Ram Sampath

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Ram Sampath
Born 1977 (age 36–37) [1]
Mumbai
Genres Rock music
Occupations music director, composer, record producer, Singer
Years active 1997–present
Labels Various
Associated acts Sona Mohapatra, INXS, Justin Timberlake, Indian Ocean
Website www.ramsampath.com

Ram Sampath (born 1977) is an Indian composer, music producer and musician, who started his career composing advertising jingles for Mumbai-based advertising industry, subsequently he started composing for pop albums like Tanha Dil (2000) by Shaan, before composing for films like Delhi Belly (2011) and Talaash (2012).

He has composed music for advertising jingles for brands like Airtel, Docomo, Thums Up, Pepsi and the Times of India.

Early life and background

Born to a Tamilian father and Kannadiga mother, Sampath grew up in Chembur, Mumbai where he did his schooling from OLPS High School. Both his parents were musically inclined, while his grandfather TV Ramanujam, was one of the founder of Shanmukhananda Hall, a cultural centre in Sion, Mumbai, established in 1952.[1][2] Thus his ancestral house, was frequented by leading musicians and singers of Carnatic music. Later on, he too learnt Carnatic music for eight years. After his schooling he studied commerce at Podar College, Mumbai, where he played keyboard in a rock band.[1]

Career

Non-film music

Over the years, he has composed advertising jingles for brands like Airtel, Docomo, Thums Up, Pepsi and the Times of India, for which he composed the theme song for the "I Lead India" campaign in 2013.[1][3]

In 2008, he collaborated with the Australian rock band INXS to record Indian version of their songs, God's Top Ten, Devil's Party, and Afterglow.[4] Also in 2008, the Bombay High Court ruled that two songs from the film, Krazzy 4, including the title track "Krazzy4" and "Break-free" plagiarised the "hook-phrase" from an advertisement previously composed by Sampath for Sony Ericsson. The court ordered a stay on film's release with the two songs. Subsequently, the case was settled out-of-court after producers paid Sampath INR2 crore (US$320,000), and film was released along with the songs.[5][6] However the judgment was seen by "landmark decision" by legal commentators, as it set a new precedent in the Indian film industry, often plagued with plagiarism.[7][8] In 2012, he composed the title track "Tera Rang Aisa" of the debut talkshow Satyamev Jayate hosted by Aamir Khan, it had lyrics by Prasoon Joshi.[9]

He also part of the upcoming 2013 season of popular television music series Coke Studio.[10]

Film music

Sampat got his first break as a film score composer with Let's Talk (2003) directed by Ram Madhvani. Thereafter, he composed for several films like Khakee (2004) and Family (2006) by Rajkumar Santoshi, besides Jumbo (2008), Aagey Se Right (2009) and Luv Ka The End (2011). However, he first received popular acclaim with Delhi Belly (2011) produced by Aamir Khan.[11] Most notably hit track "Bhaag DK Bose Aandhi Aayi" with retro-rock beat, became an internet sensation ahead of the release of the film.[12] Later he received a Filmfare Award nomination for the film. His next film, Talaash (2012) was a joint production between Farhan Akhtar's Excel Entertainment and Aamir Khan Productions also starring Aamir Khan as the lead. The music received positive reviews, including Indiaglitz, which noted, "Once again Ram Sampath has an unmatched compilation of tracks here. Along with Javed Akhtar's fantastic lyrics they have created a masterpiece here."[13][14] Thereafter, Akhtar signed him again for his next production, Fukrey, steering away from his decade-long collaborators, Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy.[15] Fukrey was a sleeper hit and opened to good music reviews, especially for the song "Ambarsariya", an adaptation of a traditional Punjabi folk song, performed by Sona Mohapatra, his regular collaborator.[16][17]

Television

In 2009, he appeared as a judge of singing reality series, MTV Rock On (Season 1) on MTV India, along with singer Kailash Kher and MTV VJ Nikhil Chinapa.[18]

