Leon James
Film composer and singer Leon James was born December 1, 1991 in Chennai, India. He was exposed to music at an early age as his father managed the popular singer and film composer A.R. Rahman, and Leon James began taking music lessons before the age of 5. He went to school with, and became fast friends with, award-winning music composer Anirudh Ravichander. Leon James got his break in the Tamil film world when the director of Kanchana 2 stumbled on a melody he had posted online. The director hired him to compose songs for the film, and that led to his breakthrough with his work for 2015’s Ko 2, a Tamil-language political thriller for which Leon James wrote the bulk of the film’s songs and recorded the vocals for a pair of them. His work has been described as possessing a new-age influence, and not content to just work in film, he became a founding member of Project Yuj, a funk-inspired combo. He continued to work steadily in film, scoring a Malaysian chart hit with “Nee Tholaindhaayo” from the soundtrack of 2016’s Kavalai Vendam five years after its release. In addition to all of this output, he released a number of songs unaffiliated with any movies, including multiple collaborations with Bollywood actress Andrea Jeremiah.
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Oh My Kadavule (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 7 Feb 2020
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Verrattaama Verratturiye (From "Veera")
Leon James, Sid Sriram, Neeti Mohan
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 17 Feb 2017
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
KO, 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 1 Oct 2015
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Veera (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 23 Mar 2017
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Oh My Kadavule (Original Background Score + Additional Songs)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 26 Feb 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Kanne Kanne (Madras Gig)
Indian Music - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 11 Jul 2018
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Un Kadhal Irundhal Podhum (From "Kavalai Vendam")
Leon James, Armaan Malik, Shashaa Tirupati
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 17 Aug 2016
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Gundellonaa (From "Ori Devuda") - Single
Anirudh Ravichander, Leon James, Kasarla Shyam
World - Released by Saregama on 12 Oct 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Kavalai Vendam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 17 Oct 2016
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Kadhaippoma (From "Oh My Kadavule")
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 3 Jan 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Avunanavaa (From "Ori Devuda") - Single
Sid Sriram, Leon James, Ramajogayya Sastry
World - Released by Saregama on 28 Sep 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Almost Padipoyindhe Pilla (From "Das Ka Dhamki") - Single
Leon James, Adithya RK, Poornachari
World - Released by Saregama on 7 Dec 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Silukkuvaarpatti Singam (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 13 Dec 2018
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
En Pulse Yethitu Poriye (From "Kavalai Vendam")
Leon James, Inno Genga, Andrea Jeremiah, ADK
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 2 Sep 2016
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Unnai Maatrinaal (From "KO, 2")
Leon James, Harish Sivaramakrishnan, Sargam Choir
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 25 Aug 2015
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Ennada Life Idhu (From "Oh My Kadavule")
Film Soundtracks - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 29 Jan 2020
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Ayyo Paapam Saaru (From "G.O.A.T")
Sean Roldan, Leon James, Suresh Banisetti
World - Released by Saregama on 4 Feb 2024
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Killadi Rani (1 Min Music)
Indian Music - Released by Sony Music Entertainment India Pvt. Ltd. on 15 Dec 2022
24-Bit 48.0 kHz - Stereo -
Gundellonaa (Lofi Mix)
Anirudh Ravichander, Leon James, Kasarla Shyam
World - Released by Saregama on 24 Aug 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Almost Dil Ka Pata Mila (From "Das Ka Dhamki") - Single
Nakash Aziz, Leon James, Amitabh Verma
World - Released by Saregama on 7 Dec 2022
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Avunanavaa (From "Ori Devuda") - Single (Reprise)
Cutty Ranks, Ramajogayya Sastry, Leon James
World - Released by Saregama on 17 May 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo