The title song is wonderfully sweeping, with Pritam’s spellbinding orchestration accompanying Arijit’s fantastic vocals. Bulleya‘s sound is instantly ebullient, but not very different from our neighboring country’s bands. Channa mereya...
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Tum Bin 2 (Music review), Hindi – Ankit Tiwari
Teri fariyaad is worth just for Jagjit Singh’s voice; strips the corny backgrounds of the original, well handled by Rekha Bhardwaj. Ishq mubarak is T-series’ roster-composers stuff from 2001. Dekh...
Continue reading...Shivaay (Music review), Hindi – Mithoon and Jasleen Royal
Bolo har har har is almost medley’ish, trying to do something for everyone – Badshah’s rap stands out amidst the busy-everything. Darkhaast is vintage Mithoon – dulcet melody, expertly mounted...
Continue reading...Parched (Music review), Hindi – Hitesh Sonik
Mai ri mai is an enchanting combination of Swanand Kirkire’s lovely lines and immersive melody by Hitesh. Kalpana Patowary rules the item’ish Bhookamp, and Hitesh adds distinctive funk to drown...
Continue reading...Rock On 2 (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
You know what I mean is a perfect sequel to Socha hai and Pichle saat dinon mein. Farhan’s gruffy vocals is almost manageable and those energetic guitars rule. In a...
Continue reading...Mirzya (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Daler Mehndi
The title song is a sprawling effort! Too sprawling, given the medley’ish ways it splinters into. But it is also mighty impressive, pulling in many voices led by Daler Mehndi,...
Continue reading...M.S. Dhoni – The Untold Story (Music review), Hindi – Amaal Mallik
Armaan’s vocals work perfectly with Amaal’s tune in the gorgeous Besabriyaan, reminiscent of Rahman’s Netru illaadha (Pudhiya Mugham). Jab tak too is Armaan and Amaal’s show, with a sweeping tune...
Continue reading...Pink (Music review), Hindi – Anupam Roy, Shantanu Moitra and Faiza Mujahid
Jeenay de mujhe, by Pakistani rocker Faiza Mujahid, literally screams women’s emancipation, in the Bryan Adams rock mode. The second Pakistani connection of the soundtrack is Qurat Ul Ain Balouch...
Continue reading...Raaz Reboot (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Gaanguli, Sangeet Haldipur, Siddharth Haldipur
Lo maan liya has all the earnestness of a nursery rhyme. Raaz aankhein teri is no different – a mildly Latino-tinged, cloyingly predictable melody. It’s other version Hummein tummein is...
Continue reading...Banjo (Music review), Hindi – Vishal-Shekhar
Bappa, in Vishal’s energetic vocals, works perfectly as a masala-pop bhajan. Om Ganapataye namaha is more pop than bhajan, but the stadium’ish grandness of the sound is impressive. The pulsating...
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