It’s heartening to see Rahman approach Raunaq not as an experimental non-film album, but as a regular film soundtrack, at least going by the tunes. It is also ironic that...
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Nerungi Vaa Muthamidathe (Music review), Tamil – Madley Blues
The sense of optimism in the gorgeously tuned Hey sutrum bhoomi is instantly endearing. Mili Nair and a Raghu Dixit’ish Harish Venkat offer pitch-perfect rendition! The guitar riff used in...
Continue reading...Kaththi (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh
Aathi is a cracker of a mix – Vishal Dadlani and Anirudh bring the house down in style! Pakkam vanthu too is instantly likeable, amplifying its hook for maximum impact....
Continue reading...Rowdy Fellow (Music review), Telugu – Sunny M.R. & Anil R
Ra ra rowdy‘s sound is mighty interesting – the catchy hook enveloped by pulsating guitar, with Arijit and Aditi’s towering vocals! Yedo has perfect rock singalong’ness – breezy melody, and...
Continue reading...Current Theega (Music review), Telugu – Achu
The title song is passable, at best, with Ranjith trying to infuse life into it, while Manoj barely pulls of his drunk-singing act in Pothe ponee, thanks largely to Achu’s...
Continue reading...Bang Bang (Music review), Hindi – Vishal-Shekhar
Meherbaan‘s structure – the softer parts alternating with bouncy Punjabi’ness and a guitar-laden vocal choir – is mighty neat! Shilpa Rao and Ash King, are, as always, highly effective! The...
Continue reading...Happy New Year (Music review), Hindi – Vishal-Shekhar
India Wale is standard-issue Farah Khan chorus song, with carefully thought-through lyrics to evoke maximum jingoism. Manwa laage is earthy and highly rhythmic, while Satakli’s one-hook is adequately repeated to...
Continue reading...Govindudu Andarivadele (Music review), Telugu – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Hariharan aces the slow, likeable melody of Neeli rangu, with Yuvan playing the folk rhythm to very good effect. Javed Ali’s Gulabi is a lovely slow-burner! Yuvan hands him a...
Continue reading...I (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
Mersalaayitten seems tailor-made for Anirudh’s digitally-enhanced vocals; even sounds techno-enough like his own music, barring that very-Rahman’ish violin interlude. Ennodu nee‘s reprise works better than the original’s soul gospel choir...
Continue reading...Haider (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj
Vishal Dadlani is the perfect choice for Aao na‘s grunge rock, with the composer playing with captivating guitar hooks! The song’s alternative version is the lone sore note in the...
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