My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us.
The more I compose, the more I know that I don’t know it all. I think it’s a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you’ve already done.
After a point of time, when you get success and fame, money and everything, the purpose of life has to be redefined. For me, I think that purpose is to build bridges. Artists can do that very easily, more than politicians.
I am a big admirer of Sachin and his personality. He is a source of inspiration for the country and just looking at his photographs gives a lot of positive vibes.
The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
I love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that, whether it’s Indian or it’s Western.
That was a very different emotion and I felt Dido’s words would be good and I had a template with my voice in it. Then, when he heard it, he wanted both our voices together in it and that’s the scene when he sees the boy and then he gets charged to go on that final cutting effort.
That’s a sound design thing but then we wanted to do music that would not disturb it and at the same time drive it.
The best way would be education and kids and all that stuff and then education and working education comes through. Then I started a music school and the music school now teaches kids to play the violin and the viola.
I grew up on Bach and Beethoven and now I’m listening to more modern composers who I can’t even name. But since I’m constantly doing music, it’s difficult to have that quality time to listen to music and do classical stuff. That’s the only reason I’m thinking of going on.
I think I would like to discover a new root where people don’t get bored with people singing boring lines but something exciting. That’d be interesting.
My list would be Russia, Morocco, Turkey, and South Africa I’m doing which is somewhere I’ve wanted to go, Australia, Japan maybe, and China, if I have the energy to go and play at all those places.
Certain things are done intentionally opposite – like there’s no sound at the end or synthesizers or all that stuff. Anything that drowns the movie, no. Anything that makes you sit up and watch it, yes. So, some are expecting a very sad theme going on.
Sometimes I intentionally cut it off. I just want to be in silence, especially when I’m traveling. I watch movies without sound.
When I initially read the script, it goes inside and comes out different things even without commenting on any stuff. And then, those pieces are taken out and then spread out through the movie.
I was a common man, and I will always remain a common man. No amount of stardom will ever consume my soul. Money comes, money goes. Fame comes, fame goes. I believe every human being is a celebrity in their own right.
The search is more important than the destination.
Success comes to those who dedicate everything to their passion in life. To be successful, it is also very important to be humble and never let fame or money travel to your head.
While other creators make a big show of their art Mani Sir makes it look as though anyone can do what he does.
I like music that is able to stir my soul. My music is a spiritual exercise.
I wanted to be part of something bigger.