Javed-Mohsin’s DJ bajega is an obvious ‘item’ number pandering to post-drunk state of listeners, lyrics and rhythm-wise. With Amjad-Nadeem’s Jugni peeke tight hai and Dr.Zeus’s Bam bam, it’s only lyrics-wise....
Continue reading...Shaandaar (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
In Gulaabo, Vishal Dadlani’s swagger rocks the song, but the horn section is no less impressive given how it holds the song. Anusha Mani comes out with guns blazing in...
Continue reading...Kanal (Music review), Malayalam – Ouseppachan & Vinu Thomas
Terrible Malayali-English aside, Neha Nair makes Pathukke entho‘s soft, free-flowing melody work, punctuated by lovely strings. Sharreth livens up Maayanagarame with his fantastic singing, but the tune is background’ish. In...
Continue reading...Singh Is Bling (Music review), Hindi – Manj Musik, Sneha Khanwalkar, Sajid-Wajid & Meet Bros Anjjan
Add Bollywood’s garish excesses to an inherently simple and gorgeous folk tune, you get the film’s version of Tung tung. It only forces you to head to Sneha’s own original....
Continue reading...Hitman – September 19, 2015
Originally published in . Hemanthamen – Kohinoor (Malayalam – Rahul Raj) Hemanthamen (it is not about a Malayalee named Hemanth, incidentally) is what you get when a composer re-imagines a...
Continue reading...Pathemari (Music review), Malayalam – Bijibal
In Padiyirangunnu, Bijibal makes the phenomenally appropriate decision to rope in Hariharan to sing the incredibly soulful melody that seems most probably like Chakravaham (or Charukesi) raaga. The result is...
Continue reading...Shivam (Music review), Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad
The title song is pulsating enough, thanks mostly to Karthik’s earnest rendition. Ditto with Prema ane picchi, where singer Narendra makes a huge difference with his fantastic, cool vocals, backed...
Continue reading...Talvar (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj
Pakistani singer Arooj Aftab is the soul of Insaaf. She brings her best known trait—breathy vocals that rocked her cover versions of Pakistan’s and the sub-continent’s iconic classics—to add stupendous...
Continue reading...Ennu Ninte Moideen (Music review), Malayalam – M.Jayachandran & Ramesh Narayan
Jayachandran delivers a spritely Kannondu chollanu that owes a lot to Shreya Ghoshal’s enchanting vocals. Shreya aces Kaathirunnu too, a blissful melody that Jayachandran orchestrates oh-so-beautifully. He sings Iruvanji puzhapenne...
Continue reading...Silence Is Bliss (Music review) – Naveen Kumar
The title song is a wonderfully pleasant combination of Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt’s Mohan Veena and Naveen’s Naveen Flute. The soothing melody is ably supported by Sivamani’s drums and Ojas...
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