Personal life

Ram Sampath is married to Sona Mohapatra, a singer, who is his frequent collaborator and business partners in their music production house OmGrown Music. The couple resides in Mumbai.[19] The couple met in 2002, while she was still working as a brand manager with Marico. They were introduced by director Ram Madhvani, with whom Sampath was working for Let's Talk (2003); they married in 2005.[20][21]

Discography

Films

Year Film Director Notes
2003 Let's Talk Ram Madhvani English film
2004 Khakee Rajkumar Santoshi
2006 Family Rajkumar Santoshi
2007 Positive Farhan Akhtar short film
2008 Jumbo Kompin Kemgumnird Animation film
2009' Aagey Se Right Indrajit Nattoji
2010 Peepli Live Anusha Rizvi "Mehngai Dayain" (Remix) sung by Raghubir Yadav
2010 Phillum City Deven Khote
2011 Game Abhinay Deo Background score
2011 Luv Ka The End Bumpy
2011 Delhi Belly Abhinay Deo Filmfare Award Nomination for Best Music

Screen Award Nomination for Best Music

2012 Talaash Reema Kagti
2013 Fukrey Mrighdeep Singh Lamba
2013 Rock The Shaadi Navdeep Singh
2014 Peekay Rajkumar Hirani

Albums

Year Album Singer
1996 Loveology Shaan
1997 Mohabbat Kar Le Shiamak Davar
1998 Color Blind Ram Sampath
2000 Tanha Dil Shaan
2006 Sona Sona Mohapatra

Television

Year Programme Notes
2009 MTV Rock On (Season 1) Judge (Reality singing competition)
2012 Satyamev Jayate 14 Songs: title track and 13 theme based songs played at the end of each episode.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Aamir almost entirely ignores reputation: Ram Sampath". The Times Of India. Jun 12, 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Profile:The Trinity of Institution Builders". Sri Shanmukhananda website. Retrieved July 3, 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Change yourself and you change the world, Ram Sampath says". The Times of India. May 22, 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Ram Sampath to re-do INXS numbers". Sify. Jul 17, 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  5. ↑ "Two Krazzy4 songs a copy: Bombay HC". The Hindu. April 10, 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  6. ↑ "Judge says Krazzy 4 tracks are copied, case settled out-of-court". Indian Express. Apr 11, 2008. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  7. ↑ Lawrence Liang (Apr 16, 2008). "Copyright vs the right to copy". Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  8. ↑ Alisha Coelho (2010-01-03). "Copyrights mired in grey". MId DAY. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  9. ↑ "Won't compromise with people's emotions: Aamir Khan". The Times Of India. Apr 14, 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  10. ↑ "Indie musicians on national TV". Hindustan Times. July 1, 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  11. ↑ "Ram Sampath refuses 11 films, chooses Ektas project". The Times Of India. Oct 6, 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  12. ↑ "Hit song 'DK Bose' twists name into expletive". CNN-IBN. Retrieved July 3, 2013. 
  13. ↑ Shama Bhagat. "Talaash: The Answer Lies Within - Music Review". Indiaglitz. 
  14. ↑ Atta Khan. "Talaash: The Answer Lies Within (New)". Planet Bollywood. 
  15. ↑ "New filmmaker-music composer combos in Bollywood". The Times Of India. Jun 25, 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  16. ↑ "Fukrey - Times of India Music Review". The Times of India. Jun 6, 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  17. ↑ "I'm desi all the way, and am proud to be one: Sona Mohapatra". The Times Of India. Jun 14, 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  18. ↑ "MTV and Kurkure go 'desi' with Rock On". afaqs. July 3, 2009. Retrieved 2 July 2013. 
  19. ↑ "Sona Mohapatra". The Telegraph. June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2013-09-12. 
  20. ↑ "Music's in the air: The Inside Story of Ram Sampath and Sona Mohapatra". Economy Decoded. Retrieved 2013-09-12. 
  21. ↑ "Ram Sampath: Delhi Belly is behind me". Rediff.com Movies. July 28, 2011. pp. 1–6. Retrieved Sep 12, 2013. 

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