June ponal – Unnale Unnale (Harris Jeyaraj, Tamil) Despite the uncanny similarity to Blue’s All Rise (only in terms of the tune pattern, and not necessarily the tune per se!),...
Continue reading...Karthik
Nehle pe dehla (Whatever, whoever)
Too many cooks…. (Not worth wasting 97 more words on this piece of junk!) Keywords: Pritam, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan, Bipasha Basu, Anand Raj Anand
Continue reading...Blue Umbrella (Hindi – Vishal Bharadwaj)
The symphonic Aasmani chatri enthralls us with a whirlwind of sounds as much as Tesoo, which is typical Gulzar material. The tune is again trademark Vishal, shorn of commercial trappings...
Continue reading...Kannum kannum (Tamil – Dhina)
Dhina surprises both as a composer and a singer in Anbey anbeydhaan. Soothing and mellow, this is clearly the best of what this soundtrack has to offer. Ennayum Unnayum does...
Continue reading...Oram Po (Tamil – GV Prakash Kumar)
GV Prakash’s score for Oram Po proves that Veyil’s soundtrack gained a lot more from its producer’s taste than the debutante’s talent. In fact, that answers Joshua Sridhar’s relative no-show...
Continue reading...Deepavali (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Kannan varum velai has Madhushree continuing her anti-Tamil tirade, even though Yuvan’s tune is simple and catchy, with techno-psuedo-Dandiya rhythms. Between the lilting Kaadhal vaithu and Pogadhe, its difficult to...
Continue reading...Pori (Tamil – Dhina)
Director Subramaniam Siva’s influence is apparent in Jigina, which is equally, if not more raunchy than some of the tracks in his debut, Thiruda Thirudi. Vedhaalam is another blatant attempt...
Continue reading...Just Married (Hindi – Pritam)
Ram milaye jodi is straight out of Vishal’s inventory, with a fine mod nautanki sound. Gudgudee might have induced sleep but for Gulzar’s words and that sneaking tabla. With a...
Continue reading...Periyar (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Periyar’s soundtrack is a surreal time warp, consciously avoiding overt modern sounds. Yesudas’ Thaayum yaaro evolves from a soliloquy-styled beginning into a beautifully minimal orchestra. Thai thai and Kadavula carry...
Continue reading...Top 10 Hindi Songs of 2006
In the order of my preference. May not match other criteria like sales, perceived popularity, etc., since this is my personal opinion! 01. Imaan ka asar – Dor, Salim Suleiman...
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