Omkareswari is that perfect filmy blend of massy devotional frenzy, while Amabadari works its charm using rhythmic verses to great effect! Baba Sehgal’s In the night is embarrassingly cheesy, even...
Continue reading...Ragini MMS (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
The title song is mighty intriguing using mobile’ish sounds and with a funky sound; composers Faizan Hussain and Agnel Roman whip up an interesting concoction, though lyrically it goes completely...
Continue reading...Top recent listens – April 2011
Kutta – Pyaar Ka Punchnama (Hindi – Luv Ranjan) In a soundtrack with other composers like Clinton Cerejo and Hitesh Sonik (Yes! Of Stanley Ka Dabba fame!) the only song...
Continue reading...Suriya Nagaram (Music review), Tamil – Fen Viallee
Unnai pirivena starts off normally, but as the tabla-based accompaniments kick-in, the tune gets interestingly unpredictable. Violins replace tabla in Selladhae jeevane, but the tune goes uneasily haywire unlike the...
Continue reading...Sengathu Bhoomiyile (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
The spruced-up version of Oram Po works with all the mild technological masala added by Raja since the base is so bloody solid! Sikkikichu is a brilliant trip back to...
Continue reading...Naanga (Music review), Tamil – Bala Bharathy
Balabharathy who made a splashy debut with director Selva’s 90s films like Thalaivaasal and Amaravathy makes one more pitch in Selva’s Naanga. His raga-approach (raga mentioned against each song) is...
Continue reading...Ready (Music review), Hindi – Pritam and Devi Sri Prasad
Mix Mika and Devi Sri Prasad’s already iconic Telugu front-bencher pleaser, Ringa ringa…and you get Dhinka Chika; easily this year’s Munni badnaam. The rest of the 3 original tracks by...
Continue reading...Luv U…Mr.Kalakaar! (Music review), Hindi – Sandesh Shandilya
Sarphira sa hai dil is every ounce Pritam’ish – the cheesy-sweet English humming, Neeraj Sridhar…everything – great listen! Tera intezar too carries that sweet, easy-on-the-ears feel; its catchy sound helps...
Continue reading...Stanley Ka Dabba (Music review), Hindi – Hitesh Sonik and Amole Gupte
Amole’s lyrics, Hitesh’s tune and Shaan’s effortless singing are beautifully unassuming in Life bahot simple hai. The same works for Dabba – delightfully simple tune with heart-warming lyrics! Amole Gupte’s...
Continue reading...Luv Ka The End (Music review), Hindi – Ram Sampath
Suman Sridhar’s child-woman’ish vocals rock Tonight; that spruced up Coldplay’ish tune helps a lot. The bubblegum sound works occasionally; so, it works great in Aditi Singh Sharma’s catchy title song,...
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