Babul Supriyo Calls Remixes A Tribute To Original Songs In AI Era

MUMBAI- Singer, actor and politician Babul Supriyo spoke about his latest track ‘Intaha Ho Gai Intezar Ki’, a remix, and said the idea emerged during a discussion with Vikram Mehra on how the music industry is undergoing major changes due to AI, bringing both opportunities and challenges.

Referring to the recent blockbuster ‘Dhurandhar’, he said the voices of several original singers had been used differently through AI in the film franchise.

Supriyo said remaking or remixing a song is a way of paying tribute to the original composition.

“I think that when you use AI in the music or remake or remix a song, in a way you are giving respect to the old song and honoring it. It’s a tribute to that particular song. There are millions and millions of songs. Why do you have remakes of only a few of them? Because they stand out. They stand out. They are special songs,” he said.

He also spoke about changes in playback singing, saying male singers now often perform in very high octaves, which can leave female singers with little choice but to sing lower.

“The male singers are singing in such a high octave that sometimes the female singers, who are extremely talented, are left with no choice but to sing in a low octave. In this, sometimes the actual voice quality ends up suffering. Today, there has come a major change in playback singing. For a lot of songs, there is no lip-syncing; it is all playing in the background,” he said. (IANS)