The Destiny of Shaitan’s theme song is Sting’s Desert Rose featuring Cheb Mami. Haunting lyrics, sweeping vision, Sting’s drive across the desert in search of himself to the accompaniment of Cheb Mami’s unforgettable chanting will forever in many ways define my unending quest for myself and I think has influenced Tiina’s character too
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| Electronica meets heartbeats: the anthem of The Destiny of Shaitan |
Tiina’s songs:
Miles Davis—Stella by Starlight. Beautiful, moves me to tears every night. Brings visions of the sweet scent of jasmine of warm nights which touch my skin turning it to a rough-smooth concoction of sweat & dust. It’s moody at heart perhaps like how Tiina is, torn inside.
Chamak Challo—song from the Bollywood movie Ra.one featuring Akon. Pure joie-de-voivre, fun, cheeky & lively. Absolutely captures the spirit of what Tiina wants to be perceived as from the outside.
Hollaback Girl—by Gwen. Gwen Stefani is one of my absolute favourite artists and an inspiration for the free-spirited, follow-your-heart, cannot-resist-a-dare Tiina. This track represents many aspects of the novel too; cool, fast-paced, action oriented, yet grounded in strong beats, with many depths to explore. I think Tiina's personal look is reflected in Gwen Stefani's Eastern inspired (bindi wearing, Harajuku fashion sporting, inward looking) style. In the song titled "Magic's in the Makeup" for No Doubt's Return of Saturn, the lyrics go "If the magic's in the makeup/Then who am I?" You could say that is Tiina's quest too, to find who she is.
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| One hollaback girl coming up.... TIINA |
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| Desert Rose = Shaitan |
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| Slashing my soul |
The other songs on The Destiny of Shaitan playlist include:
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s Mastt Mastt. It’s a spiritual love song talking about the love for the one above us all—yet also a tribute to beauty. (Artemis’ song for Tiina)
O Saya by MIA & A R Rahman from Slumdog Millionaire. This is Rai’s song for his growing up years in Bombay.
Michael Jackson’s Bille Jean. Just awesome, it covers love, loss & everything in between and in such a stylised fashion.
A R Rahman’s Jai Ho, from Slumdog Millionaire. An anthem of victory of the underdog.
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| She was the one....too late Yudi... |
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| Oh! Sana... Rai's coming of age |
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| November Rain.... Not quite Tiina's dream |
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| Like a Virgin... One of the early inspirations for Lion Man |
Yudi’s song—Nirvana’s Come as you are from Nevermind. Confused, conflicted, yet lingeringly melodic.
James Blunt’s You’re beautiful, Guns ‘n Roses, November Rain, Meat Loaf’s I’ll do anything for love, but I won’t do that. Now you know I am a romantic at heart. (Rai’s song)
Pink Floyd’s We don’t need no Education. I loved it at sixteen I’ll still love it at sixty. An anthem song for my non-conformist soul. (to play when Tiina, Yudi & Rai are together at the Academy of half lives)
Numb—by U2 from Zooropa, this is the song I imagine playing on the return journey from Saturn to Arkana. (The song that would play in the very last scene....)
Karsh Kale’s heart-pounding, dream-time vision Liberation. Combines modern electronica with ancient Indian raagas (music notes) Karsh is a New York based musician who produces music at the confluence of Electronica / Fusion / Progressive. Like my life :)
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| Come as you are.... I dare you Tiina |
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