Water (soundtrack)

Water
Film score by
A. R. Rahman and Mychael Danna
Released20 December 2005
RecordedPanchathan Record Inn
A.M. Studios
GenreFeature film soundtrack, Film score
LabelSony BMG (India)
Varèse Sarabande (International)
ProducerA. R. Rahman
A. R. Rahman chronology
Anbe Aaruyire
(2005) 		Water
(2005) 		Rang De Basanti
(2005)
Mychael Danna chronology
Capote
(2005) 		Water
(2005) 		Tideland
(2005)

Water is the soundtrack to the 2005 film of the same name. It was released on 20 December 2005 by labels Sony BMG in India and Varèse Sarabande internationally. The songs were composed by A. R. Rahman and the background score of the film was composed by Mychael Danna.

Overview

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The album has 21 songs in total, 15 Instrumental pieces by Mychael Danna and 6 Hindi songs composed by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Sukhwinder Singh and Raqeeb Alam, except for the song Vaishnava Janatho (which is a famous 15th century bhajan in Gujarati composed and lyricized by Narsinh Mehta). However, A. R. Rahman introduced new orchestration with new singers. The soundtrack was released by international label, Varèse Sarabande[1] but it is distributed in India by Sony BMG. The Indian release contains only the 6 Hindi songs composed by A.R. Rahman. Rahman has rated this as his only album which he would give a 10/10.[2] The song Aayo Re Sakhi (Chan Chan) was considered for the Best Original Song nomination in the 2007 Academy Awards.[3]

Track listing

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Indian Release

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Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Aayo Re Sakhi"Sukhwinder SinghA. R. RahmanSadhana Sargam, Sukhwinder Singh5:16
2."Piya Ho"Sukhwinder SinghA. R. RahmanSadhana Sargam, Sukhwinder Singh6:02
3."Naina Neer Bahaye"Sukhwinder SinghA. R. RahmanSadhana Sargam5:19
4."Sham Rang Bhar Do"Raqeeb AlamA. R. RahmanRicha Sharma, Raqeeb Alam, Surjo Bhattacharya5:10
5."Vaishnava Janatho"Narsinh MehtaA. R. Rahman,(originally composed by Narsinh Mehta)Ajoy Chakraborty, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Chorus3:03
6."Bhangari Marori"Sukhwinder SinghA. R. RahmanSukhwinder Singh4:46

International Release

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Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."House Of Widows"-Mychael DannaInstrumental5:19
2."Chuyia Explores"-Mychael DannaInstrumental1:42
3."Where Is She?"-Mychael DannaInstrumental0:58
4."Aayo Re Sakhi"Sukhwinder SinghA. R. RahmanSadhana Sargam, Sukhwinder Singh5:16
5."Kaalu"-Mychael DannaInstrumental2:28
6."Can't Go Home"-Mychael DannaInstrumental1:11
7."Piya Ho"Sukhwinder SinghA. R. RahmanSadhana Sargam, Sukhwinder Singh6:02
8."Ladoo Dreams"-Mychael DannaInstrumental1:11
9."Funeral"-Mychael DannaInstrumental0:59
10."Carriage"-Mychael DannaInstrumental2:06
11."Fatty"-Mychael DannaInstrumental0:52
12."Naina Neer Bahaye"Sukhwinder SinghA. R. RahmanSadhana Sargam5:19
13."Kalyani Leaves"-Mychael DannaInstrumental2:21
14."Sham Rang Bhar Do"Raqeeb AlamA. R. RahmanRicha Sharma, Raqeeb Alam, Surjo Bhattacharya5:10
15."Turn The Boat Around"-Mychael DannaInstrumental1:33
16."Walk Into River"-Mychael DannaInstrumental2:55
17."Chuyia Is Gone"-Mychael DannaInstrumental2:35
18."Vaishnava Janatho"Narsinh MehtaA. R. Rahman (originally composed by Narsinh Mehta)Ajoy Chakraborty, Kaushiki Chakraborty, Chorus3:03
19."Train"-Mychael DannaInstrumental3:28
20."Across The River"-Mychael DannaInstrumental5:35
21."Bhangari Marori"Sukhwinder SinghA. R. RahmanSukhwinder Singh4:46

References

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  1. ^ Varèse Sarabande Records (2005). "Varèse Sarabande Product Details - Water". Varèse Sarabande. Archived from the original on 10 February 2006. Retrieved 22 March 2006.
  2. ^ "Water - music review by: Aakash Gandhi". Planetbollywood.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Andhra News, Telugu Cinema, Movies, Videos, Recipes, Gossips, Baby Names". Bharatwaves.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
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