The spruced-up version of Oram Po works with all the mild technological masala added by Raja since the base is so bloody solid! Sikkikichu is a brilliant trip back to...
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Naanga (Music review), Tamil – Bala Bharathy
Balabharathy who made a splashy debut with director Selva’s 90s films like Thalaivaasal and Amaravathy makes one more pitch in Selva’s Naanga. His raga-approach (raga mentioned against each song) is...
Continue reading...Ready (Music review), Hindi – Pritam and Devi Sri Prasad
Mix Mika and Devi Sri Prasad’s already iconic Telugu front-bencher pleaser, Ringa ringa…and you get Dhinka Chika; easily this year’s Munni badnaam. The rest of the 3 original tracks by...
Continue reading...Luv U…Mr.Kalakaar! (Music review), Hindi – Sandesh Shandilya
Sarphira sa hai dil is every ounce Pritam’ish – the cheesy-sweet English humming, Neeraj Sridhar…everything – great listen! Tera intezar too carries that sweet, easy-on-the-ears feel; its catchy sound helps...
Continue reading...Stanley Ka Dabba (Music review), Hindi – Hitesh Sonik and Amole Gupte
Amole’s lyrics, Hitesh’s tune and Shaan’s effortless singing are beautifully unassuming in Life bahot simple hai. The same works for Dabba – delightfully simple tune with heart-warming lyrics! Amole Gupte’s...
Continue reading...Luv Ka The End (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
Suman Sridhar’s child-woman’ish vocals rock Tonight; that spruced up Coldplay’ish tune helps a lot. The bubblegum sound works occasionally; so, it works great in Aditi Singh Sharma’s catchy title song,...
Continue reading...Avan Ivan (Music review), Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja
Avanapathi is a veritable celebration of throbbing beats; the arrangement is enticing even as the tune meanders uncomfortably. Dia dia dole is no different; Suchitra, out of her comfort zone,...
Continue reading...I Am (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi, Rajiv Bhalla & Vivek Philip
Wundoo yeredoo‘s multi-lingual mix is fabulously packaged in a pulsating techno wrapper. Rajiv Bhalla’s other song, Bhojhal se works big time with its affecting tune and KK’s engaging vocals. Karthik...
Continue reading...Deiva Thirumagan (Music review), Tamil – G V Prakash Kumar
Vikram sounds great in Kadha solla even though the pointless ‘story’ should appeal only to kids. His other song, Pa pa is bolstered largely by GVP’s foot-tapping arrangements while Vikram...
Continue reading...180 (Music review), Tamil – Sharreth Vasudevan
Besides Tippu’s emphatic vocals, what stands out in Rules kidayaadhu is that mind-bending rhythm. Even minor nuances like background chorus and that chendai sound are all beautifully packaged! The curiously...
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