Nabarun Bose
Nabarun Bose is an Indian keyboard player, composer and music producer from Kolkata, West Bengal. He made his debut as a music director in 2018 with the feature film Rainbow Jelly. Previously, he had directed music for the television film Loadshedding in 2015, and had scored the background music for many films and webseries including the short film Ahalya, Sharate Aaj, Kaali season 1 & season 2, Feluda, Bhalobashar Shohor, Mafia and many others. He has been acclaimed for his work as a music director in the films Tangra Blues and Mukhosh. As a music producer, his career spans over nine years. He is known for arranging and programming music for Anupam Roy in films like Piku, Chotushkone, Highway, Pink and many others.
He is also an intrinsic part of The Anupam Roy Band, where he plays keyboards. He is also the keyboard player for the experimental bleak-rock band Enolaton and he also works as a vocalist and songwriter for the rap-metal band The Prophesor. As a keyboard player and music producer he has worked with many other bands and artists including Fossils, Ganesh Talkies, Neel and the Ligtbulbs, Zoo and many others. He was awarded Song Producer of the Year at the Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2018 and the best music director award at WBFJA 2021.
Early life
Bose's mother is an Indian classical vocalist. Nabarun completed his schooling at Patha Bhavan. When he was 17, he became interested in becoming a musician. During college, he was playing for various bands and did studio sessions for music directors. He earned an undergraduate and a postgraduate degree in English literature from Presidency College, Kolkata. After graduating, he taught for a year at Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita College as a part-time professor before quitting the job to pursue music full time.Music
Bose's first professional band was a Hindi pop-rock band called ‘The Colors’ who released their first album ‘Naya Din’ from ‘Purple Music’ in 2010. In 2011, he met Anupam Roy and became one of the founding members of The Anupam Roy Band. In 2013, Bose began producing and arranging music.In 2015, he made his playback debut with Office Song from the movie Katmundu. In the same year he debuted as music director for the Bengali movie Loadshedding. He composed background scores for the movie Jomer Raja Dilo Bor and Dwitiyo Ripu and has been recognized for his background score of Ahalya, a short film directed by Sujoy Ghosh.
Nabarun also fronts a Bengali alternative-metal band called The Prophesor where he works as a vocalist and songwriter. As of September 2020, The Prophesor has released their first EP - "Year One" on various digital platforms. He is also the keyboard player for the alternative-rock project Enolaton.
Filmography
As a music director
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 2015 | Ahalya | Sujoy Ghosh | Background Music |
| 2015 | Jomer Raja Dilo Bor | Abir Sengupta | Background Music |
| 2015 | Loadshedding | Soukarya Ghosal | Music Director |
| 2017 | Dance of Joy | Aparajita Ghosh | Music Director |
| 2017 | The Paperman | Abhiroop Basu | Music Director |
| 2017 | Sheyal Debota Rohoshyo - Feluda | Parambrata Chatterjee | Background Music |
| 2017 | Ghurghutiya'r Ghotona - Feluda | Parambrata Chatterjee | Background Music |
| 2018 | Gariahat-er Ganglords | Atreyee Sen | Music Director |
| 2018 | Rainbow Jelly | Soukarya Ghosal | Music Director |
| 2018 | Kaali Season 1 | Korok Murmu | Music Director |
| 2019 | Sharate Aaj | Parambrata Chatterjee | Background Music |
| 2019 | Bhalobashar Shohor | Rohan Ghosh & Aritro Sen, Deepayan Chatterjee | Music Director |
| 2020 | Kaali Season 2 | Rohan Ghosh & Aritro Sen | Music Director |
