Ustad Hotel: Difference between revisions

The five-song soundtrack was composed by [[Gopi Sunder]], with lyrics by [[Rafeeq Ahammed]].<ref name="Soundtrack1">{{cite web|author = Parvathy Nair |date=10 June 2012 |url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-10/news-and-interviews/32141487_1_music-lovers-siddharth-shruthi-hassan-bachelor-party |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131219085536/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-10/news-and-interviews/32141487_1_music-lovers-siddharth-shruthi-hassan-bachelor-party |url-status = dead |archive-date = 19 December 2013 |title = Usthad Hotel and Bachelor Party songs are a hit|publisher = Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. |work = [[The Times of India]] |access-date = 27 January 2013}}</ref> [[Satyam Audios]] bought the audio rights. The soundtrack album was released on 2 June 2012. The score features adaptations of tracks "Nemo Egg (Main Title)" from ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' and "Road to Chicago" from ''[[Road to Perdition (soundtrack)|Road to Perdition]]'', both original scores composed by [[Thomas Newman]] and nominated for [[Academy Award for Original Music Score]]. The highly acclaimed background score in the scene where the hero and heroine run away alighting a lorry, is a rip-off from the piece "La petite fille de la mer" by [[Vangelis]].

"Appangalembadum" sung by [[Anna Katharina Valayil]] is based on a traditional [[Mappilappattu]], which is sung during Muslim weddings. The song is portrayed in the film as being performed by a fictional band named "Kalumekkaya" (meaning Mussels) which is known for combining traditional folk songs with western music.<ref name="TH" /> The song became popular among children and young adults and was one of the biggest hits of the year.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/right-on-track/article3452005.ece|title=Right on track|last=Nita|first=Sathyendran|date=24 May 2012|work=The Hindu|access-date=5 March 2016}}</ref>