Opera by Stephanie DePrez

Opera arrived from the Opera album and quickly became one of the most replayed tracks of 2020. The arrangement here is the work of Wazim-Murali, and it shows genuine craft in how it builds and releases.

Stephanie DePrez's vocal here has a quality that is difficult to describe but impossible to miss — it simply feels true. Siju Wilson, Krishna Sankar, Shabareesh Varma, Sethalakshmi Amma, Irene Mihalkovich gave the film its soul, and Opera is the song that most directly channels that feeling into music.

The 2020 release gave fans something to hold onto — a track built for repeated listening rather than a single play. Whether it plays on a long drive, during a quiet evening at home, or through earphones on a crowded commute, the song meets the listener where they are.

At 3:07, the track does not overstay its welcome — it says what it needs to say and leaves the listener wanting more. The staying power of Opera is not a mystery. It is just what happens when every element of a song is exactly right.