Tribute to Maestro Illayaraja – Mysskin offers Background Score free!

As a tribute to Maestro Illayaraja, Ace Tamil director Mysskin offered the background score of his latest flick ‘Onaiyum Aatukuttiyum’ (The Wolf and the Lamb) for free. The much acclaimed film with Illayaraja’s score is a huge box-office hit in Tamil Nadu.

Ten BGM tracks that the maestro had composed for the chase thriller are available as mp3 downloads on the website of Mysskin’s production house Lone Wolf Productions: www.lonewolfproductions.in.

Mysskin, who is widely known to be an ardent fan of Ilaiyaraaja, said he was so touched by the background music that he felt the need to share it with everyone.

“I played the BGM score for a few of my friends, who are also Ilaiyaraaja fans,” he said in a telephonic interview with The Hindu. “They showed great interest in hearing the music again and again. They requested me for copies. That is when I realised that the music was so divine that it had to be shared for free.”

This is Mysskin’s second collaboration with Ilaiyaraaja after ‘Nandalala’ (2010). “I don’t want to make a single rupee by monetising Ilaiyaraaja sir’s music,” he added. “Whatever he composes for me in the future, I have decided to share it with the world for free.”

As a further tribute to the maestro, Mysskin requested acclaimed artist Trotsky Maruthu to do the cover art for the CDs. It includes a hand-drawn sketch of Ilayiaraaja.