Oliye oliye clearly seems enamored by Rahman’s Vellai pookkal but its core melody is pleasing, while Unnai naan, Otrai paarvai and Iravil malarum use the Harris Jeyaraj template quite efficiently....
Continue reading...Music review: Jag Jeondeyan De Mele (Punjabi – Sandesh Shandilya, Aman Hayer & Babloo)
Out of the five Sandesh Shandilya-composed tracks, Payar, the title song and Rang rangia definitely make the cut. Payar is very Karan Johar-styled, only in Punjabi while the title song...
Continue reading...Music review: Aloo Chaat (Hindi – Assorted Artists)
RDB’s title song is noisy and catchy in true reggaeton sense while Xulfi’s Dadke jiya is the extreme opposite – fairly competent melody with likeable arrangements. RDB’s other contribution, Boliyaan...
Continue reading...Music review: 3rd Person Singular Number (Bangla – Assorted Artists)
Nancy’s silky vocals outdo Habib’s in Didha, but the tune is spell binding – its rather simple, but haunting and adorned with appropriately restrained backgrounds. Traditional Bangla sounds peek in...
Continue reading...Music review: Dhoondte Reh Jaoge (Hindi – Sajid Wajid)
Strangely enough, when Sajid Wajid get Palash Sen to croon the catchy Salma-O-Salma, beyond the rhythmic backgrounds, there’s a strong Euphoria element that seeps in. The title song is frivolous...
Continue reading...Music review: Gulaal (Hindi – Piyush Mishra)
Rahul Ram’s Aarambh is powerful, both in the arrangements and in the incredible selection of words that work with their rich intonation, while Shilpa Rao towers over the soulfully arranged...
Continue reading...Music review: Sikandar (Hindi – Justin Uday, Shankar Ehsaan Loy & Sandesh Shandilya)
Manzaraat works solely due to Shilpa Rao’s vocals and not so much for Justin Uday’s music. The composing duo also give us the spritely Chaal apni and the deep but...
Continue reading...Jai Ho, Rahman!
Jai Ho, Rahman! Academy Award Winner, Best Original Score, Slumdog Millionaire Academy Award Winner, Best Song – Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire
Continue reading...Re-ranting about Aadesh Shrivastava
<!–adsense–> I’m outraged at Aadesh Shrivastava brainlessly expressing his outrage at Bachchan’s portrayal in Slumdog Millionaire. So, here’s a quote-to-quote response, besides those incredible comments he’s been getting in the...
Continue reading...Music review: Sarvvam (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Ilayaraja pitches in with cool vocals in the hep Adada vaa, the highlight of which is that persistent flute piece! Sutta suriyana carries Yuvan’s Pattiyal sound, but is punchy enough....
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