Sachin-Jigar’s Issaq tera and Jheeni re are reminiscent of Pritam’s Jab We Met. They sound fantastic, nevertheless, thriving on excellent vocals by Mohit Chauhan (and Smita Jain for duet), and...
Continue reading...Policegiri (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya, Anjjan – Meet Bros
Anjjan Meet Bros’ Robinhood has a rhyming and rhythmic hook that works even amidst that tried and tested South Indian style song. Of the 4 songs by Himesh, Chura ke...
Continue reading...Ninaithathu Yaaro (Music review), Tamil – X.Paulraj
NW1W. Looks like Vikraman hasn’t left the 2000s. Keywords: Vikraman, Ninaithathu Yaaro, X.Paulraj
Continue reading...Om 3D (Music review), Telugu – Achu
Baba Sehgal gets something different in Pada pada and he pulls it off rather well, though Sai Karthik’s tune is no great shakes, while his theme passes muster, in a...
Continue reading...Retta Vaalu (Music review), Tamil – Selvaganesh
Carrying a decade-old Rahman sound doesn’t seem to impact Kulu kulunguthu much! Chinmayi carries this dulcet melody where Selva underplays the orchestration to let the tune come out beautifully. Vairamuthu’s...
Continue reading...Virattu (Music review), Tamil – Dharan
En lifein angel is like the heavily synthesized melodies that Dharan creates for Simbu – fun while it lasts. Meeta paanu is corny and heady kuthu number re-imagined from the...
Continue reading...Desingu Raja (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Ammadi ammadi is Imman channeling his inner Ilayaraja – gobsmackingly lovely melody, made even better by Shreya! Balram sounds great in Oru ora ora; fantastic orchestration set to a tune...
Continue reading...Bhaag Milkha Bhaag (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Daler’s opener, Gurbani, is serene, and makes fabulous use of his often-abused range. The title song, sung by Arif Lohar, is an odd disappointment with a tune that promises to...
Continue reading...Inferno (Dan Brown)
Much like Amish Tripathi’s Shiva series, I found the writing in Dan Brown’s Inferno appallingly bad. Most of his expressions are oddly repeated as if to state it with an...
Continue reading...Tony (Music review), Kannada – Sadhu Kokila
Puneeth’s coarse voice actually works in favor of the foot-tapping Pakka paapi! Andaaje siguthilla gets its singers right – Sonu and Sunidhi – for the ambient, gorgeous tune. Sadhu gets...
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