{{Infobox musical artist | name = Ramachandra Borcar | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | native_name = | native_name_lang = | alias = Ram, DJ Ram, Ramasutra | birth_date = <!-- {{birth date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} --> | birth_place = [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] | origin = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = | occupation = Composer, screen composer, musician | instrument = drums, percussion | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = | associated_acts = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> }} '''Ramachandra Borcar''' is a [[Montreal]]-born musician and composer of mixed Indian and Danish background. He is also known under the monikers '''Ramasutra''' and '''DJ Ram'''.
His extensive musical career includes work as a [[film composer]], [[arranger]], [[orchestrator]], [[performer]], studio producer and [[ethnomusicologist]]. After studying classical composition, orchestration and electro-acoustic music at [[McGill University]], he went on to create scores for film, television, documentaries, commercials and the theatre.
==Film composer== Borcar has composed for over 100 television episodes, 30+ film, documentary and animated short scores and a AAA video game soundtrack (Far Cry 4). Among the few contemporary [[polystylistic]] composers, Borcar's portfolio of work includes an astonishing range of musical styles and expressions.
Film, TV & documentary projects include, among others, ''[[Soft Shell Man]]'' (''Un crabe dans la tete'') (2001), for which he won a [[Jutra Award]] in 2002, [[Happy Camper (film)|''Happy Camper'']] (''Camping sauvage'') (2004), [[Louise Archambault]]'s debut feature film [[Familia (2005 film)|''Familia'']] (2005), ''[[Bombay Calling]]'' (2005),<ref>[http://www.onf-nfb.gc.ca/eng/collection/film/?id=52353 NFB page and credits on ''Bombay Calling'']</ref> ''Karsh Is History'' (2009) - for which he was nominated for a [[Gemini Award]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.geminiawards.ca/gemini25/nomspop.cfm?mo=2&id=14070|title=about Gemini nomination}}</ref> and [[Patrick Demers]]' critically acclaimed debut [[Suspicions (film)|''Suspicions'']] (''Jaloux'', 2011),<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.productionskinesis.com/jaloux.html|title=About Jaloux|access-date=2011-04-02|archive-date=2014-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108081033/http://www.productionskinesis.com/jaloux.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> for which he earned a [[Genie Award]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/awards/the-complete-list-of-2012-genie-nominations/article2305156/|title=About 2012 Genie nomination for ''Jaloux''|website=[[The Globe and Mail]] }}</ref> He also composed the opening theme music for [[Nicolas Roeg]]'s [[Puffball (film)|''Puffball'']] (2008). His television work includes the ten-part series ''Web Dreams'', themes for [[Tout le monde en parle (Quebec)|''Tout le monde en parle'']], ''Casting'', ''Women Warriors'', ''Comme Par Magie'' - for which he was nominated for a Prix Gémaux award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ici.radio-canada.ca/tele/gala-des-prix-gemeaux-2023/site|title=Gala des prix Gémeaux 2023 | ICI Télé | Radio-Canada.ca|first=Médias numériques de|last=Radio-Canada|date=August 30, 2023|website=Radio-Canada}}</ref> - and commercials for [[Mercedes-Benz]], [[Toyota]] and [[Cadbury plc|Cadbury]].
In 2011, Borcar composed film scores for ''[[Goon (film)|Goon]]'', directed by [[Michael Dowse]] and starring [[Liev Schreiber]], [[Marc-André Grondin]], [[Jay Baruchel]], [[Seann William Scott]] and [[Alison Pill]];<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1456635/fullcredits|title=Goon (2011) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> the Belgian-Quebec co-production ''Un nuage dans un verre d'eau'' directed by Srinath Samarasinghe and starring [[Anamaria Marinca]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754806/fullcredits|title=Un nuage dans un verre d'eau (2012) - IMDb|via=www.imdb.com}}</ref> and "The American Tiger" - a [[David Suzuki]] ''[[The Nature of Things]]'' documentary. He also scored the music for the [[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]'s animated short ''Paula, ''by Dominic-Étienne Simard, which won "Best Animated Short" at the [[Canadian Screen Awards 2013|Canadian Screen Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://theartsscene.ca/canadian-screen-awards-2013-broadcast-gala-photos/|title = Canadian Screen Awards 2013: Broadcast Gala Photos|date = 6 March 2013}}</ref> and earned Borcar the "Award for Music in Film" at the [[ANIMATOR (festival)|Animatòr]] Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animator-festival.com/index.php?mode=aktualnosci_extended&action=main&menu=27&id=176&lang=EN |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055702/http://www.animator-festival.com/index.php?mode=aktualnosci_extended&action=main&menu=27&id=176&lang=EN |archive-date=2013-09-21 |title=Festival Animator 2013 - News}}</ref>
