also move away from traditional Bollywood music to much more earthy and Sufi-inspired sounds... 

Leslee Udwin, Producer of West is West said, I wanted a soundtrack with the uplifting energetic thrill of Sufi music, that would take audience British or Asian, back in time and do justice to the 70s. I wanted music that successfully mirrors the emotions of entertaining and deeply moving film. I am so proud of the soundtrack and of brilliant composers Rob Lane and Shankar Ehsaan Loy. Saeen Zahoor enhances and enriches the film with his spirituality, extraordinary voice and charismatic presence which have been an added bonus....

West is West will open in cinemas across India in April or May 2011. The film released in UK on Feb 25 is amongst the top 100 films on the UK box office since the month of its release.The movie belongs to the same creative team that brought East is East, produced by Leslee Udwin - BAFTA and multi-award winner and written by Ayub Khan Din -Nominated BAFTA Carl Foreman Award and twice winner of Laurence Olivier Award. The star cast consists of Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Ila Arun, Jimi Mistry, Vijay Raaz and Aqib Khan. West is West is a sequel set 5 years on from East is East, the sequel takes the Khan family on a journey from Salford, England to rural Pakistan.

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