If you are someone who keeps a keen eye on the lovely and mesmerising opening credit titles of Hulu's hit show, Only Murders in the Building, there is very little chance of the Indian in you missing the name of 'Siddhartha Khosla'. Siddhartha Khosla is credited as the music composer of the Emmy-nominated series, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez in the lead. Siddhartha Khosla is also responsible for the catchy main title theme music of Only Murders in the Building, though there has been some controversy surrounding it. So who is this desi dude? And why does the once-popular beverage brand 'Goldspot' keep popping up on searches associated with the composer? ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4 Review: Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez Return To Solve Possibly Their Craziest Murder-Mystery at Arconia.

The Indian-native, USA-raised Siddhartha Khosla is from Los Angeles, born and brought up there and presently living in the city with his wife and kids. According to his LinkedIn page, he has a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. Khosla is the founder and the main singer of a band called Goldspot which was founded in 2001. They specialise mostly in indie rock and have released three albums to date - Tally of the Yes Men (2007), And the Elephant is Dancing (2010) and Aerogramme (2013).

Watch Goldspot's Music Video of Their Hit Song 'Friday':

Snatches of their song "Rewind" were also used in an episode of How I Met Your Mother ("Double Date").

Beyond the band, Siddhartha Khosla has charted an illustrious solo career for himself composing music for movies and shows.

Siddhartha Khosla's Silver Screen Journey

As per IMDb, Khosla was first credited as the composer for the indie film, The President Is Coming, which marked the directorial debut of actor Kunaal Roy Kapur, and starred Konkona Sen Sharma, Shernaaz Patel and Namit Das. He also composed scores for popular movies like Basmati Blues, The Idea of You and The Family Affair. Closer to Bollywood, Siddhartha Khosla is also credited as the composer for Manoj Bajpayee's acclaimed family drama, Gulmohar. Gulmohar Movie Review: Manoj Bajpayee, Simran's Compelling Performances Propel This Uneven Family Drama Forward.

Watch the 'Dilkash' Song From 'Gulmohar':

Khosla had better success creating music for shows, mostly American, with hit series like The Kids are Alright, The Runaways, Sunnyside, among others. However, his biggest acclaim came from composing the score for This is Us and Only Murders in The Building. He has received six Emmy nominations for his work in these series, though they didn't convert into a win. But he did win an ASCAP Screen Music Award for This is Us.

'This is Us' Closing Theme Song

In November 2013, Khosla was invited as the musical guest for First Lady Michelle Obama's Diwali celebration at the White House.

Siddhartha Khosla With Wife Amy Khosla

 

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In 2021, Siddhartha Khosla was accused of lifting the music of a show Serial by its composer Nicholas Thorburn on X for Only Murders in The Building on Twitter.

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Did he? Well, you can make the judgement for yourself by listening to both tracks here.

'Serial' Theme Song

'Only Murders in the Building' Title Track

In an interview with Deadline, Khosla revealed how he came up with the yodelling part of the OMITB theme song. He had said, "John (Hoffman - show creator) said he wanted to go bigger with the score, but bigger doesn’t always mean better. So there’s a balance of that. We started to use more vocals with some opera singing. At the end of the finale last year, we had a bunch of yodelers come in. I wouldn’t even bother trying — they did that sh*t and it was insane; it was so cool. They were these yodelers in New York singing my theme song and I gave them the woodwind parts."

With Only Murders in the Building being once again nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) at the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, let's hope that Khosla turns this one into a much-needed win. Only Murders in the Building Season 4, meanwhile, has started streaming on Hulu and Disney+ Hotstar with the first episode dropping on August 27, 2024.

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