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Salvage Audio Collective wins Best Original Music for Gully Boy at 14th Asian Film Awards

Salvage Audio Collective & Karsh Kale win the award for Best Original Music at the 14th Asian Film Awards, held on October 28, 2020

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Salvage Audio Collective, a full service audio solutions firm have won the award for Best Original Music at the 14th Asian Film Awards. The award recognises the firm’s original musical work for the blockbuster hit film Gully Boy. The Mumbai-based collective, comprising (in pic left to right) Rohan Rajadhyaksha, Viraaj Saxena, Sohrab Nicholson, Jehangir Jehangir, Rohan Ramanna and Stuart DaCosta crafted the genre-defining score in collaboration with Indian-American composer Karsh Kale.

Eclectic and diverse, the music from Gully Boy infuses the cinematic landscape with the soul of Mumbai, and pays homage to India’s exploding Hip Hop culture. Stuart DaCosta said, “The score’s gritty realism can be traced to the Collective’s origins in the indie music scene. Most of us started out playing in bands, and continue to do so.”

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“We were naturally drawn to the story of Gully Boy, and the tale of a young man fighting against the odds to chase his dream is something we all deeply related with”, said Viraaj Saxena.

Directed by Zoya Akhtar and produced by Excel Entertainment and Tiger Baby Films, the film released on February 14, 2019. It began its record-breaking run at the 65th Filmfare Awards, notching up 13 wins. It was also India’s official entry for the 92nd Academy Awards.

Jehangir Jehangir said, “Working with a director like Zoya, who was very clear about what she wanted, really helped. It was also reassuring to see her confidence in us, considering that this was our first time working together.” Rohan Rajadhakshya said, “We look forward to continuing this dialogue with the global film and music community.”

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Eminent filmmakers and superstars from around the world are invited to bestow awards upon the winner(s) of each category, making the award ceremony an influential cultural event. Rohan Ramanna said, “Such prestigious international recognition not only celebrates Indian cinema, but also opens doors to a wider and younger range of talent in the country.”

For the first time ever, the awards presentation was aligned with the Busan International Film Festival, however, due to the COVID-19 pandemic the ceremony was held online.

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