Kanika Majumdar in Teen Kanya (1961) | Satyajit Ray Productions
Satyajit Ray’s birth centenary will be celebrated on multiple fronts. Some will remember his movies, others his delightful stories for youngsters and adults, and yet other his film scores. Ray began composing his own music with
Teen Kanya
Shakespeare Wallah (1965) and
Baksha Badal (1970). Contemporary composer Alokananda Dasgupta tells
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Satyajit Ray didn’t only focus on just the background score. He also created theme tracks.
My introduction to films and background score happened via Satyajit Ray. I didn’t understand what I watched or heard, but I picked up the music and the dialogue which I would discuss with friends and cousins.