Atif Afzal

Atif Afzal, also known by his stage name A-Zal, is an India-born, London-raised, New York–based singer-songwriter and composer. He is known for his music compositions for the American television series Ms. Marvel (miniseries), Loki (TV series), NCIS: Los Angeles and The Twilight Zone and for the films Resort to Love, Prague, Pune 52, Monsoon Shootout, and Baji.

Early life and education Atif Afzal was born in Mumbai, India, but grew up in Hounslow, in London, England. He attended Hounslow Heath School.

He studied engineering at the K. J. Somaiya College of Engineering and then worked at KPMG before starting a career in music. He trained under an alumnus from the Royal College of Music.

Career Afzal is known by his stage name A-Zal.

Afzal began his music career in 2013 by composing the film scores and soundtracks of Prague, Pune 52 and Baji.

He has also worked on international films, including a German film, Gift, a European film, Then a Hero Comes Along, a New York short film, The Alternative, and Bachelor Girls. He also composed music for the Marathi film Charandas Chor.

Afzal's film albums have been released on major record labels including Universal Music Group, Times Music, Zee Music Company and Saregama. He has also sung the songs 'Shravan Shravan' in the film Baji and 'Chor Chor Saare' in the film Charandas Chor. and studied music at New York University. In 2020, he composed soundtracks for the American television series NCIS: Los Angeles and The Twilight Zone.

In 2021, A-Zal composed soundtracks for Loki (TV series) and Alicia Keys produced Netflix film, Resort to Love.

In 2022, A-Zal composed two soundtracks for Marvel Cinematic Studios' Ms. Marvel (miniseries).

In 2023, the artist released his single "Lonely Town". The music video for the single received nominations at the 2023 Montreal Independent Film Festival and the 2024 American Documentary and Animation Film Festival.

Filmography Films Prague (2013) Pune 52 (2013) Horn Please (2013) Baji (2015) Charandas Chor (2017) Gift (2017) The Alternative (2018)

Television series NCIS: Los Angeles The Twilight Zone Loki Ms. Marvel

Discography Singles "Movie Script" "Lonely Town" "Autopilot" "Phonebook" "Fa Fa Fa"