Sachin-Jigar: Those we collaborated with do not follow tradition

Given that the narratives of the seven protagonists that front the recentlyreleased Amazon Prime offering Jee Karda are distinctly diverse composer duo SachinJigarrsquos decision to join hands with musicians with contrasting sensibilities could be considered a rather clever move In this interview they discuss what prompted their decision to rope in the young crop of musicians and how the OTT boom has given an impetus to discussion around the scoreEdited excerpts from the interviewJee Karda is in stark contrast to some of your recent works What about this one drew you to itSachin The distinguishable aspect about this one is that its songs and dances can be looked at as commercial independent numbers Itrsquos a lighthearted and feelgood show that will have an emotional connect with everyone at one or another level For the music we collaborated with many young independent artistes like Rashmeet Kaur IP Singh who became famous for Jeda nasha and also Varun Jain who sang Tere vaste for us in Zara Hatke Zara Bachke We didnrsquot approach any lyricist during the process We joined hands with people who could write their own lyrics and decided to be involved with them There is a gamut of songs in this offering Therersquos a shaadi song a breakup number and a sangeet offering There is also rap which was rendered by Mellow They were all essential to capture the emotions between the friendsIt would be expected that composers working on the entire soundtrack would present numbers with familiar undertones instead of those that have no resemblance to one another How did you bring these varied composers on the same pageJigar Usually songs have a defined format But these numbers do not They begin with a verse move on to a rap section and then the chorus follows before the end To explain this to someone who is seasoned and to attempt to break this format would not have been easy We needed a fresh perspective which was offered by these artistes These musicians are open to experimenting and do not follow tradition Also there is a process to every song An ask can be specific mdash like creating the first song which is expected to draw the audience Each song has a requirement that is to be fulfilled But the audience is not always looking for commercial numbers We donrsquot want to put our weight on an artiste When permissible the artiste should be allowed to be artistic we want them to express themselves But it doesnrsquot end there When it comes to making a song you can gauge when the belly is not full A song will tell you that it may be ready but it is still struggling Thatrsquoswhere we step in and decide the way ahead We are directorsrsquo boys Thatrsquos also why we love working with Dinu Dinesh Vijan producer He is open to experimenting With web shows composers are given some freedom because we can do things that we cannot while working on a film score Unlike in films here we can cater to a specific kind of audienceHas the discussion on the making of a background score changed after the pandemicSachin Yes Because of the OTT boom music composition has increased Never before were we asked to release a projectrsquos background score But we were asked to do so for Saas Bahu Aur Flamingo That speaks volumes about this shift