Kaadhale is a lyrically rich (courtesy Arivumadhi) melody; Phani’s tune delivers gradually but assertively. Uyir thozha opens middlingly but holds an engaging anupallavi, ably helped by Keba’s guitar. The bluesy...
Continue reading...Naan (Music review), Tamil – Vijay Antony
Harris Jeyaraj’ish gibberish opens Makayala, but beyond its interesting guitar usage, it doesn’t stay. Vijay demonstrates almost Yuvan-like awkwardness in his rendition in Ulaginil, but he has an endearing tune...
Continue reading...Raaz 3 (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Ganguly & Rashid Khan
Rashid Khan’s sole contribution, Deewana, despite its uncredited Egyptian origin, is an engaging melody, thanks largely to Javed Ali. Shafqat’s Zindagi se and KK’s Rafta ratfa are both lovely –...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (July 2012)
Lagan lagi re – Trishna (Amit Trivedi) Kavita Seth and Shreya Ghoshal’s endearing vocals lead Lagan lagi re that plays right at the end credits of Trishna, a film which...
Continue reading...Mientras Duermes (Movie review – Spanish), Director: Jaume Balagueró
[Rec] director Jaume Balagueró’s 2011 film Mientras Duermes truly lives up to the earlier blockbuster, but in vastly different ways. I recalled Indian (Tamil, to be specific) films like Vaali...
Continue reading...Rambo (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Mane tanka baare is the quintessential Arjun song – auto-tune all across, incredibly catchy and simple tune, and a pitch perfect hook. The remix is the extreme opposite; besides wasting...
Continue reading...Joker (Music review), Hindi – G V Prakash Kumar & Gaurav Dagaonkar
Much as Daler and Sonu Kakkar try to infuse life into Sing Raja, it merely sounds like a poor rehash of Rahman’s Gentleman chartbuster Usilambatti. And Tears of Joker could...
Continue reading...Life Is Beautiful (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
The title song has a lovely, lilting pop feel accentuated by KK’s wonderful singing. Sri Ramachandra’s alternate version is even better, with fantastic guitar and pulsating sound. Karthik and Naresh...
Continue reading...Kumki (Music review), Tamil – D.Imman
Yella oorum works at a functional level as a hero intro song. Onnum puriyala is spectacular; moves from serene to the more enthusiastic, percussion-led portion incredibly well; Imman’s vocals is...
Continue reading...Shirin Farhad Ki Toh Nikal Padi (Music review), Hindi – Jeet Ganguly
Ishq mein and Khatti meethi ride high on two things – their captivating Latino sound and tune, and Shreya Ghoshal’s sparkling vocals; the latter is clearly the better of the...
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