In 2012, Borcar composed the original music for the trailer of [[Martin Villeneuve]]'s [[science fiction]] film ''[[Mars et Avril]];'' wrote the music for the [[National Film Board of Canada|NFB]]'s ambitious interactive site ''Here At Home''; completed the full score for orchestra for Manon Briand's feature-film ''Liverpool''. He also composed the original score for [[Yan Lanouette Turgeon]]'s debut feature film ''[[Rock Paper Scissors (2013 film)|Rock Paper Scissors]] (Roche papier ciseaux)'', which earned him the [[Jutra Award]] for "Best Original Score"<ref>{{Cite web |title=not found |url=http://www.socan.ca/news/ramachandra-borcar-wins-2014-jutra-award-best-original-music |access-date=August 12, 2024 |website=www.socan.ca}}</ref> as well as a [[Canadian Screen Award]] nomination.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CSA Feature FILM Nominations Full |url=http://www.academy.ca/getmedia/7009a495-8966-4ead-ad65-c46702758d94/Academy_News_2014CSA_Feature_FILM_Nominations_Full.aspx |website=www.academy.ca}}{{dead link|date=May 2024}}</ref>
In 2013, Borcar wrote the original music for [[Nickelodeon]]'s TV feature ''[[Nicky Deuce]]'' - starring [[James Gandolfini]], [[Tony Sirico]], [[Michael Imperioli]], [[Vincent Curatola]], [[Rita Moreno]] and [[Steve Schirripa]] (writer and director). He completed the full score for orchestra of Stefan Miljevic's ''Amsterdam''; the full score for Jean-Sebastien Lord's ''L'Ange Gardien'', starring [[Guy Nadon]], [[Marilyn Castonguay]] and Patrick Hivon, and the original music for [[Bruce La Bruce]]'s ''[[Gerontophilia (film)|Gerontophilia]]'' starring [[Walter Borden]], [[Pier-Gabriel Lajoie]] and [[Katie Boland]].
In 2014, Borcar completed the score for ''Je suis à toi'', the second film by Belgian director David Lambert. The film premiered at [[Karlovy Vary]] where it won the best actor award for Nahuel Perez Biscayart's lead role.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/all-yours-je-suis-a-720294|title='All Yours' ('Je suis a toi'): Karlovy Vary Review|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=22 July 2014}}</ref> The film also co-starred Canadian actress [[Monia Chokri]].
In 2014, he completed the score for the feature documentary ''The Price We Pay'', from director Harold Crooks (''[[The Corporation (2003 film)|The Corporation]]'', ''[[Surviving Progress]]''). The film premiered at the 2014 [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. Borcar was also a musical contributor to [[Ubisoft]]'s ''[[Far Cry 4]]'', composing the original music for several parts of the open-world video-game. FC4's main composer was [[Cliff Martinez]] (''[[Drive (2011 film)|Drive]]'', ''[[Only God Forgives]]''). Borcar's original game soundtrack ''[[Far Cry 4]] Lakshmana Edition'' was released by [[Ubisoft]] in May 2015.
In 2016, Borcar completed the score for ''David Lynch: Shadows of Paradise'' a documentary film by [[Sebastian Lange]] exploring [[David Lynch]]'s role as the spokesperson for the Transcendental Meditation movement, founded by the [[Maharishi]]. Borcar also scored the hugely successful television series ''L'Imposteur'' (The Imposter) starring [[Marc-André Grondin]] and directed by Yan Lanouette Turgeon, which has been renewed for a second season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://showbizz.net/2016/10/12/marc-andre-grondin-confirme-une-saison-2-de-limposteur/|title = Marc-André Grondin confirme une saison 2 de l'Imposteur| date=12 October 2016 }}</ref> Borcar's original music for the series earned him two awards at the 2017 Gémeaux Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://academie.ca/prixgemeaux/282/finalistes-et-laureats|title=Finalistes et lauréats | 32es prix Gémeaux|date=14 September 2017 }}</ref>
==Recording artist and performer== Under the name Ramasutra, he released his self-produced debut album ''The East Infection''<ref>[http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1999/111899/cover.html Montreal mIrror about "The East Infection"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104033731/http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1999/111899/cover.html |date=2007-01-04 }}</ref> in 1999 for which he won a [[Félix Award]] in 2000 (amongst three nominations including "Best Arranger"), two Mimi Awards for "Album of the Year" and "Best Live Show", and a [[Juno Award]] nomination for "Best Alternative Album". He followed it up with ''El Pipo Del Taxi''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.semprinirecords.com/artists/1-ramasutra|title=official release about "El Pipo Del Taxi"}}</ref> in 2003 that won him a Mimi award for "Best Producer".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1115031/bio/|title=Ramachandra Borcar - Biography|website=IMDb}}</ref>
Under his full name and on his own label, Semprini Records, he released the score for the award-winning<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://icarusfilms.com/new2005/regu.html|title=about "Regular or Super"}}</ref> documentary by Joseph Hillel and [[Patrick Demers]] entitled ''Regular or Super'' (2004),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.montrealmirror.com/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518115302/http://www.montrealmirror.com/2005/070705/music5.html|url-status=dead|title=MM Magazine|date=May 24, 2024|archivedate=May 18, 2006|website=MM Magazine}}</ref> as "Steel and Glass".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.semprinirecords.com/artists/2-ramachandra-borcar|title=Information about "Steel And Glass"}}</ref> Borcar performed the album live at the 2005 [[Montreal International Jazz Festival]], with over 20 of the city's renowned jazz musicians,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/program/concert.aspx?id=5928|title=Montreal International Jazz Festival - Official Site - Event Page}}</ref> all of whom performed on the original soundtrack recording.
