Innaleyolam is a standard Malayalam melody, but the aptly chosen vocals of Vijay Yesudas and Swetha makes a big difference, along with the soft, amiable lilt. That Soni de nakhre...
Continue reading...Vaalu (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
Simbu seems to have given Thaman the brief of recreating Loosu penne and the result is Engathaan porantha – vastly similar, but lacking that smooth stickiness and loaded with awkwardly...
Continue reading...Oru Kanniyum Moonu Kalavanigalum (Music review), Tamil – Natarajan Sankaran
Naresh Iyer is, as usual, in good form in July madam, even though the otherwise likeable tune seems overcooked with the music. Bachelor enekke is the social media song, rattling...
Continue reading...Jigarthanda (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Rita and Antony Dasan’s unusual vocals and Santhosh funky music run riot over Kannamma. Ding dong is uber cool gangsta rap transposed to Tamil, while Pandi naatu’s brass band sound...
Continue reading...Main Tera Hero (Music review), Hindi – Sajid-Wajid
Beyond the silly lyrics, Sajid Wajid’s catchy tune does make an impression in Besharmi ki height, with that Ek tuu hook and generally amiable techno sound. Tera hero idhar hai...
Continue reading...Ragini MMS 2 (Music review), Hindi – Yo Yo Honey Singh, Chirantan Bhatt, Meet Bros Anjjan & Pranay Rijia
With Baby doll, it seems like composers Meet Bros Anjjan are yet to get over Truth Hurts’ Addictive – the same rythm regurgitated with a new, middling tune. Mustafa Zahid...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (February 2014)
Happy, Brand new, Come get it Bae, Lost queen, Know who you are & Gust of wind – GIRL (Pharrell Williams) First things first, if you haven’t heard Happy, do...
Continue reading...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...Youngistaan (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Ganguly, Shiraz Uppal, Sneha Khanwalkar & Shree Isshq
Jeet Ganguly, in his sole track, Suno na sangemarmar, deftly uses his Bengali tune, Ki kore toke, from Rangbaaz with a perfect choice in Arijit to croon it. Even the...
Continue reading...Bewakoofiyaan (Music review), Hindi – Raghu Dixit & Ayushmann Khurrana and Rochak Kohli
Anvita Dutt’s lyrics stand out in Gulcharrey with her unusual choice of words almost all through; Raghu’s tune and music is upbeat and immediately appealing, besides the enthusiastic singing by...
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