Timelessness best describes the musical creations of maestro Salil Chowdhary or Salilda as he is popularly addressed as. Hailing from the culture pot of India - West Bengal, the genius of Salilda spread all over the country to cast a magic spell. Salilda weaved golden tunes spanning multiple genres. As he spread his wings from the east, he proliferated with ease into other music cultures albeit re-using most of his masterpieces. With a subtle change in orchestration he could easily recycle a tune previously used in a joyous situation to fit a contrasting one. Next to Bengali and Hindi, his memorable domain was in Malayalam film music. He struck gold with Ramu Kariat's "Chemmeen" - an evergreen classic that no Malayalee( or even a large section of non-Malayalees in South India) can forget. Within 25 films, he established several immortal works in Malayalam. His compositions most definitely exhibit a novelty within the genre they fall under. For example, a classical-based composition would deploy sharp twists and turns across more than an octave. In my personal opinion, most singers who worked with the maestro would have gone through rigorous homework to meet the challenge set by the tunes. For more information on the great composer, please visit http://www.salilda.com/.
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