Vidyasagar’s score for the Tamil film Ilaignan deserved a 200 – just for Imai thoodhane and Thozha vaanam. The former is something I can’t get over – Chinmayi’s astonishing vocals;...
Continue reading...Toonpur Ka Superrhero (Music review), Hindi – Anu Malik
Bah! NW1W. Keywords: Toonpur Ka Superrhero – notice the double ‘r’…!
Continue reading...Mirch (Music review), Hindi – Monty Sharma
Monty regains some of his supposed form in Kaare kaare badra – the rock arrangements sit atop that classical tune beautifully; the nuances like a seemingly disjoint antara too works...
Continue reading...Kandaen (Music review), Tamil – Vijay Ebenezer
Enge en idhayam, Aa haa and Narmada are fabulously breezy and pleasant, with a more-than-obvious smattering of Harris’ style. Ninaivugal and Yaavarukkum thalaivan evoke some of Vijay’s Tamil Christian musical...
Continue reading...Tera Kya Hoga Johny (Music review), Hindi – Pankaj Awasthi, Ali Azmat & Abhishek Ray
Pankaj Awasthi hits mainstream, gets four out of seven tracks, but impresses in only two – Lehron ne kaha, where he blends Neelesh Mishra’s ruminative words appropriately in a quirky...
Continue reading...LBW (Music review), Telugu – Anil R
Reppapaatu ee kshanam starts off great, but the coarse rap’ish pieces jar; still, Naresh Iyer’s main portions and some innovative interludes make this track a good listen. Javed Ali’s solo,...
Continue reading...Ilaignan (Music review), Tamil – Vidyasagar
The waltzy Imai thoodhane makes stunning use of the genre in a Tamil context and the music is top-notch – a fantastic showcase for Vidyasagar’s orchestration skills. Chinmayi is brilliant...
Continue reading...Singam Puli (Music review), Tamil – Mani Sharma
Figaru rehashes Okkadu’s Hare rama and it continues to work well, barring cringe-worthy lyrics. Post that, having lost track of all of Mani Sharma’s rehashes, the ones that stand out...
Continue reading...Top recent listens (November 2010)
Dog Days Are Over, Howl & Drumming Song – Lungs (Florence and the Machine) One of those albums that I discovered late and got completely hooked…so much that at one...
Continue reading...Yamla Pagla Deewana (Music review), Hindi – Assorted composers
Sonu sounds a bit tame in the title song’s remix, but RDB’s catchy embellishments help, but the house mix goes horrendously overboard. Nouman Javaid’s Charha de rang has 4 versions...
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