Kadhal 2 Kalyanam is a perfectly balanced soundtrack in a way. On one hand, there are 3 songs that are high on zingy orchestration, but they also come with bland...
Continue reading...Etthan (Music review), Tamil – Taj Noor
Mazhayudhirkaalam pushes all the right buttons; serene, rainy melody with beautiful vocals by Saindhavi and Vijay Yesudas. Etthan kelambittaanya too gets the vocals right for a catchy, booming hip-hop track,...
Continue reading...Urumi (Music review), Malayalam – Deepak Dev
The overall gaiety in Aaranne and its enthusiastic rhythm are instantly infectious! Aaro nee aaro has phenomenal vocals by Swetha and Yesudas for a sweeping melody, while Manjari’s Chimmi has...
Continue reading...Sattappadi Kutram (Music review), Tamil – Vijay Antony
NW1W. The only interesting fact is that Vijay Antony has made the 3 songs of this soundtrack available on his website as free downloads! Keywords: SA Chandrashekar, Satyaraj
Continue reading...Sabaash Sariyana Potti (Music review), Tamil – Thaman S
Kadhirmozhi’s expressive verses help Thaman’s resonant arrangements and tune combination in Mudhal mozhi – this is a good listen. The composer repeats a similar sounding rich package in Ullam thudikudha,...
Continue reading...Kullanari Koottam (Music review), Tamil – Selvaganesh
Vizhigalile is pitch-perfect; delightful tune, beautifully orchestrated and super vocals by Karthik and Chinmayi – delectable! If that was good, then Hariharan’s solo, Kadhal enbadhai, gets even better! On the...
Continue reading...Dum maaro dum (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Dum maaro dum’s remix works appropriately by not redoing it as-is and cleverly incorporating choice elements from the original in a funky mix; kudos to Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale,...
Continue reading...Azhagarsaamiyin Kudhirai (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
Poovakkelu sees Raja importing his usually brilliant streak in Malayalam, into Tamil, and this works very well. We get a superbly Raja’esque melody even though that annoying synth makes a...
Continue reading...Rajadhani (Music review), Kannada – Arjun Janya
Sonu and Shreya excel in Midiva ninna, a simple and pleasant melody that stands to demonstrate Arjun’s composing skills, particularly those elegant interludes. Namm appa amma, amidst that Bhagayada Lakshmi...
Continue reading...Christian Brothers (Music review), Malayalam – Deepak Dev
NW1W. Shockingly outdated templates among the 3 songs, with minimal succor from ‘Sayyave’. Keywords: Deepak Dev, Mohan Lal, Dileep, Suresh Gopi, Sharath Kumar
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