Game Changer (soundtrack)

Game Changer is the soundtrack album composed by Thaman S to the 2025 Indian Telugu-language action drama film of the same name directed by S. Shankar and starring Ram Charan.

The film marked Thaman's first collaboration with Shankar, and its soundtrack featured seven songs with lyrics written by Ramajogayya Sastry, Anantha Sriram, Kasarla Shyam and Roll Rida.

When the project was announced under the tentative title RC15,[a] it was initially speculated that Anirudh Ravichander would compose music for the film after he previously associated with Shankar on Indian 2 (2024).

[6] As he designed the album exclusively for Shankar, Thaman had to change the sonic treatment of his music, making it different from his previous films.

[18] In an interaction with Thaman, Shankar revealed that Charan had danced for an entire piece of the song's bit in a single shot.

[34] The delay was attributed to audio documentation issues, as the leaked version of the song received negative response prompting Thaman to change the singers.

[40][41] Two three-minute videos titled Sounds of Game Changer—an interaction between Shankar and Thaman, and Raju and lyricist Anantha Sriram, describing the making of the song—was released.

[44] Its release coincided with a launch event held at St. Martin's Engineering College in Hyderabad with Shankar, Raju, Thaman, Sriram, S. J. Suryah and Srikanth in attendance.

[54] All lyrics are written by VivekAvinash Ramachandran of The Indian Express mentioned Thaman as one of "the striking aspects" of the film where he ensures that "there is never a moment where we are not invested in the proceedings".

[55] Paul Nicodemus of The Times of India mentioned that "Thaman's musical score elevates the film, with a soundtrack that compliments its themes" and also described "Jaragandi" as one of the highlights in terms of picturization.

[56] Sashidhar Adivi of Times Now wrote "Thaman's score elevates the cinematic experience complementing the visual brilliance achieved by the technical team.

[59] Sangeetha Devi Dundoo of The Hindu added that "Thaman's music and the background score are in tandem with the mood of the narrative" but felt that the songs did not stand out despite the grandeur and picturization.

[60] Janani K. of India Today wrote "While the songs, composed by S Thaman, are mounted in eyebrow-raising set pieces, they hardly make you feel wow, like they did in the 90s.