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{{Short description|Soundtrack album by Vishal Bhardwaj and film score by Sandeep Chowta}}

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{{Infobox album
| name = Satya: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 3 April 1998
| recorded = 1997–1998
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 27:59
| language = Hindi
| label = [[Venus Records & Tapes|Venus Worldwide Entertainment]]
| producer = [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]
| prev_title = [[Chachi 420]]
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = [[Daya (film)|Daya]]
| next_year = 1998
}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Satya: The Sound
| type = film
| artist = [[Sandeep Chowta]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 13 November 1998
| recorded = 1997–1998
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack|Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 27:59
| language = Hindi
| label = Venus Worldwide Entertainment
| producer = [[Sandeep Chowta]]
| prev_title = [[Chandralekha (1998 film)|Chandralekha]]
| prev_year = 1998
| next_title = [[Shanti Shanti Shanti]]
| next_year = 1998
}}
'''''Satya: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack''''' is the soundtrack accompanying the 1998 film [[Satya (1998 film)|''Satya'']] directed and produced by [[Ram Gopal Varma]] and stars [[J. D. Chakravarthy]], [[Urmila Matondkar]] and [[Manoj Bajpayee]], alongside [[Saurabh Shukla]], [[Aditya Shrivastava]] and [[Paresh Rawal]]. The soundtrack featured six songs composed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] and written by [[Gulzar]] and released on 3 April 1998 under the [[Venus Records & Tapes|Venus Worldwide Entertainment]] label. '''''Satya: The Sound''''', the second album featuring the original score composed by [[Sandeep Chowta]] was released on 13 November 1998 to acclaim and being considered as one of the finest film scores.

== Background ==
Vishal Bhardwaj composed the six-song soundtrack with lyrics written by Gulzar; it was their second collaboration after ''[[Maachis]]'' (1996).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=3 July 1998 |title=Satya |url=https://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Satya-1998/JMXb8fDq5WI_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035317/https://www.saavn.com/s/album/hindi/Satya-1998/JMXb8fDq5WI_ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=26 November 2017 |publisher=Saavn}}</ref> Bhardwaj recalled that Varma did not want the songs to make his film "impure" and found it challenging to blend the music with the narrative.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Vishal Bhardwaj recalls Satya days; says RGV used to prostrate before Anurag Kashyap: 'Anurag had no filters, would say anything' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vishal-bhardwaj-recalls-satya-days-says-rgv-used-to-prostrate-before-anurag-kashyap-no-filters-8996076/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025055135/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/vishal-bhardwaj-recalls-satya-days-says-rgv-used-to-prostrate-before-anurag-kashyap-no-filters-8996076/ |archive-date=2023-10-25 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> Since the film had excessive violence Varma told him that he "wanted to balm it with soothing melodies".<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2020-07-04 |title=Vishal Bhardwaj confesses he's often undervalued as a composer: I want to make music for films that aren't mine |url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vishal-bhardwaj-confesses-hes-often-undervalued-as-a-composer-i-want-to-make-music-for-films-that-arent-mine-6175171.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231002055214/https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/vishal-bhardwaj-confesses-hes-often-undervalued-as-a-composer-i-want-to-make-music-for-films-that-arent-mine-6175171.html |archive-date=2023-10-02 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref>

The first song he composed for the film was "Badalon Se". As Varma liked it, he wanted a similar kind of music, which led him to compose "Geela Ghela Pani" and "Goli Maar (Kallu Mama)". Later, he also wanted a dance number to which he composed "Sapne Mein", the track was initially composed for Maachis but later replaced with "Chappa Chappa".<ref name=":1" />

Bhardwaj had written temporary lyrics for "Goli Maar (Kallu Mama)" which goes like: "Gham ke neeche bamb laga ke rum udaa de" ({{Translation|Put a bomb under the grief and blow up the room}}). While Gulzar complimented the tune, he was unimpressed on the lyrics terming it as "rubbish". He rewrote the lyrics for the song which Varma rejected twice. As he did not want to disappoint Gulzar, Varma insisted on screenwriter [[Anurag Kashyap]] to convince Gulzar on using Bhardwaj's lyrics, who adamantly refused it. Varma refused on picturizing the song in Gulzar's lyrics and told Bhardwaj to convince Gulzar. Bhardwaj who did not want to betray Gulzar, insisted him to record the song with Gulzar's version after [[Manoj Bajpayee]] and other crew members persuaded him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-22 |title=Gulzar had a cutting response when Anurag Kashyap suggested alterations to his lyrics for Satya song; Vishal Bhardwaj refused to 'betray' his idol |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gulzar-cutting-response-to-anurag-kashyap-rgv-hated-lyrics-vishal-bhardwaj-refused-to-betrya-idol-8994736/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028001041/https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/gulzar-cutting-response-to-anurag-kashyap-rgv-hated-lyrics-vishal-bhardwaj-refused-to-betrya-idol-8994736/ |archive-date=2023-10-28 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Release ==
''Satya: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' was released by Venus Worldwide Entertainment on 3 April 1998.<ref name=":0" /> The film's 23-track background score was released as a separate album, ''Satya: The Sound'', in cassettes on 13 November 1998.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=ASC |date=13 November 1998 |title=Audioscan |url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98nov13/art-trib.htm#4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100407200434/http://www.tribuneindia.com/1998/98nov13/art-trib.htm#4 |archive-date=7 April 2010 |access-date=14 August 2010 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Satya: The Sound |url=https://gaana.com/album/satya-the-sound-instrumental |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032556/https://gaana.com/album/satya-the-sound-instrumental |archive-date=1 December 2017 |access-date=26 November 2017 |publisher=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}</ref> It was the first instance in Indian cinema, where the background score was released for commercial purposes and unlike most film scores which include dialogues, the album consisted of instrumental sounds used in the background.<ref name=":2" />

