Atif Afzal

Atif Afzal is a New York based film score composer from India.[2] He is known for his music compositions for the films Prague, Pune 52, Monsoon Shootout and Baji.[3][4]

Atif Afzal
Born (1985-05-17) May 17, 1985[1]
India
GenresFilm score
Occupation(s)Film composer, music director
Years active2013 - present

Biography

Afzal studied engineering from K.J. Somaiya College and then worked at KPMG before starting a career in music.[5]

Afzal began his career in 2013 by composing the film score and soundtracks of Prague,[6] Pune 52[7] and Baji.[8][9][10][11] He has also worked on international films including a German film, Gift,[12] a European film, Then a Hero Comes Along,[13][14] a New York short film, The Alternative[15] and Bachelor Girls.[15] In 2017, he scored the background music for Monsoon Shootout, which was produced by Anurag Kashyap and DAR Motion Pictures.[16][17][18][19][20] He also composed music for the Marathi film Charandas Chor.[21]

His film albums have released on major record labels including Universal Music Group, Times Music, Zee Music Company and Saregama. He has also sung the songs 'Shravan Shravan' in the film Baji and 'Chor Chor Saare' in the film Charandas Chor.[22]

In 2020, he composed soundtracks for American television series NCIS: Los Angeles and The Twilight Zone.[23]

Filmography

See also

References
  1. "Atif Afzal News - composer, music director". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. Tagat, Anurag (12 October 2020). "New York-Based Music Director Atif Afzal Talks Metal Roots, Making It in the Composing Space -". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. "Atif Afzal: Felt bad when my movie with Salman Khan got shelved". The Times of India. PTI. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  4. Service, Tribune News (January 28, 2015). "Third time lucky". The Tribune.
  5. Shetty, Anjali (November 26, 2017). "When I entered the industry, I knew nobody". Hindustan Times. p. 22.
  6. Rafat. "Prague Music Review". Yahoo! News. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  7. Times News Network. "Shalmali Kholgade is music director Atif Afzal's lucky mascot". The Times of India. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  8. "'Baji' Music Director Atif Afzal". Dailymotion.
  9. "I had the liberty to compose". Absolute India. January 15, 2015.
  10. Rajani, Kanika (February 6, 2015). "A Grand Score!". Screen. p. 35.
  11. "Shreyas Talpade goes gaga over 'Baji' music director Atif Afzal | Marathi Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. January 24, 2015.
  12. "Adgully Exclusive: "My inspiration is A.R. Rahman"- Composer and Singer Atif Afzal". www.adgully.com.
  13. "Composing music for global films is exciting: Atif Afzal". Business Standard India. IANS. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  14. Bhattacharjee, Rupanwita. "It was a bumpy ride: Atif Afzal". The Statesman. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  15. Singh, Arpita (November 24, 2017). "Monsoon Shootout composer used Skype to record music". India TV.
  16. Press Trust of India. "Atif Afzal: Felt bad when my movie with Salman Khan got shelved". The Times of India. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  17. Tikare, Sachin. "Atif Afzal's score in Monsoon Shootout gets applause". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  18. S Abid. "Atif Afzal ready to fire with MONSOON SHOOTOUT!". Glamsham.com.
  19. Staff (December 15, 2014). "Atif Afzal lends his vocals for first Marathi track". radioandmusic.com.
  20. "Abhijeet Sawant joins hands with Bollywood music director Atif Afzal for Baji". Urban Asian. February 5, 2015.
  21. "'Monsoon Shootout' composer used Skype to record music". The Statesman. IANS. November 24, 2017.
  22. Shetty, Anjali (November 26, 2017). "When I entered the industry, I knew nobody". Hindustan Times. p. 22.
  23. Rajpal, Rocktim (21 September 2020). "Remix culture killing originality, says music composer Atif Afzal". Deccan Herald.
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