Working in ‘Malik’ was like telling a story through music, says Sushin Shyam

Composer Sushin Shyam looks at his work in Mahesh Narayanan’s Fahadh-Faasil starrer ‘Malik’

Mahesh Narayanan’s Malik is the talk of the town. While opinion is divided over its theme, viewers seemed to have loved the soundscape. Composer Sushin Shyam is delighted that his effort has paid off. “I felt like telling a story through my music. I worked on the score in the order of the scenes, which doesn’t usually happen, and so the music flowed. Also, I had nearly a year, because of the lockdown and didn’t have any other project then,” says Sushin over phone from Kochi. Malik narrates the tumultuous life of Ahammad Ali Sulaiman (Fahadh Faasil). “With a range of emotions at play — love, hate, revenge, betrayal — there was little scope for pleasant notes. This is my first project with Mahesh. When I met him after Fahadh told me the story, I immediately forged a connection with him. I was taken by the way he narrated; his only suggestion was not to use too much of electronic music. He wanted the score to be in sync with people and place,” Sushin says.