SHANKAR-EHSAAN-LOY: 'We Just Feel Blessed That in One Lifetime We Could Create a Good Body Of Work'

The Mumbai-based music composer trio worked on six tracks for the upcoming Zoya Akhtar film 'The Archies'

-  David Britto

Netflix’s upcoming film The Archies recently launched its soundtrack album after the release of the singles “Sunoh,” “Va Va Voom” and “In Raahon Mein.” The 16-track record features the talents of music maestros ShankarEhsaan-Loy as well as artists Ankur Tewari, Tejas, Dot., lyricist Javed Akhtar and more.

We caught up with Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (who have composed six songs for the film) to talk about the making of the record, who their favorite Archies character is, what their takeaways from the film are and more.

When it comes to the recording and production process for a project like this, how do you tackle it and do you already have in mind what you envision from it?

Noorani: We jam like we normally jam with maybe a drum loop. We came up with all the basic licks, the basic riffs and the melodies, and then went into the studio to do all the live stuff.

Mendonsa: The basic band is always guitar, bass, drums and piano or organ.

From the six songs you’ve composed, what can you tell me about the songs and what they are about as well as the sonic imprints that they carry?