Alokananda Dasgupta

Alokananda Dasgupta
Born
NationalityIndian
OccupationMusic composer
FatherBuddhadeb Dasgupta

Alokananda Dasgupta is a contemporary music composer. She was pursuing her Masters in English Literature at Calcutta University when she decided to pursue her lifelong passion for music in Toronto, where she completed a Bachelors of Music with Honors in Theory and Composition at York University. She has previously assisted Amit Trivedi on films like Udaan (2010), Aisha (2010), No One Killed Jessica (2011) and Chillar Party (2011).[1][2]

She debuted as a music composer with the Marathi drama film Shala (2011). She also composed the score of B.A. Pass (2013), Fandry (2013), Anwar Ka Ajab Kissa (2013), Asha Jaoar Majhe (2014) and Trapped (2017).[3]

She most recently composed the background scores for the first seasons of Amazon Prime’s Jubilee, Breathe, Netflix’s Sacred Games and the first season of Netflix’s dystopian thriller, Leila.[4]

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  3. ^ Ghosh, Sankhayan (26 February 2017). "A new breed of film composers". Mint. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  4. ^ Ghosh, Devarsi (30 June 2019). "Playlist picks: 'Leila' and 'Sacred Games' composer Alokananda Dasgupta lists her influences". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.