Centenary Celebrations Theme Song Production Contest
For the millions of us who have been touched by the pure love of our beloved Lord, Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba, the year 2025 is one we approach with exuberant anticipation. For, it is the year we observe the centenary celebrations of the Divine Advent. Devotees of Bhagawan will be filling every festive occasion with the celebratory vibes of this grand milestone, and we at the Sri Sathya Sai Media Centre are eagerly looking forward to playing our small role in spreading the divine delight.
It has become a welcome tradition to release a theme song on New Year’s Day, to commemorate the year of advent being observed that calendar year. For the centenary celebrations, we would love for those of you who are musically gifted to also join in, in making this offering to Swami. We invite interested participants to this special ‘Centenary Theme Song Contest’.
What are we looking for?
- A complete composition
- Including original lyrics
- With musical interludes
- A studio-recorded file
If you believe you can come up with a theme song suitable for the occasion, a tune that will reverberate through Bhagawan's Centenary Year and also worthy of expressing our love to Swami on this epochal moment in history, please do participate. Do go through the guidelines below:
Guidelines
Lyrics :
- The lyrics should be meaningful, containing any or a combination of the following: An aspect of Swami’s Universal message, Adoration of Swami, A collective prayer
- The lyrics must primarily be in Telugu, Hindi, English or Sanskrit
- Can emphasise or mention the occasion of the centenary
- The lines have to be simple to make it easily renderable by all age groups
- During submission, do submit the lyrics as well
Music :
- The music must be grand with a rich and diverse musical arrangement
- Compositions with a good hook or punch-line (lyrical and/or melodic) that lend itself to a shorter version will be preferred
- The composition should be suitable for instrumental versions as well (submission of an additional instrumental version of your song is not necessary for participation)
Technical Requirement :
- Submission should be a professionally recorded, mixed and mastered file.
- Please do not submit rough voice recordings or songs recorded on mobile phones
- Audio format: WAV or MP3
- Sample Rate: 48 KHz, 24 Bit, Stereo file
Duration :
- Not more than 5 min
- Participants may submit a shorter version of the composition too, though it is not mandatory
Statutory Requirements :
- Lyrics, Music and everything related to this offering should be original (Exception: if the lyrics contain a popular saying of Swami or a line from a Prasanthi Bhajan)
- Strictly no copyright infringement or plagiarism.
- Please do not submit songs composed by others.
- The song should not be from any previously released album
- The song or any versions of it should not have been uploaded on YouTube or any other music platforms, or be part of any offering that is available online
- If it is a collaborative effort, mention the names of all contributors and their role in the offering (lyricist, singer and so on).
- If a composition is selected, the composer or all collaborators of the composition should be willing to give complete rights of the composition to SSSMC for digital distribution (this will involve signing of a consent form by all members)
Previous Years' Theme Songs for Reference
90th Birthday Theme Song
95th Birthday Theme Song
97th Birthday Theme Song
98th Birthday Theme Song
99th Birthday Theme Song
Last date for submission of entries:
September 15, 2024
As you may be aware, the theme song will be used by SSSMC, all institutions and organisations of Bhagawan across the globe, to be played in the Mandir, uploaded on official online platforms and for live events. So, we may consider modifying the submission or select portions of it, re-recording and/or remastering it based on the requirements. All contributors will be acknowledged duly though. SSSMC reserves all rights to do the same. Participation in this contest will be considered as consent for the above.
We eagerly await your contributions!