Taufiq Qureshi’s gradual build-up in the percussion really kick-starts Tu paas hai beautifully. Shankar’s handling of Javed Akhtar’s lovely lines, by extending each line without a break is a neat...
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A nostalgic look at the music of Azhagan
After K.Balachander split from Ilayaraja, post-Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal, he seemed to be in a state of flux for his next film’s music. The immediately next film was Oru Veedu Iru...
Continue reading...Blast from the past: Mani Rathnam – Sounds of success
Note: This is a long (I called it 4-page post!) write-up I did back in June 2000. I was working in Delhi, in my first job, back then. I had...
Continue reading...Roja (Music review), Tamil – A R Rahman
With a definite, but mutated fusion reggae sound and dew fresh vocals by Minmini, Chinna chinna aasai doesn’t sound like anything one has heard before in Tamil film music. Vairamuthu’s...
Continue reading...Jotheyali (Kannada – Ilayaraja)
This is a first for Milliblog – 100 words for just one song! And the song that, in my opinion, deserves that respect – Jotheyali from Ilayaraja’s 1980 Kannada film,...
Continue reading...Anaganaga Oka Roju (Telugu, Sri)
Despite the musically-aware gang in Chennai going ga-ga over Keeravani’s music in Kshana kshanam, back in the 90s when it was more fashionable to trash Telugu music for being over-the-top,...
Continue reading...Chor aur chand (1993, Hindi – Nikhil Vinay)
Chor aur chand must be one of those rare films where a plethora of incredible tunes were wasted on an utterly inane script. As many as 6 songs are worth...
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