Quotes from Arjun Janya

I have too busy a schedule to stick to an exercise plan, so I decided to diet.

Everybody has their limitations and hence, we need to look for a range of voices more than the quality of singing in our local talent.

'Birugali Yondige' is a pathos song, but it sounds romantic.

I really understood what success is with 'Kempegowda.'

In 'Barfi,' we have departed from regular commercial stuff and used the melody 'Bare Bare,' sung by Sonu Nigam as the introductory song for Diganth.

'Kudi Maga' is a pub-style song, but the lyrics are really nice and the beats are catchy.

Legends have composed music for Ambareesh anna's films during his illustrious career and it is a great honor to be able to do it for him in 'Ambi Ning Vysaitho,' as it is his film and doesn't just have him as a supporting actor.

I had a really pleasant time composing music for 'Raaga.'

In Sandalwood, each hero has a style and songs are composed accordingly.

Our job as composers becomes easy when directors have a good knowledge of music and know exactly what they want.

Composing music for 'Mungaru Male 2' is a big responsibility and challenge.

There is a regular format for songs in commercial films, such as a hero introduction song, but in 'Premier Padmini,' the songs and the background score aid the script.

There is no denying that working with international artistes gives the music a different feel.

I am really blessed to work with top stars of Kannada film industry.

Most film teams usually come with a tight deadline, which doesn't leave us much time to compose.

Most filmmakers give me the reference of my own songs; doing the same thing over and over again doesn't push you to do better.

In English films, they concentrate more on background scores and the music will be the main highlight of movie. When it comes to our local language, we have comedy, emotion, hero buildups, etc., and the music for each will be different from the other.

When Sharan called me for 'Rambo,' we were acquainted, but had not worked together. Right from day one, though, there was an easygoing camaraderie between us, which was only amplified by his implicit trust in me and my ability to deliver for his film.

Moreover, if a song is a hit, film makers come to us with requests to score similar tracks. In the process, commercial songs sometimes sound repetitive.

In most of his films, Upendra has a harsh and rough demeanor, and Sudeep also has a very massy commercial image. In 'Mukunda Murari,' though, their characters require them to be very different and near silent.

'Raaga' is one of those movies which is very special for any music director to compose music for.

'Jigarthanda' will be the first in the Kannada industry to do this type of an experiment. All these days we use to do our recordings in Mumbai, Hyderabad, or in Chennai. But this time we have recorded in three different countries: Spain, Italy and the U.S. We have used around 50 foreign spring orchestra including violins, etc.

When scoring music, the idea is to ensure that your song makes it to the playlist on your audiences' music player and stands out from the multitude of songs released every day.

The song that starts with 'Neene Rama, neene Shama, neene Allah, neene Yesu,' is very profound. It exhorts people to stop looking for god everywhere and to instead look within themselves.