Story of Illithalla, Pt. 2 (Instrumental) by Vishnu Sivasankar

Story of Illithalla, Pt. 2 (Instrumental) works because it does not try to do too much — it finds one feeling and holds it perfectly. Vishnu Sivasankar sets the tone from the very first bar — it is clear from the opening notes that this song means business.

Vishnu Sivasankar understood what this song required and delivered it without excess — the restraint itself becomes the emotion. a talented ensemble cast are at the heart of Story of Illithalla, Pt. 2 (Instrumental), and Story of Illithalla, Pt. 2 (Instrumental) captures their dynamic at its most compelling.

Released in 2020, it arrived at a time when Malayalam music needed exactly this kind of sincerity. Story of Illithalla, Pt. 2 (Instrumental) is the song for the end of a long day when you want music that understands something without being asked to explain it.

Running to 2:41, the song is exactly as long as it needs to be, which is the hardest length for a songwriter to find. Years from now, Story of Illithalla, Pt. 2 (Instrumental) will still be the track that plays at the right moment and lands exactly as it did the first time.