Music director Amit Trivedi began working on the soundtrack after the release of Dev D and has said that the music of Bombay Velvet will reflect the age of 1960s Jazz era of Bollywood. 　　The lyrics are written by Trivedi's frequent collaborator Amitabh Bhattacharya. The album received rave reviews, including a 300 word review from Milliblog, and was named Best Album of April 2015 by Deccan Music 　　The song "Fifi" is a remake of the Hindi song "Jaata Kahaan Hai Deewane" from the 1956 film C.I.D. which was originally composed by O. P. Nayyar and written by Majrooh Sultanpuri. It was re-created by Mickey McCleary.