O mere khuda & Tere liye – Prince (Hindi – Sachin Gupta) Prince is one of those massy, commercial soundtracks that simply clicks – hummable tunes and good orchestration by...
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Title song – Teen Patti (Hindi – Salim Sulaiman) Very techno and very catchy. Salim’s vocals add to the charm – the hook, ‘Ikka basha rani’ is stuck on my...
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Here it is, finally! There are still some interesting soundtracks expected (particularly in Tamil – like A R Rahman’s Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya and Yuvan Shankar Raja’s Goa), but it’d be unfair...
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Sainya Ve & Milke yun laga: Jail (Hindi OST), Toshi-Sharib Toshi-Sharib’s standard, formulaic tunes continue to impress and save Madhur’s latest film’s soundtrack. Sainya ve, despite that jaded sufi sound...
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Kunnathe konnakyum: Pazhassi Raja (Malayalam OST), Ilayaraja Ilayaraja’s score for Pazhassi Raja is stringly reminiscent of his soundtrack for Priyadarshan’s Kaalapani – the canvas is huge and the score is...
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This time, the list is mighty long. So, let me spare the extra descriptions already elucidated in the respective reviews and present the list, directly! Know Your Enemy, East Jesus...
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Yaara maula: Gulaal (Hindi OST), Piyush Mishra Gulaal’s OST, in its entirety, was a complete stunner. I really admire the way Piyush brings a predominant feel and unique sound to...
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The last 2 months have been incredible. For someone madly in love with film music, I’ve had a fabulous time – the result? 30 tracks listed as part of the...
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Annual music round-ups are getting increasingly difficult. What should they be ideally based on? The number of times a song is played? By whom? Number of CDs sold? The Milliblog...
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Siru thodudhaliley: Laadam (Tamil OST), Dharan Dharan is back, but this is not one of his best soundtracks. Still, this particular track definitely makes the cut for its unconventional structure...
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