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Regardless of its importance to the storytelling process, film music is too often an afterthought. There are a variety of theories that composers have as to why, and they’re mostly related to a lack of education. So I’ve decided to take an active stance in educating filmmakers about the role of music in film and the process of how a film score comes into being.

My hope is that by the end of this piece you’ll be more familiar with: A) the history of film music in general, and B) the key composers who have contributed to the development of film music as an art. So—where did this all start?

The Silent Era (1890s-1929) Silent film star Mary Pickford. Somewhere, a pianist is inspired.

During the silent era, films music is provided by each individual theater, either by phonograph or as performed live by flesh-and-blood musicians.

Dhanush, the versatile actor who has impressed the audience with his diverse roles in films like Maaran, Naane Vaaruvean and Thiruchitrambalam, is all set to star in his 50th film, which is a gangster drama produced by Sun Pictures. The film, tentatively titled D50, was announced by the production house on few weeks back.

The film has already generated a lot of buzz among the fans and the media, as it marks Dhanush’s second collaboration with Sun Pictures after the blockbuster hit Thiruchitrabalam. The film also features some of the popular actors from the Tamil and Malayalam film industries, such as Sj Suryah, Vishnu Vishal, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Nivetha Pethuraj.

The latest addition to the star-studded cast is Anikha Surendran, who is a well-known child actress in Malayalam and Tamil films. Anikha has been roped in to play a pivotal role in D50, according to a tweet by Sun...