Composer uses DeepSeek to create music for Salman Khan's 'Sikandar'
What's the story
In a first, renowned Bollywood music composer Santhosh Narayanan has admitted to using DeepSeek, a China-based artificial intelligence (AI) chat model, to compose songs for upcoming films. The films include Salman Khan's highly-awaited upcoming movie Sikandar and Pooja Hegde's Retro. In his X (formerly Twitter) post dated January 28, Narayanan praised DeepSeek for drastically enhancing his workflow in Reaper, a digital audio workstation.
Efficiency boost
Narayanan praised DeepSeek for improving his workflow
He wrote on X: "DeepSeek has been so good for me personally for coding in Reaper, so much so it has reduced my stem export time by well over 60% for Retro and Sikandar." "Great times ahead for AI reasoning and GenAI. So much more can be done and competition is great for creators and users," he further added.
Twitter Post
Take a look at Narayanan's post here
DeepSeek has been so good for me personally for coding in Reaper so much so it has reduced my stem export time by well over 60% for #Retro and #Sikandar . Great times ahead for AI reasoning and GenAi .
— Santhosh Narayanan (@Music_Santhosh) January 28,So much more can be done and competition is greatfor creators and users… 2025
Humorous response
Composer dismissed claims of promoting DeepSeek
When a user jokingly said that Narayanan was promoting DeepSeek, the composer had a light-hearted response. He said, "LOL, it has already cost NVIDIA $500 billion...It doesn't require my promotion." DeepSeek is making waves, thanks to its advanced capabilities. The latest version, DeepSeek-R1, is already considered on par with some of the best AI tools out there. Built on a $6 million budget and high-performance NVIDIA chips, this tool marks a major step forward in AI technology.