Atif Afzal

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Atif Afzal
BornIndia
GenresPop music, Film score
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, Music composer
Years active2013 - present

Atif Afzal (also known by his stage name A-Zal)[1] is a New York based singer-songwriter and composer from India.[2][3] He is known for his music compositions for the films Prague, Pune 52, Monsoon Shootout and Baji;[4][5] and for American television series NCIS: Los Angeles and The Twilight Zone.[6]

Biography[edit]

Afzal studied engineering from K.J. Somaiya College and then worked at KPMG before starting a career in music.[7]

He began his career in 2013 by composing the film score and soundtracks of Prague,[8] Pune 52[9] and Baji.[10][11][12][13] He has also worked on international films including a German film, Gift,[14] a European film, Then a Hero Comes Along,[15][16] a New York short film, The Alternative[17] and Bachelor Girls.[17] In 2017, he scored the background music for Monsoon Shootout, which was produced by Anurag Kashyap and DAR Motion Pictures.[18][19][20][21] He also composed music for the Marathi film Charandas Chor.[22]

Afzal's 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.[7]

Afzal moved to New York in 2018 and studied music at the New York University.[23] In 2020, he composed soundtracks for American television series NCIS: Los Angeles and The Twilight Zone.[24][6]

Filmography[edit]

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References[edit]

  1. ↑ Doby, Jerry (April 21, 2021). "Introducing the Exciting New-York Based Singer-Songwriter A-Zal". The Hype Magazine.
  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. ↑ "New York based Indian Singer-Songwriter Atif Afzal has released new mellow single". Radio and Music.
  4. ↑ "Atif Afzal: Felt bad when my movie with Salman Khan got shelved". The Times of India. PTI. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  5. ↑ Service, Tribune News (January 28, 2015). "Third time lucky". The Tribune.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 French, Jordan (11 December 2020). "Atif Afzal, The Indian Composer Behind Modern 'Twilight Zone' Music Tracks Has His Sights Set on the US Market". Grit Daily News.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Shetty, Anjali (November 26, 2017). "When I entered the industry, I knew nobody". Hindustan Times. p. 22.
  8. ↑ Rafat. "Prague Music Review". Yahoo! News. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  9. ↑ Times News Network. "Shalmali Kholgade is music director Atif Afzal's lucky mascot". The Times of India. Retrieved January 28, 2015.
  10. ↑ "'Baji' Music Director Atif Afzal". Dailymotion.
  11. ↑ "I had the liberty to compose". Absolute India. January 15, 2015.
  12. ↑ Rajani, Kanika (February 6, 2015). "A Grand Score!". Screen. p. 35.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 "Shreyas Talpade goes gaga over 'Baji' music director Atif Afzal | Marathi Movie News - Times of India". The Times of India. January 24, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Adgully Exclusive: "My inspiration is A.R. Rahman"- Composer and Singer Atif Afzal". www.adgully.com.
  15. ↑ "Composing music for global films is exciting: Atif Afzal". Business Standard India. IANS. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  16. ↑ Bhattacharjee, Rupanwita. "It was a bumpy ride: Atif Afzal". The Statesman. Retrieved December 2, 2017.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Singh, Arpita (November 24, 2017). "Monsoon Shootout composer used Skype to record music". India TV.
  18. ↑ Press Trust of India. "Atif Afzal: Felt bad when my movie with Salman Khan got shelved". The Times of India. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
  19. ↑ S Abid. "Atif Afzal ready to fire with MONSOON SHOOTOUT!". Glamsham.com.
  20. ↑ Staff (December 15, 2014). "Atif Afzal lends his vocals for first Marathi track". radioandmusic.com.
  21. ↑ "Abhijeet Sawant joins hands with Bollywood music director Atif Afzal for Baji". Urban Asian. February 5, 2015.
  22. ↑ "'Monsoon Shootout' composer used Skype to record music". The Statesman. IANS. November 24, 2017.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 Staff (April 9, 2021). "Atif Afzal (aka A-Zal) talks about his upcoming pop music album". Los Angeles Life and Style.
  24. ↑ Rajpal, Rocktim (21 September 2020). "Remix culture killing originality, says music composer Atif Afzal". Deccan Herald.
  25. ↑ Tikare, Sachin. "Atif Afzal's score in Monsoon Shootout gets applause". The Free Press Journal. Retrieved March 29, 2018.

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