The Bollywood music industry comprises original soundtrack albums that feature plot-specific songs composed especially for a film. Among the most unusual features of this industry are playback singers that record the songs before filming and actors that lip-sync to these songs on screen to make it appear as if the characters themselves are singing. I would like to elaborate on the origin and purpose of music in Hindi cinema and the unique role that playback singers perform in this art form.
Shawn Mullins Returns with Soul’s Core Revival & Live Brattleboro Show at Stone Church
Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Shawn Mullins comes to Brattleboro’s Stone Church on Wednesday, October 8, for a special evening of acoustic storytelling and Americana songcraft. Best known for his 1998 breakout hit “Lullaby” and the AAA chart-topper “Beautiful Wreck,” Mullins has built a career weaving intimate folk ballads with widescreen Americana. He’s also co-written hits like Zac Brown Band’s “Toes” and appeared in supergroup The Thorns with Matthew Sweet and Pete Droge. In recent years, Mullins revisited his breakthrough album with the Soul’s Core Revival, offering new solo and full-band interpretations of the songs that defined his career. Opening the night is...
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