| 2020 | [Mafia (Indian web series)|Mafia (Web Series)] | Birsa Dasgupta | Music Director |
| 2020 | TikiTaka | Parambrata Chatterjee | Music Director |
| 2020 | SOS Kolkata | Anshuman Pratyush | Background Music |
| 2020 | Rawkto Rawhoshyo | Soukarya Ghosal | Music Director |
| 2021 | Tangra Blues | Supriyo Sen | Music Director |
| 2021 | Mukhosh | Birsa Dasgupta | Music Director |
| 2021 | Hare Krishna | Hindol Chakraborty | Music Director |
| 2021 | Bony | Parambrata Chatterjee | Background Music |
| 2021 | F.I.R | Joydeep Mukherjee | Background Music |
| 2022 | Shaaticup | Mohammad Touqir Islam | Music |
| 2022 | Nagarbaul Katha | Aranyak Chatterjee | Music |
| 2022 | Shaaticup | Mohammad Touqir Islam | Music |
| 2023 | Rahasyamoy | Soumyaa-Supriyaa | Music Director |
| 2023 | Doctor Bakshi | Saptaswa Basu | Music Director |
| 2023 | Shohorer Ushnotomo Din E | Aritra Sen | Music Director |
| 2023 | Biye Bibhrat | Raja Chanda | Background Score |
| 2023 | Nikhoj - The Search Begins | Aranyak Chatterjee | Music Director |
| 2023 | Parnashavarir Shaap | Parambrata Chatterjee | Music Director |
| 2024 | Sinpaat | Md. Touqir Islam | Music Director |
| 2024 | Bhootpori | Soukarya Ghosal | Music Director |
As a vocalist
| Year | Song | Film | Music director | Lyricist | Co-singer |
| 2015 | "Office Song" | Katmundu | Anupam Roy | Anupam Roy and Nabarun Bose | |
| 2015 | "Jomer Raja Dilo Bor Title Track" | Jomer Raja Dilo Bor | Anupam Roy | Anupam Roy and Nabarun Bose | Silajit Majumdar |
| 2015 | "Loadshedding Title Track" | Loadshedding | Nabarun Bose | Soukarya Ghosal | Prashmita Paul |
| 2018 | "Rainbow Jelly Title Track" | Rainbow Jelly | Soukarya Ghosal/ Nabarun Bose | Soukarya Ghosal | |
| 2018 | "Kaali Title Track" | Kaali | Nabarun Bose | Pranjal Das and Nabarun Bose | Paloma Majumder |
| 2023 | "Krishno Aila Radhar Kunje" | Ghore Pherar Gaan | Prabuddha Banerjee | Rap Section by Nabarun Bose | Bonny Chakraborty |
Jingles
- Jibon Gorar Gaan for George Telegraph S.C. – Music Arranger
- Ei Samay Theme Song for Ei Samay Sangbadpatra – Music ArrangerNomoshkar Kolkata for Central - OrganHiland River for Hiland Group - Background ScorePS Group Pujo for PS Group - Background Score
- Solaris Shalimar Eden Real Estate - Music Director
- Ruchi Masala Promo TVC - Music Director
- Shyam Steel - Music Director
- Mio Amore- Fatafati Pujo Song- Music Director/composer
Singles
- Second Sex with The Anupam Roy Band – Keyboard, Melodica & Backing Vocals
- Cha E Rock "Promo Song" with The Prophesor for Cha E Rock – Vocal, Music, Lyrics & Melodica
- Voter Baddi with Anupam Roy for ABP Ananda – Music Arranger & Programmer
- Pulse Rate for Aprokashito – Vocal, Music & Lyrics
- Poyla Rock Official Anthem Song - Vocal, Rap, Music Arranger & Programmer
- Jodi Phirey Dekhtam for Aprokashito - Vocal, Music & Lyrics
- Boitoronir Teere - Vocal, Music & Lyrics
Awards and nominations
- Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2015 - Upcoming Male Vocalist of the Year: Office Song - Nominated
- Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2016 - Best Music Producer: Ghorir Kaantar Mawto - Nominated
- WBFJA Awards 2019 - Best Background Music: Rainbow Jelly - Nominated
- Mirchi Music Awards Bangla 2018 - Best Song Producer : Tui Ki Kore Dili - Winner
- Virgin Spring Cinefest 2021 - Best Music Score : Three Hours in Grayscale - Winner
- WBFJA Cinemar Samabartan 2021- Best Music Director for Tangra Blues-Winner.
- WBFJA Cinemar Samabartan 2021- Best Background Score- F.I. R- Nominated.
- Filmfare Awards East 2022- Nominated- Best Music Album- Tangra Blues
- Filmfare Awards East 2022- Nominated- Best Background Score- F.I. R
- Anandalok Awards 2022- Nominated- Best Music Director- Tangra Blues