Master (soundtrack)


Master is the soundtrack album composed by Anirudh Ravichander, for the 2020 Tamil film of the same name, directed by Lokesh Kanagaraj, and produced by Xavier Britto under his production house XB Film Creators, starring Vijay and Vijay Sethupathi in lead roles, whereas Malavika Mohanan, Andrea Jeremiah, Shanthnu Bhagyaraj, Arjun Das and Ramya Subramanian in prominent roles. This film marks Anirudh's second collaboration with Vijay after Kaththi, and the first collaboration with director Lokesh Kanagaraj.

Release

The soundtrack album features eight tracks, with lyrics written by Arunraja Kamaraj, Ka Ka Balachander, Arivu, Vignesh Shivan and Vishnu Edavan. Composers Yuvan Shankar Raja and Santhosh Narayanan, also sung one song for this film, while the latter collaborates with Anirudh for the second time after Remo, and the former's first collaboration with the composer.
Three of the songs in the soundtrack album were released as singles. The first single, "Kutti Story" written by Arunraja Kamaraj and sung by Vijay, was released on 14 February 2020. The film's second single, named "Vaathi Coming", sung by Anirudh and Ka Ka Balachander was released on 10 March 2020. The third single "Vaathi Raid", sung by Arivu was released on 14 March 2020. The film's audio launch event was held on 15 March 2020, at The Leela Palace Hotel in Chennai, with a live telecast on Sun TV. The film's cast and crew and other celebrities, attended the event, and was held with closed doors without fans and press due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
Though the official tracklist consists of 8 songs in total, composer Anirudh Ravichander revealed in the audio launch that, there are 12 tracks in the album with first two tracks to be released sooner and the other two will come as a surprise track.

Reception

The album received positive reviews upon its release. Behindwoods rated the album 3.25 out of 5, stating "Master is for masses - Anirudh's music is full of mass appeal as can be expected for a Vijay biggie!" OnlyKollywood rated the album 3.75 out of 5, with a statement "Master brings a set of variant, stylish numbers in one bag, resulting in a splendid album that is hard to stay away from. There’s a great balance of motivation and elevation, and it has been meticulously strung together by Anirudh, who makes winning choices for the renditions. In an album that is almost devoid of love songs, built on a mass image and features a long list of tracks, Anirudh has succeeded in keeping our attention knit together and ultimately delivering what was promised as well. Though one may take some time to warm up to some of the songs, they are truly here to stay." Indiaglitz gave 3.75/5 and quoted "The culmination of good composition, lyrics and singers make the album remarkably entertaining and highly listenable." Moviecrow rated the album 3.5 out of 5, stating that "Anirudh easily delivered his best among his recent outings for the mass films with the vibrant soundtrack led by Vaathi Raid."

Track listing

Album credits

Credits adapted from Sony Music South

Producer(s)

Songwriter(s)

Anirudh Ravichander, Vijay, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Santhosh Narayanan, Ka Ka Balachander, Arivu, C. B. Vinith

Musician credits

Music label - Sony Music Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.