Pi's Lullaby

"Pi's Lullaby"
Song by Mychael Danna and Bombay Jayashri from the album Life of Pi
Genre Lullaby
Length 3:42
Label Sony Masterworks
Writer(s) Bombay Jayashri
Language Tamil

Pi's Lullaby is the intro song of the 2012 film Life of Pi by director Ang Lee. It was composed by Mychael Danna and sung by Bombay Jayashri. The lyrics, in Tamil, were written by Bombay Jayashri.[1] The song earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song. The nomination marks the first ever Tamil song to be nominated in the category.

Working on the song, Ang Lee explained to Jayashri the mood and feeling the song should evoke. Jayashri notes in her blog that he told her: “A child sleeps not because he is sleepy, but because he feels safe.”[2]

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. The song has been nominated in the Original Song category for the 85th Academy Awards. Jayashri however maintains that she merely wrote what came to her heart and has denied the allegation against her.[3][4]

Incidentally, 'Omanathinkal Kidavo' Malayalam version is included in Jayashri's album 'Vatsalyam - Collection Of Traditional Indian Lullabies' released in 2001.[5] For more on the controversy, see "A Case of Two Lullabies" in Business Standard of 16 March 2013.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "BOMBAY JAYASHRI FOR LIFE OF PI". www.thamarai.com. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "BOMBAY JAYASHRI Song of LIFE OF PI". www.thehindu.com.
  3. ↑ "Controversy over Bombay Jayashri's Oscar-nominated song Pi's Lullaby". DNA. 13 January 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "Pi's lullaby: Bombay Jayashri denies allegations of plagiarism". The Hindu. January 13, 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Vatsalyam-Collection-Traditional-Indian-Lullabies/dp/B0000ACXT0
  6. ↑ http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/a-case-of-two-lullabies-113031500573_1.html
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