Mano & Sonu back together

This music director and singer combination has worked wonders for the industry in the past and now, they're together once more...

Our very own melody maestro Mano Murthy is all set to take a big leap into the Mumbai music scene, the Indi-Pop scene to be precise! Mano Murthy, who is responsible for creating a new genre of music in Kannada movies, is busy recording songs for none other than Sonu Nigam. Sonu Nigam has hired Mano Murthy to score music for his upcoming pop album, which is due to be released by the end of the year.

True melody

HITLIST caught up with an exited Mano Murthy who is quite thrilled to work with Sonu Nigam.

"It just happened! Sonu had sung in a few Kannada movies that I had composed for. That's how we got to know each other. It seems like a blissful co-incidence that his voice suits all my melodies. When the audience started finding a recognisable link between my music and his voice, most of those songs became super hits. That hasn't changed even now. He is not just another singer to me, we share a special bond. And initially, even if I thought that there was nothing particularly impressive about him, I changed my mind once I heard him sing Ee Sanje Yaakagide in Gelaya," Murthy confesses. Sandeep Chowta has been the only other music director from the Kannada Industry who has made a name in pop music industry and Murthy has his sights set on national glory now.

The album and more

"The title of the album is not yet finalised. We have plans to record eight songs for the album, and have completed only three songs so far. Every song has a different flavour from the other. That was what we had discussed from the beginning, giving each song a different theme," adds Murthy. The music maestro is also busy with five movies for which he scoring the music this year. "It's going to be another hectic schedule," he concludes.