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 Shockingly outdated templates among the 3 songs, with minimal succor from ‘Sayyave’.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
Continue reading...Mappillai (Music review), Tamil – Mani Sharma
NW1W. Not even matches the standards of Mani’s sub-standard, but massily likeable Telugu material! Keywords: Dhanush, Hansika Motwani, Mani Sharma
Continue reading...City of God (Music review), Malayalam – Prashant Pillai
Nee akaleyaano‘s soundscape is pensive, meticulously constructed and magical! V.Sreekumar’s vocals go along the fascinating orchestration beautifully, even as the tune goes way beyond conventional film song structures confidently. The...
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