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Hold the Sitar: The Making of the Love C...

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In this bonus episode of Love Commandos, Gregory Warner interviews musician John Ellis, who composed Rough Translation's original theme music in 2017, and songwriters Amira Gill and VASU, who jointly created the new theme song for Love Commandos. They discuss their musical processes, and how they incorporate stories into their music.

Follow the musicians:
John Ellis: https://www.johnaxsonellis.com
Amira Gill: https://www.instagram.com/amiragill
VASU: https://www.vasundharagupta.com

Love Commandos will be releasing more bonus episodes like this one over the next few weeks, where the team will continue to take listeners behind the scenes of the show and continue exploring the themes of love and marriage in modern India. To access those episodes, sign up for Embedded+ at plus.npr.org/embedded.

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