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Saathiya – Yudhra (Shankar Ehsaan Loy) – Hindi: More than the lead melody, it’s in two other instances that I realized the trio’s undeniable musical signature. One was the chorus (Prakriti Giri, Darshana Menon, Madhura Paranjape, Pragati Joshi) that opens the song. And the second – the second ‘Saathiya’ in the mukhda! Overall, the whole package seems and sounds so very different from the other present-day music composers… in a good way 🙂
Warey, Yaara Tere Bin – Call Me Bae (Abhijeet Srivastava, Ruuh) – Hindi:
Of the 10 songs in the soundtrack, two songs worked for me. Abhijeet Srivastava’s 90s pop style sound is easy on the ear, with a likeable tune and perfect singing by Shloke Lal. Ruuh’s music is tantalizingly good in Yaara Tere Bin, with a dreamy soundscape and appropriate singing by Lisa Mishra and Joh.
Poraen Naa Poraen, Yaaro Ivan Yaaro – Meiyazhagan (Govind Vasantha) – Tamil: It was a pleasant surprise to see Kamal Hassan’s name as singer in a movie not starring him (in recent times)! While the soundtrack seems very situational (as in, songs that we may appreciate better with something relevant on screen), the deeply poignant melody of Poraen Naa Paraen (and its pathos version, Yaaro Ivan Yaaro) has a larger appeal too. In particular, Poraen Naa Paraen, with fantastic lead singing by Vijaynarain is a lovely listen, on the veins of what we heard by Govind in the director’s last outing, 96. A contrast, though – there is just one credited female singer in the soundtrack, even as 96 had stellar singing by Chinmayi. A function of the male-bonding plot here, I suppose.
Daavudi – Devara (Anirudh) – Telugu: Insanely catchy Anirudh earworm 🙂 It’s simple and addictive, with terrific singing by Nakash Aziz and Akasa!
Kiliye – ARM (Dhibu Ninan Thomas) – Malayalam: It’s good to see Dhibu working on a multilingual project! Even as his sound is distinctly Kerala-style (and generally ‘South’), the melody has a broader appeal too, as heard in the Hindi version (Tu hai) with its jaunty, easily likeable tune. I was a bit surprised by the choice of Kapil Kabilan for the male vocals in Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada versions, but KS Harisankar in the Malayalam version, even as Aneela Rajeev steadily remains the female singer in all five versions including Hindi (alongside Abhay Jodhpurkar)! I liked both Kapil’s and KS Harisankar’s renditions, though.
Kanhaiya Gopala – Salim-Sulaiman, ft. Shreya Ghoshal (Hindi/Indipop): An incredibly sweet classical melody by Salim Sulaiman, and made even better by Shreya’s stupendous singing! I couldn’t figure the raaga the composers have used, but I’m sure it is something that I already like.
Naina – Durba Banerjee (Hindi/Indipop): It’s fairly rare to see a raaga-based composition in Indipop these days, particularly one that makes a solid attempt at fusing the raaga-based melody with the kind of sound Durba attempts here! I believe the raaga is Panthuvarali and the trippy music adds a delightful twist to the raaga! Durba’s singing is very good!
Bhagwaan – SoundChk S02 (Masala Coffee) – Hindi/Malayalam/Indipop: As always, incredible singing by the band members (Abhijith Anilkumar, Razik Mujawar, and Varun Sunil), and a thoroughly enjoyable Hindi/Malayalam mix in what I believe is based on an ebullient version of Karaharapriya raaga.
Vaan Nila – Hrishikesh Ranade, ft. Shreya Ghoshal (Tamil/Indipop): A Tamil song from Salim Sulaiman’s music label! And Hrishikesh Ranade’s first Tamil song too, I presume! What drew me to the song was the nature of the mukhda that almost sounds like how the antara would be! And Shreya’s singing, of course!
