Luck by Chance (soundtrack)

Luck By Chance is the soundtrack album to the 2008 film, Luck By Chance directed by Zoya Akhtar, starring Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan and Konkona Sen Sharma. The music and score is composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, while the lyrics are penned by Javed Akhtar.

Luck By Chance
Soundtrack album by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy
Released	30 December 2008
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	34:31
Label	Big Music
Producer	Farhan Akhtar & Ritesh Sidhwani
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy chronology
Chandni Chowk to China (2008) Luck By Chance (2008) Short Kut (2009)

Development

The track Sapno Se Bhare Naina based on the raag Bhairavi, where Shankar sang it in a thumri style backed up by drums and bass. The song was composed in about twenty minutes.[1] Baawre is an upbeat Rajasthani folk song fusion where the trio have used traditional manganyar Rajasthani singers.[2] Pyaar Ki Dastaan is an intentionally typical Bollywood romantic song picturized on Farhan and Isha while they are shooting for the movie within Luck By Chance.[3] MIDIval Punditz did the remix of the tracks of the album, which were featured as background score in the movie.[4] Against expectations, Farhan Akhtar did not lend his voice to the soundtrack, as he did in Rock On!!.[5]

Promos

The first music video for the film was Baawre. It released on 12 January 2009 and depicted a circus setting in which Hrithik Roshan and Isha Sharvani perform alongside Russian circus acts. Following "Baawre" was the video for the song "Sapnon Se Bhare Naina", showing Farhan and Konkona facing their trials and tribulations in the film industry. "Yeh Zindagi Bhi" was the last video released.

Music release

The music of Luck By Chance was released on 30 December 2008. It had an early release through iTunes on 23 December 2008.[6] The promotion of the music was done keeping the digital platform in mind. The music of Luck By Chance was made available directly and through partner sponsors on mobile, Internet and physical markets.[7]

Track listing

Track	Song	Singer(s)	Duration	Notes
1	Yeh Zindagi Bhi	Loy Mendonsa, Shekhar Ravjiani	6:39	Opening Credits of the Film
2	Baawre	Shankar Mahadevan, Rajasthani ensemble	5:13	Picturised on Hrithik Roshan, Farhan Akhtar, Isha Sharvani and Konkona Sen Sharma
3	Pyaar Ki Dastaan	Amit Paul, Mahalakshmi Iyer	5:21	Picturised on Isha Sharvani & Farhan Akhtar
4	Yeh Aaj Kya Ho Gaya	Sunidhi Chauhan	3:25	Picturised on Konkona Sen Sharma
5	Sapnon Se Bhare Naina	Shankar Mahadevan	4:59	Picturised on Farhan Akhtar
6	O Rahi Re	Shankar Mahadevan	4:27	Ending Credits of the Film with Konkona Sen Sharma
7	Baawre (Remix)	Loy Mendonsa, Shankar Mahadevan	4:27	Promotional Song

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Bollywood Hungama	[8]
Rediff.com	[9]
MSN India	[10]
Hindustan Times	[11]
Planet Bollywood	[12]
GlamSham	[13]
ITunes	[14]

The music for the film received extremely positive reviews from critics. MSN India said, "The album has a robust mix of songs of different genres, a trademark of Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy that will enthrall audiences and at the same time give them sensible renditions to hum. On the whole, Luck By Chance stands for quality like most of the albums by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. A perfect soundtrack with medium-paced songs, great singing and hummable lyrics, the album is a sure shot hit. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, reinforces one's faith in good music. The composers also prove that Bollywood musicians aren't shy of experimenting.[15] Rediff said, "The bottom line is that Luck By Chance's music is aimed at the Dil Chahta Hai generation of Bollywood viewers — it's definitely urban and the music rocks!"[16] Hindustan Times wrote, "Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy come out of their comfort zone of lilting romantic melodies and wallop out unusual tracks here. Check out Shankar Mahadevan's masterful jugalbandi with a Rajasthani ensemble in "Baawre" or the dark, fast-paced "Sapnon se bhare naina", which are reason enough to buy the soundtrack".[17] NDTV reviewed the soundtrack and said, "On the whole, Luck By Chance stands for quality like most of the albums by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. A perfect soundtrack with medium-paced songs, great singing and hummable lyrics, the album is a sure shot hit".[18]

See also

• Luck By Chance
• Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy

References

1. "The Making of Sapnon se Bhare Naina - Song from Luck by Chance". YouTube. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
2. "Zoya talks about the music of 'Luck by Chance'". Indian Express. 2008-12-31. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
3. "The Making of Pyaar ki Dastaan - Song from Luck by Chance". YouTube. 2009-08-17. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
4. Archana Jahagirdar (25 January 2009). "Luck by Chance". Business Standard India. Business Standard. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
5. Indo-Asian News Service (January 20, 2009). "Farhan was the perfect choice for 'Luck By Chance': Zoya Akhtar (Interview)". Thaindian News. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
6. "Luck by Chance music". iTunes. Retrieved 23 December 2008.
7. Music of LUCK BY CHANCE ruling all world music portal charts Retrieved on 2009-01-22
8. Luck By Chance : Music Review by Joginder Tuteja
9. "Luck By Chance: The music rocks". Rediff.com. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
10. Entertainment. "'Luck By Chance': A perfect soundtrack! - Bollywood - Entertainment - News - Articles - MSN India". Entertainment.in.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-22. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
11. "Music Review: Luck By Chance". Hindustan Times. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
12. "Luck By Chance - music review by Atta Khan". Planet Bollywood. 2008-12-28. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
13. Satyajit. "Music Review : Lucky By Chance". GlamSham. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
14. "iTunes give Luck by Chance 5 stars!". Planet Radiocity. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
15. 'Luck By Chance': A perfect soundtrack! Archived 2009-01-22 at the Wayback MachineMSN
16. "Luck By Chance: The music rocks". Rediff.com. Rediff.com. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
17. Nikhil Taneja (7 January 2009). "Music Review: Luck By Chance". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 2009-01-22.
18. "Album: Luck By Chance". NDTV. Music.NDTV.com. 10 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-06.