In Chamma chakka, Tippu and Chinmayi have a foot-tapping tune that Achu accentuates with the earthy rhythm and mandolin, and a particularly fantastic second interlude. Achu’s only other track, Thanaloni...
Continue reading...Dilwale (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Janam janam sounds like checking off a list of standard-issue elements in a Bollywood’ish melody, including clever use of Francis Lai’s Love Story theme, Where Do I Begin. Gerua too...
Continue reading...Rockstar (Music review), Malayalam – Prashant Pillai, M.Jayachandran & Ranjith Meleppat
Veteran Jayachandran sounds oddly patchy in Arikil ninnarikil, though Prashant’s possibly Nilambari raaga-based tune, and the serene orchestration is gorgeous. Paalnila is decidedly Malayali-dandiya and is catchy enough, thanks to...
Continue reading...Thilothama (Music review), Malayalam – Deepak Dev
Pavada penne is standard issue item number, but it does have a fairly catchy Latino sound and is well sung by Amala Rose Kurian and Remya. Poomkuyil has a serene,...
Continue reading...Two Countries (Music review), Malayalam – Gopi Sundar
With its easy-on-the-ears catchy lilt, Chenthengin could easily be mistaken for something by Vidyasagar. But get to the interludes and Gopi’s familiar and identifiable quasi-Middle Eastern sound makes its presence...
Continue reading...Hitman – November 28, 2015
Originally published in . Kanjaadai – Anjala (Tamil – Gopi Sundar) Gopi Sundar started with Malayalam, aced it and is now producing fantastic music in Telugu as well, with soundtracks...
Continue reading...Thangamagan (Music review), Tamil – Anirudh
Anirudh channels his inner Yuvan Shankar Raja in Jodi nilave, even as Dhanush sings as off-key as Yuvan, though it is Shweta Mohan who owns the song with her vocals,...
Continue reading...Bhale Manchi Roju (Music review), Telugu – Sunny M.R.
Sunny composes and sings the title song confidently, a catchy Bepop jazz’ish tune. In Ningi needera, the retro-styled scratchy sound moves to something modern with a neat sitar hook, while...
Continue reading...Bajirao Mastani (Music review), Hindi – Sanjay Leela Bhansali
Shreya Ghoshal holds fort with her sweet rendition in Deewani mastani, with Sanjay layering it between Marathi folk prelude and a quasi-sufi ending. Shreya is again fantastic in Mohe rang...
Continue reading...Tanu Nenu (Music review), Telugu – Sunny M.R.
Suryudne chusoddhama has that languorous sound that Sunny pioneered, and along with the captivating guitar strumming it sounds so good, in Arijit, Sunny and Harshika’s cool vocals! Aditya and Harshika...
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