==Producer== Borcar's production work includes not only his personal albums and soundtracks but other artists as well. In 2005 he produced debut albums for the Brazilian funk band Gaia, the indo-jazz outfit Catherine Potter's Duniya Project,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thelivemusicreport.com/received/2006/paulYoungman/duniyaProject.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105215009/http://www.thelivemusicreport.com/received/2006/paulYoungman/duniyaProject.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 5, 2006|title="Duniyan Project" information}}</ref> Bulgarian gypsy band Kaba Horo<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=a7eee59f-1921-4fe5-a522-28459bb0df16|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060814232726/http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/arts/story.html?id=a7eee59f-1921-4fe5-a522-28459bb0df16|url-status=dead|title="Kaba Horo" information|archivedate=August 14, 2006}}</ref> and the Montreal tex-mex electro duo Call Me Poupee and [[Voivod (band)|Voivod]].
In 2006, Borcar co-founded the Signed by Force record label, which was active until 2010, during which time they released albums by a number of artists including: Bionic, Nutsak, Trigger Effect, [[Starvin Hungry]] and Devil Eyes.
==Awards and nominations== * 2022 IDA Award "Best Original Score" (The Melt Goes On Forever: The Art and Times of David Hammons) * 2020 Islantilla Cinefórum Film Festival nomination "Best Original Score" (The Far Shore) * 2017 Gémeaux Award for "Best Original Music in a Series (fiction)" (L'Imposteur) * 2017 Gémeaux Award for "Best Original Theme - All Categories" (L'Imposteur) * 2014 Jutra Award for "Best Original Score" (Roche Papier Ciseaux) * 2014 Canadian Screen Awards nomination for "Best Original Score" (Roche Papier Ciseaux) * 2013 Animatòr Festival "Award for Music in Film" (Paula) * 2012 Genie Award nomination for "Best Original Score" (Jaloux) * 2010 Gemini Award nomination for "Best Original Score" (Karsh Is History) * 2010 Prix Gémeaux nomination for "Best Original Theme" (Comme Par Magie) * 2007 Juno Award for Kaba Horo "Best World Music Album" (Album Production) * 2003 Mimi Award for "Best Producer" (El Pipo Del Taxi) * 2002 Jutra Award for "Best Original Film Score" (J'ai Un Crabe Dans La Tete) * 2001 Mimi Award for "Best Live Show" * 2000 Juno Award nomination for "Best Alternative Album" (The East Infection) * 2000 Felix Award (amongst three nominations) for "Best Urban Album" (The East Infection) * 2000 Mimi Award for "Best Album" (The East Infection)
== Discography == ===Performer, composer & arranger === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Year !! Label |- | Ramasutra || ''The East Infection'' || 1999 || Tox |- | Ramasutra || ''El Pipo Del Taxi EP'' || 2003 || Semprini Records |- | Ramachandra Borcar || ''Camping Sauvage'' ''(Original Soundtrack)'' || 2004 || Canusa |- | Ramachandra Borcar || ''Steel And Glass (Original Soundtrack)'' || 2005 || Semprini Records |- | Ramachandra Borcar || ''Jaloux (Original Soundtrack)'' || 2011 || Semprini Records |- | Ramachandra Borcar || ''Roche papier ciseaux (Original Soundtrack)'' || 2013 || Semprini Records |- | Ramachandra Borcar || ''L'Ange gardien (Original Soundtrack)'' || 2014 || Semprini Records |- | Ramachandra Borcar || ''Far Cry 4 Lakshmana Edition (Original Game Soundtrack)'' || 2015 || Ubisoft Music |}
===Producer === {| class="wikitable" |- ! Artist !! Title !! Contribution !! Year !! Label |- | Catherine Potter || ''Duniya Project'' || Producer || 2005 || SHADAJ |- | Gaïa || ''Gaïa'' || Producer || 2005 || JAJOU PRODUCTIONS |- | Lubo Alexandrov || ''Kaba Horo'' || Producer || 2005 || ENJA |- | Call Me Poupée || ''Western Shanghai'' || Producer || 2006 || Semprini Records |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{IMDb name|1115031|Ramachandra Borcar}}
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