From ‘Kaahe Mose’ to ‘Sanware’: How Garvit-Priyansh are Crafting Cinema-Scale Independent Hits

Combining classical precision with contemporary hooks, Garvit-Priyansh are modernizing traditional Indian music for digital audiences. The production duo has quickly built a reputation for crafting cinematic soundscapes, blending centuries-old raagas with sleek modern arrangements on breakout tracks like “Kaahe Mose”, “Kaafi Hai Na,” and “Sanware.” By using digital platforms and production tools to innovate rather than replicate, they bring a distinct visual weight to independent music. As members of the YouTube Foundry Class of 2026, Garvit Soni and Priyansh Srivastava are bringing classical-infused Indian pop to global streaming playlists on their own terms. Below, the duo reflects on balancing strict tradition, resolving creative friction, and shifting the landscape of cinematic music.

Indian classical music has strict rules while pop thrives on breaking them. How do you find the sweet spot between tradition and a modern hook?
We treat the classical structure as the foundation, not a limitation. Once that is solid, we experiment with the hook and arrangement on top of it. The discipline gives us more room to play, not less.

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Your sound is incredibly “cinematic.” When you are composing, are you visualizing an actual movie scene in your head?
Often, yes. We tend to think in terms of a scene or a mood rather than just a melody. That is probably why our music translates naturally to screen projects. We build it with that visual sense from the start.

In a duo, creative friction is inevitable. What is one major musical disagreement that actually birthed a great song?
Disagreements happen often, and some of our favorite work has come from pushing back on each other’s first instinct. It is less about one specific story and more about how that back-and-forth keeps the music from becoming too predictable.

You are a part of the YouTube Foundry Class of 2026. How does it feel to take classical-infused Indian pop to a global, mainstream stage? 
It feels like validation for a sound we have believed in for a long time. Being part of Foundry gives us a real platform to take something rooted and specific to a much wider audience.

What is the most unexpected country or city you have seen in your listener analytics?
We have been genuinely surprised by listeners in places we never expected. It is one of the most rewarding parts of putting music out on a global platform. It reminds us that emotion in music travels further than we assume.

You are creating massive, movie-scale music. Is the future of cinematic music shifting away from the quintessential film music and into indie hands? 
We think there is room for both, but artists now have the tools to create that scale of sound without needing a studio system behind them. That is a real shift, and we expect more cinematic music to come from independent spaces in the future.