Pi's Lullaby
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| artist = Bombay Jayashri
| album = Life of Pi: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| released = November 19, 2012
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| recorded = 2012
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| genre = Lullaby
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=42}}
| label = Sony Masterworks
| writer = Mychael Danna
Bombay Jayashri
| producer = Mychael Danna
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"Pi's Lullaby" is the Tamil-language{{Cite web |title=Original Motion Picture Soundtrack of Life of Pi Available November 19, 2012 - Oct 25, 2012 |url=https://sony.mediaroom.com/2012-10-25-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack-of-Life-of-Pi-Available-November-19-2012,1 |access-date=2022-08-10 |website=Sony News Release Archive}} intro song of the 2012 film Life of Pi. It was composed by Mychael Danna, with lyrics by Bombay Jayashri, who also performed the song.{{cite web|title=BOMBAY JAYASHRI FOR LIFE OF PI|url=http://www.thamarai.com/news-details/450798450/oscar-nomination-for-bombay-jayashris-pis-lullaby.html|publisher=www.thamarai.com|accessdate=10 January 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130216211355/http://www.thamarai.com/news-details/450798450/oscar-nomination-for-bombay-jayashris-pis-lullaby.html|archivedate=16 February 2013}} The song earned a nomination at the 85th Academy Awards for Best Original Song. The nomination marks the first ever Tamil song to be nominated in the category.
According to Jayashri's blog, in order to convey the mood he wanted for the song, director Ang Lee told her "A child sleeps not because he is sleepy, but because he feels safe."{{cite news|title=BOMBAY JAYASHRI Song of LIFE OF PI|newspaper=The Hindu |date=10 January 2013 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/pis-lullaby-gives-bombay-jayashri-oscar-nomination/article4296910.ece|publisher=www.thehindu.com}}
Controversy
The Irayimman Thampi Memorial Trust alleged that the first eight lines of "Pi's Lullaby" were not an original composition but a mere translation into Tamil of Irayimman Thampi's famous lullaby in Malayalam, "Omanathinkal Kidavo".{{Citation |title=Omanathinkalkidavo | date=27 October 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHxc-kDX2PE |access-date=2024-01-16 |language=en}} Jayashri however maintains that she merely wrote what came to her heart and has denied the allegation against her.{{cite news |date=January 13, 2013 |title=Pi's lullaby: Bombay Jayashri denies allegations of plagiarism |newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/pis-lullaby-bombay-jayashri-denies-allegations-of-plagiarism/article4304475.ece |url-status=dead |accessdate=14 January 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130116150426/https://www.thehindu.com/arts/music/pis-lullaby-bombay-jayashri-denies-allegations-of-plagiarism/article4304475.ece |archive-date=16 January 2013}}{{cite news|title=Controversy over Bombay Jayashri's Oscar-nominated song Pi's Lullaby|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report_controversy-over-bombay-jayashri-s-oscar-nominated-song-pi-s-lullaby_1788528|accessdate=14 January 2013|newspaper=DNA|date=13 January 2013}}
Earlier, Jayashri had used Thampi's lullaby in her Album named 'Vatsalyam', released in 2003.{{Citation |title=Omana Tingal Kidavo |date=2003-07-01 |url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2c2Mce7ztWD6OCUWe5lMyh |access-date=2024-01-16 |language=en}}{{Citation |title=Bombay S. Jayashri - Vatsalyam: Collection of Traditional Indian Lullaby Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/vatsalyam-collection-of-traditional-indian-lullaby-mw0000315884 |access-date=2024-01-16 |language=en}}
References
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External links
- http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/a-case-of-two-lullabies-113031500573_1.html
Category:Songs written for films