The two moody, thematic pieces – Jairam jairam and the theme music – are just marginally involving. Mickey’s vocals in the pop-induced, 80s style Nasha is considerably better. The proceedings...
Continue reading...Satyam (Tamil, Harris Jeyaraj)
En anbe is soporific, despite desperate attempts by Harris to induce interest by Chinese-sounding preludes and African-sounding interludes. Aaradi kaathe is a hopeless hero-worship track that manages only to annoy...
Continue reading...God Tussi Great Ho (Hindi, Sajid Wajid)
Let’s party is a lame attempt at the Shankar Ehsaan Loy kind of music, while the title song is an irritating mess. The Aati kya khandala knock-off with the Malad...
Continue reading...Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na (Abbas Tyrewala)
Jaane Tu…is a celebration of cameos. Besides the leads, who are extremely competent, there are so many interesting cameos that can be branched out into separate plots/ movies themselves. Take...
Continue reading...Saroja (Tamil, Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Beyond the facade of its catchy rhythm, Aaja meri soniye has a really stale tune. Dosth bada dosth redeems the soundtrack and has all the signs of being the next...
Continue reading...Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends (Coldplay)
As a recent convert to Coldplay, the one thing that captivated me in their new album was the sheer range of sounds! I may not be experientially qualified to comment...
Continue reading...WALL•E (Andrew Stanton)
Watching WALL•E, I had a familiar epiphany. That films across the globe talk of things very universal. WALL•E briefly sojourning Eve when she’s amnesiac (ahem, directives, you see!) is straight...
Continue reading...Sakkarakatti (Tamil, A R Rahman)
The uptempo friendship song Taxi is Mustafa Version 2.0 while Marudhaani’s velvety tune wrapped in a zingy package showcases lyricist Vaali’s mettle. With I miss you da, Rahman – as...
Continue reading...Mukhbiir (Hindi – Pritam, Karthik Raja & Shashi Pritam)
Tu salaamat is predictable, with everything you’d expect from Pritam, in a been-there wrap. Sandeep Chowta’s Jeena, with his fave Sonu Kakkar singing in her usual, non-chalant style is no...
Continue reading...Ek Kaagaz (Devika & Pralay Bakshi)
Devika and Pralay’s ‘Ek kaagaz’ is touted by Faith Records as India’s first online advertising supported single. The song’s makers offer the song as a free mp3 (uploaded in Rapidshare,...
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