Neeye en and Kaapatha mudiyala have incredibly silly and coarse lyrics. But while the former has an interesting sound and tune, the latter actually has a vintage Ilayaraja style rhythm...
Continue reading...Karthik
Dharm OST (Hindi, Debajyoti Mishra)
Dharm’s soundtrack is no doubt aligned tightly with the kind of theme the movie deals with, but some of the pieces are only 20+ seconds long that I wonder why...
Continue reading...Swami OST (Nitin Arora, Sony Chandy)
I really admire debutant director, choreographer Ganesh Acharya’s idea to make a realistic, dance-unfriendly film! But the soundtrack, for all its grand and refined sound by Nitin Arora and Sony...
Continue reading...Jhoomo re (Kailasa)
Beyond the fact that a unique voice like Kailash Kher’s does bring a certain fatigue, the Kailasa band innovates exceptionally well in the rich orchestration, choice of instruments and the...
Continue reading...Himesh and the love/hate dichotomy
Quite a few people have mailed me with extreme annoyance and complete disbelief – ‘Why are you a member in both Himesh fans and Hate-Himesh groups at Orkut?’ Are we...
Continue reading...Apne (Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya)
Ankh vich and Mehfuz have all the trappings of a standardized Himesh track, topped with his strong nasality (!) but strangely, the tunes are pretty good. Dekhoon tujhe has some...
Continue reading...MP3: Mera Pehla Pehla Pyaar (Hindi – Vipin Mishra, Ashu-Dhruv)
With 3 versions, you expect Kaun hoon main to be the highlight. But the track, by background score masters Ashu-Dhruv reeks of an indi-pop sound typical of small-budget movies with...
Continue reading...Awarapan (Hindi – Assorted composers)
Awarapan is almost a Pakistani soundtrack! Roxen’s To phir aao is breathtaking no doubt, but three versions sounds a bit too much! Roxen lead Mustafa’s voice goes completely against him...
Continue reading...Ammuvaagiya Naan (Tamil – Sabesh-Murali)
Mathangi excels in the Ilayaraja’ish Kadale. Those exotic interludes, in particular, reek of vintage Raja style, even as the mellifluous tune is expertly arranged with clear focus on thoughtful lyrics...
Continue reading...Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy)
The title track has an extremely addictive sound along with Shankar Mahadevan’s lively vocals. Its other variants too are striking, particularly the techno-layered JBJ. Neeraj Sridhar and Alisha attempt a...
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