== Reception ==
Bhasker Gupta in his review for ''[[AllMusic]]'' wrote "Though not a milestone that remained in the public consciousness across many years to follow, it definitely features unconventional music that's both mainstream and imaginative."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gupta |first=Bhasker |date=1998 |title=Satya Review |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/satya-mw0001910515 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924024221/https://www.allmusic.com/album/satya-mw0001910515 |archive-date=2012-09-24 |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> An article in ''The Hindu'' on the art of film scoring mentioned ''Satya'': "Interestingly (and hopefully) Indian films are just making a start with original soundtracks: Sandeep Chowta's background score for Ram Gopal Varma's 'Satya{{'"}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sebastian |first=Pradeep |date=10 May 2002 |title=Music, for the special touch |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/10/stories/2002051000850500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331115426/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/fr/2002/05/10/stories/2002051000850500.htm |archive-date=31 March 2008 |access-date=17 June 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> According to ''[[Rediff.com]]'', ''Satya'' "set the standards for background score" and the film's throbbing score "took the audience inside the mind of its characters. Every time a bullet was shot or there were close-ups of actors, one could hear the haunting score, which had a hallucinatory effect on the audience."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Joshi |first=Tushar |date=3 February 2004 |title=A different beat in Hindi cinema |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/feb/03score.htm?zcc=rl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019072958/http://www.rediff.com/movies/2004/feb/03score.htm?zcc=rl |archive-date=19 October 2012 |access-date=30 July 2008 |website=Rediff.com}}</ref>

== Post-release ==
Bhardwaj named his studio as Satya Studio after the film's release.<ref name="bb">{{Cite episode |title=Bollywood Blockbusters: The Story Behind Satya |series=Bollywood Blockbusters |date=13 December 2009 |publisher=[[CNN-News18]]}}</ref> Chowta won the award for [[Filmfare Award for Best Background Score|Best Background Score]] at the [[44th Filmfare Awards]].<ref name="bb" />

== Track listing ==
{{track listing
| headline = Satya: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Badalon Se
| length1 = 6:06
| extra1 = [[Bhupinder Singh (musician)|Bhupinder Singh]]
| title2 = Tu Mere Paas Bhi Hai
| length2 = 5:42
| extra2 = [[Lata Mangeshkar]], [[Hariharan (singer)|Hariharan]]
| title3 = The Mood of Satya
| note3 =
| length3 = 2:20
| extra3 = [[Instrumental]]
| title4 = Goli Maar
| length4 = 4:43
| extra4 = [[Mano (singer)|Mano]]
| title5 = Geela Geela Pani
| length5 = 6:05
| extra5 = Lata Mangeshkar
| title6 = Sapne Mein
| length6 = 5:23
| extra6 = [[Asha Bhosle]], [[Suresh Wadkar]]
| total_length = 27:59
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Satya: The Sound
| title1 = Birth of a Tragedy (Satya arrives)
| length1 = 2:10
| title2 = Deep Shave (Satya slashes Pakya)
| length2 = 1:02
| title3 = Hit And Run (Producer's killing)
| length3 = 2:01
| title4 = Deathly Friendships (Bhiku meets Satya)
| length4 = 2:39
| title5 = Home Coming (Pals at ease)
| length5 = 3:08
| title6 = Passing The Exam (Jagga's killing)
| length6 = 2:01
| title7 = Hide And Seek (Construction shootout)
| length7 = 2:24
| title8 = Warmth in Cold Blood (Vidya through the window)
| length8 = 2:15
| title9 = Educating Ronusagar (Music director gets a call)
| length9 = 3:14
| title10 = Damn The Cell Phone (Attempt on Gurunarain)
| length10 = 1:09
| title11 = Need To Be Alive (Meeting Bhau)
| length11 = 1:35
| title12 = Why Listen To Bhau? (Killing Gurunarain)
| length12 = 5:59
| title13 = Vidya's Gift (Gang goes shopping)
| length13 = 3:04
| title14 = Man in the Family (Father's death)
| length14 = 3:22
| title15 = Ask Him To Come Here (Bhau's patch-up)
| length15 = 1:26
| title16 = Please Clean The City (Encounter killings)
| length16 = 2:01
| title17 = He Has To Go (Commissioner's killing)
| length17 = 3:24
| title18 = Triumph And Tragedy (Theatre sequence)
| length18 = 3:18
| title19 = I Can't Take It Anymore (Bhiku shows the way)
| length19 = 4:28
| title20 = Bhau's Choice (Bhiku's death)
| length20 = 1:54
| title21 = Who Is Satya? (Vidya knows)
| length21 = 2:00
| title22 = Even God Couldn't Help (Bhau's killing)
| length22 = 3:18
| title23 = Death of a Truth (The end)
| length23 = 8:31
| total_length = 1:06:23
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{Vishal Bhardwaj}}

[[Category:1998 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Hindi film soundtracks]]
[[Category:Film scores]]

Satya (soundtrack) - Revision history

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