Composer Pritam has wanted to release an album for a while, and says the project may come to fruition soon.
“I dream about a personal album every year, but I just don’t get the time for it. There are numerous films which I have to deliver, so I get less time, but definitely it’s on my mind to come up with my own album, and you can hear it soon,” said Pritam in a press meet before performing at the Royal Stag Barrel MTV Unplugged Season 5 on Saturday.
When asked how he’d classify the genre of the record, he said: “I have all kind of ideas, it depends on the idea with which we proceed. Only when we’ll make the album, will I be able to tell, it’s too early. This year I have five releases and my whole year will get spent in readying these songs.”
The five films he was referring to are: Dangal, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Jagga Jasoos, Azhar and Dishoom.
Pritam has been in the industry for 15 years, having started out with composer and singer Jeet Gannguli, with whom he worked on a few film before they parted ways. But he has chalked out songs for numerous films in various genres.
Regarding his favourite genre, he said: “I have done about 100-102 films, and I have done all kind of genres. I have done dark romantic films ... like I’ve extensively worked with Vishesh Films, with the Bhatts, action genre, Punjabi and romantic films. But doing romantic films, romcom or a bit dark romantic or intense, passionate romantic like Vishesh Films’ genre is what I like the most.
“Also at this stage of my life, I have kind of decided to try and stay away from action films and comedy films — the films where music is not that important.”
Pritam prefers composing music according to the script.
“When you’re a film music director, it becomes important that you do what the film exactly demands, the film’s boundaries define the kind of music it’ll have. “The music changes according to the movie. In the way the characters change, my music template also has to be changed otherwise it wouldn’t fit the film, neither will it help the film nor the film helps it.”
Pritam has been on a sabbatical; however, he still had three big releases last year: Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Phantom and Dilwale.
