Kantara Chapter 1 Composer Ajaneesh: Rishab Recorded Shiva-Shakti Dialogues; Had To Be Divine Not Scary | EXCL

Rishab Shetty channelled Shiva and Shakti in a rousing and jaw-dropping climax of Kantara Chapter 1. In an epic final battle against the evil princess and her father, the actor-director created a spectacular

frame of divinity and the supernatural. B. Ajaneesh Loknath, the composer of Kantara Chapter 1, revealed exclusively to Zoom that the motive behind the score for the climax was to evoke devotion without losing grip over the supernatural elements.

Composing emotional music

In an exclusive interview with Zoom, Ajaneesh said it was a conscious decision to avoid veering into the eerie and focusing on keeping the background score closer to the classic divine nature of Carnatic music. He shared, “Kantara is known for its divine feel. I composed very emotional music so people could love seeing Rishab Shetty in the film.”ALSO READ: Gulshan Devaiah Recalls Shooting 'Scary' War Sequence For Kantara Chapter 1: No Green Screen, Real Fire | EXCL Ajaneesh added, “When it comes to the female deity portion, we can’t do anything. Music had to match the feel. It was a conscious decision to make people feel more divine than scared. Hearts should be filled with bhakti and I did that with Carnatic music.”

Rishab recorded Shiva-Shakti dialogues

He further revealed that Rishab recorded both male and female portions which were then processed to depict Shiva and Shakti’s union. “Female portion in Kantara Chapter 1 was recorded by Rishab and we processed it with technology for the union of Shiva and Shakti. We had to process it to determine the right sound,” he concluded.

About Kantara Chapter 1

Kantara Chapter 1 is running in theatres in Kannada, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali and Hindi. The film is directed by Rishab Shetty and also stars Gulshan Devaiah, Rukmini Vasanth and Jayaram. Kantara Chapter 1 has crossed the Rs 500 crore mark. It released on October 2.