Deva shree Ganesha plays out in filmy-frenzy bhajan format, but the duo crank up the creativity in the interludes, and the backgrounds. Chikni chameli turns out to be average fare...
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Milliblog Annual Music round-up 2011
As usual, let me reiterate that the lists here are in order of preference – they are not random lists. That cleared, I noticed a trend in the 5 languages...
Continue reading...Bodyguard (Music review), Telugu – Thaman S
The title song is bombastic, no doubt, but is also bland with very ordinary hooks and musical pieces, while O My God (the other title song!) makes up by being...
Continue reading...Spanish Masala (Music review), Malayalam – Vidyasagar
Both Aarezhuthi aavo and Irulil oru kaithiri seem bent on revisiting well known Spanish phrases, particularly the Bailamo line from Enrique, in the former. Less said about Udit Narayan’s version...
Continue reading...Rajapaattai (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Laddu laddu makes up for the middling tune with its hyper-enthusiastic, raw percussion and orchestration that goes straight back to Ilayaraja’s heydays! The same applies to Podi paiyyan where Yuvan...
Continue reading...Casanovva (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar, Alphons & Gowri
Alphons’ lone track, Kanna neeyo reeks so much of Harris Jeyaraj’s Neruppe that it is not funny; very similar Middle Eastern mix. Composer Gopi Sundar has 2 songs out of...
Continue reading...Songs that were not picturized!
These days, there are soundtracks with so many songs (like Rockstar) that you don’t really expect all those songs to be included in the film’s narrative. In fact, directors like...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (November 2011)
Tasveer – Rahat Fateh Ali Khan (Album: The RFAK Session) Tasveer has a tune similar to Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan’s ghazal, Tumhein dillagi bhool jaani padegi and even has a...
Continue reading...Lanka (Music review), Hindi – Gaurav Dagaonkar, Sharib-Toshi, Rishabh Srivastava
Aap ki aahat finally takes Sharib-Toshi beyond their standard Vikram Bhatt template and with Sonu Nigam’s accomplished vocals, the duo do a phenomenal job across every department in the song!...
Continue reading...Shyloo (Music review), Kannada – Jassie Gift
Pada pada Kannada‘s highlight is of course Puneeth Rajkumar’s vocals, since Jassie Gift makes only meek changes to his Lajjavathiye template. Oh jeevave and Shyloo, thankfully have Jassie changing tracks...
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