Length 1:09:44 Muhammad The Messenger of God(2015) 24(2016) Release date 23 December 2015 | Artist A. R. Rahman Producer A. R. Rahman | |
Released 23 December 2015 (2015-12-23) Recorded 2013—15Scoring Stage Babelsberg, GermanyStudio Piccolo, ParisClick Studio, CairoPanchathan Record Inn, ChennaiA. R. Studios, Mumbai Movie Muhammad: The Messenger of God Similar A R Rahman albums, Other albums | ||
Muhammad: The Messenger of God—Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album composed by A. R. Rahman (featuring the trio Le Trio Joubran) to the 2015 Iranian Islamic epic film of the same name. The film is directed by Majid Majidi and co-written with Kambuzia Partovi. The soundtrack was released by Sony DADC on December 23, 2015.
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The soundtrack was adjudged as one of the "Best Scores of Asia in 2015" by Movie Music UK magazine.
Background
A. R. Rahman's inclusion in the project was confirmed in May 2014. It took six months for A. R. Rahman to understand the kind of score that Majid Majidi wanted for "Muhammad: The Messenger of God". He worked on the score for a year and a half. Singer Sami Yusuf has recorded a track featured only in the film. In November 2014, Rahman recorded with the Le Trio Joubran for the score. Further sessions of recording with the trio were held in Paris by February 2015. Orchestral music was recorded in Berlin.Geoff Foster co-produced the motion picture score with Rahman. The score comprises experimental melodies and rhythms. A. R. Rahman recorded the music along with Dilshaad Shabbir Shaikh son of playback singer Shabbir Kumar, across five countries including India, Iran, Germany, France and Egypt with 200 musicians .
The score of Muhammad: The Messenger of God combines emotional music performed by a symphony orchestra, blended with instruments and vocal soloists. This brings touches of geographic and historical specificity to the project. The opening track “Prologue – The Infinite Light” is an array of vocals, whispers, and chant which gradually emerges into a brass-led crescendo. The tracks “Signs of the Last Prophet,” “The Birth,” “Through the Sands,” and “And He Was Named Muhammad (SAL),” is choral in arrangement. Tracks “Halima’s (RA) Healing,” “A Mother’s Advice to Her Son,” “The Last Hajj of Abdul Mutallib (AS),” and “The Sermon,” use the voices extrovertly to depict religious feelings. Several cues of the score have traditional orchestral arrangement, especially the usage of strings and woodwinds. The track “Ababeel” is used in an action sequence, centered around brass clusters, drumbeats, and deep choral accents. The track “The Camel’s Divine Intervention,” is upbeat with intricate pieces that layers orchestral music with sounds of oud.
Album credits
Credits adapted from the CD liner notes of soundtrack album.
Choirs and orchestra
A. R. Raihanah, Isshrath Quadhre, Arpita Gandhi, Arjun Chandy, Saranya Srinivasan, Ameena, Aisha Sayyed, Nitishree, Shashaa Tirupati, Aditi Paul
Special credits for the track "Ya Muhammad (SAL)"
Songs
1Prologue - The Infinite LightNikhita Gandhi - Farooqi Parissa2:36
2Makkah 740 AD2:07
3AbabeelDilshad Shaikh5:52