Prashant-Krishnan
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Prashant-Krishnan are the music composer duo from India. They teamed together to score music for their first film Rahu (2008). Rahu is directed by Bejoy Nambiar, an Asst. Director to Mani Ratnam
for films like Guru (2007 film) and to be released Ravana. The Rahu Soundtrack features Murtaza and Qadir Khan, sons of Ustaad Ghulam Mustafa Khan.They feature in the soundtrack for the Sufi song, Betaabi, the end-credits of the movie.
Together they have scored for jingles, ad-films, corporate films, and short films. Prashant has the reputation of working with 2 time oscar winning music composer A.R.Rahman. He was on the core team of engineers who produced, mixed and mastered, 'Notion' a Music Notation Software for Music Composition that features the London Symphonic Orchestra. Prashant also gets along with him over 3 years of Radio programming
experience serving top notch private Fm radio stations - Big Fm
, Radio City
, S Fm and Red FM 93.5
. Krishnan on the other hand has scored music for FTII
graduate films before teaming up with Prashant.
In the duo, Prashant is known for his technical and creative expertise in sequencing and programming. He fuses in melodies with an array of instruments and builds a fresh uber cool soundscape. Krishnan gets in his Carnatic
vocal expertise and takes the compositions to a whole new level with his spontaneity.
Parallelly they are also working on Bejoy Nambiars thriller, 'Shaitan' which stars the Dev D female lead, Kalki Koechlin.
In 2008 the music composer duo were offered 2 Tamil films, one directed by Sudha Kongara and other other one by Milind Rau, titled "Kadhal 2 Kalyanam
", but due to reasons unknown they could not take up the films.
Mani Ratnam
Mani Ratnam is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. He made his directorial debut with the Kannada film Pallavi Anu Pallavi starring Anil Kapoor in 1983...
for films like Guru (2007 film) and to be released Ravana. The Rahu Soundtrack features Murtaza and Qadir Khan, sons of Ustaad Ghulam Mustafa Khan.They feature in the soundtrack for the Sufi song, Betaabi, the end-credits of the movie.
Together they have scored for jingles, ad-films, corporate films, and short films. Prashant has the reputation of working with 2 time oscar winning music composer A.R.Rahman. He was on the core team of engineers who produced, mixed and mastered, 'Notion' a Music Notation Software for Music Composition that features the London Symphonic Orchestra. Prashant also gets along with him over 3 years of Radio programming
Radio programming
Radio programming is the Broadcast programming of a Radio format or content that is organized for Commercial broadcasting and Public broadcasting radio stations....
experience serving top notch private Fm radio stations - Big Fm
Big FM
92.7 BIG FM is a nationwide private FM radio station in India owned by Indian businessman Anil Ambani. It broadcasts at 92.7 MHz ....
, Radio City
Radio City
Radio City can refer to several things:* Radio City , 1974 album by Big Star* Radio City * Radio City 96.7, an independent radio station in Liverpool** Radio City Tower, a radio and observation tower in Liverpool...
, S Fm and Red FM 93.5
Red FM 93.5
Red FM is an Indian FM radio brand, with stations broadcasting at 93.5 megahertz in the cities of Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Kanpur in addition to Jamshedpur, Bhopal, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Indore, Nashik, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Bangalore, Mysore, Mangalore, Gulbarga, Kochi, Trivandrum, Thrissur, Kannur,...
. Krishnan on the other hand has scored music for FTII
FTII
FTII may refer to:* Film and Television Institute of India, Pune* a title indicating that the bearer is a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Taxation in the United Kingdom...
graduate films before teaming up with Prashant.
In the duo, Prashant is known for his technical and creative expertise in sequencing and programming. He fuses in melodies with an array of instruments and builds a fresh uber cool soundscape. Krishnan gets in his Carnatic
Carnatic music
Carnatic music is a system of music commonly associated with the southern part of the Indian subcontinent, with its area roughly confined to four modern states of India: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu...
vocal expertise and takes the compositions to a whole new level with his spontaneity.
Future Projects
Prashant-Krishnan are currently working on the music score of a Malayalam Film, titled "Nayakan'. Lijo Pelliseri son of Jose Pelliseri is directing the film Nayakan. Indrajit, Dhanya Mary Vargeese and Thilakan are in lead.Parallelly they are also working on Bejoy Nambiars thriller, 'Shaitan' which stars the Dev D female lead, Kalki Koechlin.
In 2008 the music composer duo were offered 2 Tamil films, one directed by Sudha Kongara and other other one by Milind Rau, titled "Kadhal 2 Kalyanam
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam
Kadhal 2 Kalyanam is an upcoming Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by newcomer Milind Rau that stars debutante Sathya, brother of Tamil actor Arya, and Divya Spandana in the lead roles, whilst, Jayashree, Nagendra Prasad, Kasthuri and Anuja Iyer play pivotal roles...
", but due to reasons unknown they could not take up the films.
Filmography
A filmography of Prashant-Krishnan's works as music producers.Year | Title | Genre | Label | |
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2007 | Rahu (as Prashant-Krishnan) | OST | MB Records | |
2008 | Khudaya (as Prashant-Krishnan) | OST | MB Records | |
2009 | The Desert Escapade (as Prashant-Krishnan) | OST | MB Records |