Hi SJ fans, #SebastianDSouza (29/1/1906). Today we celebrate the BIRTH ANNIVERSARY of arguably the greatest music arranger of all time ,and a vital cog in the vision of SJ's musical journey, SEBASTIAN D'SOUZA. A man of few words, SEBASTIAN Sir was totally dedicated to his craft. He alongwith another fellow Goan, DATTARAM WADKAR, formed the backbone of SJ's orchestration set up. While Dattaram took care of the percussion section of SJ's musical troupe, Sebastian Sir took care of arranging and conducting the orchestra. He was introduced to SJ during the recording of Awara, by Castelino, who was their assistant at that time. According to common consensus,Sebastian Sir started assisting SJ from the movie Daag, and their association continued for more than 2 decades till the mid 70's. Sebastian was such an effortless arranger ,that his way of conducting the orchestra became a textbook for future arrangers. He was one of the pioneers of Parallel music ,which became a trademark of his skill. Writing musical notations is not an easy job by any stretch ,but the speed with which he used to do it helped the music directors to compose their music well within their time frame. The best part of Sebastian Sir's work,was that he never tried to disturb the original composition of the composer, but just created the orchestration,which would enhance the composition. This was the reason why SJ and also Raj Kapoor doted on his expertise. Thank you Sebastian Sir for your works. You will always be held in the highest esteem. Narration Courtesy #MithunKrishnan https://www.instagram.com/p/CZT5vAxPTqa/?utm_medium=tumblr