We recently connected with A-Zal and have shared our conversation below.
A-Zal, appreciate you joining us today. What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
I have written soundtracks for many popular shows and films. Some meaningful projects include Loki (Marvel Studios), Ms. Marvel (Marvel Studios), Resort to Love (Netflix), NCIS:Los Angeles (CBS) and The Twilight Zone (CBS). Working with Marvel Studios literally changed my career and put me in the limelight. The recognition it gave me was immense, not only in Hollywood, but all around the world. For me, every single project is meaningful, but when you work with giants like Marvel, it’s a feather in the cap. The love and appreciation I got for my film work continued to my debut single ‘Movie Script’ which was released last month. My fans were waiting to hear my own story and my own album after they heard all my film soundtracks. And I was overwhelmed with the love and appreciation I received for this song.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
I made my debut as a film composer in 2013, I have written original scores and songs for a range of international films including Monsoon Shootout, Gift, Prague and That Sunday. The Bollywood film, Monsoon Shootout, for which I composed the original score, received critical acclamation at the 2013 Festival de Cannes in the Midnight Screenings section.
I moved to the USA in 2018 and have collaborated with major Hollywood film studios such as Marvel Studios, CBS Network and Netflix.
My soundtracks have been featured in many popular American television series and a Netflix film. I wrote two soundtracks for two episodes of Ms. Marvel (season 1), one soundtrack for one episode of Loki (season 1), one soundtrack for one episode of NCIS: Los Angeles (season 11), and two soundtracks for one episode of The Twilight Zone (season 2). I also wrote one soundtrack in the Netflix film Resort to Love. While all these have been meaningful projects, Ms. Marvel was a project that changed my career as it was one of the most successful MCU series and was extremely well received all around the world.
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
The most fulfilling part of being an artist lies in the affection and support received that you get from your fans. As an artist, our objective is to get the attention and love from your fans. It’s eventually the fans that make you a star. Although being a creative has many other rewards such as you get to live your dream, you get recognition by the industry professionals etc. you get awards etc., but the most rewarding feeling is when a fan reaches out to you on your social media saying that they love your music. We are lucky to live in a time where social media allows us to be directly connected to our fans and listeners. When I started making music, I always dreamt of having a huge fan base. It’s not just rewarding, it is also encouraging! It pushes me to do my best and keep giving my fans new music to listen to. My objective behind writing song was to always do it for my soul, but now I do it for my soul and also my fans!
We’d love to hear a story of resilience from your journey.
While living in India in 2013, I started visiting the United States with the hope to work with Hans Zimmer’s production company Remote Control. Hans Zimmer is one of my favorite film composers and I love his scores in movies like Interstellar, Gladiator, The Dark Night etc. While in Los Angeles I tried to get a meeting so I took a taxi to his studio and knocked on the door which eventually led to an interview to assist Hans Zimmer.
After a series of interviews which went great, I couldn’t wasn’t in any position to accept due to logistical reasons. But, it led me to explore other avenues and I finally moved to the USA in 2018. I was resilient that I want to work in Hollywood and also release my album. After five years of moving into the country, I released my debut single in August 2023 called Movie Script and it has made it to the radio Mediabase Activator charts in just its third week of the release. Being resilient pays off big time if it is done for a sustained period of time.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://a-zal.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/azalmusic/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/A.Zal.Music.Official/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/a-zal-01146313a/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/A_Zal_music/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg7Mk_yQO75AYJIpLeYChfA
- Other: Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/3GxZTnrO8CqpTaGicA9lrf