The Namesake
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Overview
Nitin Sawhney's original score for director Mira Nair's latest feature film is out now on Rounder Records. Film Journal International stated in its review of the film "The Namesake is...graced with the best music score heard in years." The soundtrack also features tracks from State of Bengal and Susheela Raman.
Based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri, the film The Namesake follows the evolution of the Ganguly family through their lives in India and America; and son Gogol's struggles with the burden of personal history. The soundtrack is a wonderful combination of Bengali folk music, modern hip hop and electronica, and Nitin Sawhney's compositions from the film.