Haal-e-dil is gorgeously resonant! The track is treated appropriately by the composers; minimal music and even that tabla (or, is it mridangam? Valid query from @Sharathpadaru) entering later in the...
Continue reading...Vengai (Music review), Tamil – Devi Sri Prasad
Dhenam dhenam‘s action-packed tune is surprisingly enjoyable; it is perhaps the nonchalant attitude towards all that violence that makes this song endearing – Benny Dayal rocks this one! Kaalangathale too...
Continue reading...Top recent listens – May 2011
Hona tha pyar, Din pareshaan hai & Sayyan bolain – Bol (Pakistani OST – Atif Aslam, Sajjad Ali & Shoaib Mansoor) Sayyan bolain is a triump of the vocals by...
Continue reading...Sevarkkodi (Music review), Tamil – C Sathya
Velava velava must be the snazziest ode to Lord Muruga yet; foot-tapping stuff. Meene vinmeene and Puraavai are beautifully crafted melodies…unhurried, memorable tunes, great arrangements and very good singing, particularly...
Continue reading...Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Ik junoon‘s enthusiasm is highly infectious, particularly the energy in the arrangements and delightful vocals. Alyssa Mendosa is in total control of the dreamy Khaabon ke parindey; its jazzy, restless...
Continue reading...Music I Like (Music review), Karthik & Sai Madhukar
Karthik’s ‘Music I Like’ recreates classics in a zingy new package along with composer Sai Madhukar. Mahaganapathim sounds lovely in Karthik’s rich vocals, even as the interludes recall notes from...
Continue reading...Bol (Music review), Pakistani – Shoaib Mansoor, Atif Aslam, Sajjad Ali and Baqir Abbas
Kaho is very Enrique’ish and the song is middling at best. Atif’s other composition, Hona tha pyar, is the real deal; lilting guitar, beautiful tune and brilliant vocals by Atif...
Continue reading...Murder 2 (Music review), Hindi – Harshit Saxena, Mithoon, Sangeet Haldipur and Siddharth Haldipur
Hale dil by Harshit Saxena seems like a good enough tune complete with a Pritam-styled humming phrase, but that incongruent rhythm and Harshit’s own vocals jar. Its acoustic version fares...
Continue reading...Double Dhamaal (Music review), Hindi – Anand Raaj Anand
NW1W. Keywords: Dhamaal, Double Dhamaal, Anand Raaj Anand
Continue reading...Bheja Fry 2 (Music review), Hindi – IshQ Bector, Sneha Khanwalkar and Sagar Desai
NW1W. Keywords: Vinay Pathak, Bheja Fry 2, IshQ Bector, Sneha Khanwalkar, Sagar Desai
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