Jashn-e-bahaaraa – Jodha Akbar (A.R.Rahman, Hindi) This song is the triumph of a fantastic tune set amidst very limited music. It does require a captivating voice and Rahman’s choice of...
Continue reading...Gone Baby Gone (Dir: Ben Affleck)
Gone Baby Gone tests a recent, but amazingly well-ingrained – by our films, what else? – theory, espoused best in Maniratnam’s Nayagan – a wrong is no wrong, if it...
Continue reading...Jalsa (Telugu – Devi Sri Prasad)
Despite Devi Sri Prasad’s perennially repetitive style, Jalsa’s music actually is solid fun. Right from the choice of Baba Sehgal to croon the rocking title song, to Kay Kay taking...
Continue reading...Bhram (Hindi – Siddharth Suhas & Pritam)
Shaan saves Pritam’s Jaane kaise with his singing – the tune per se is just passable. His other track, Jaane kyun, as credited, works mainly due to the source –...
Continue reading...Krazzy 4 (Hindi – Rajesh Roshan)
Break free is groovy and catchy – thanks to Vishal’s spirited singing and Rajesh’s vibrant arrangements. The folk’ish Dekhta hai is adequately coarse with some interesting hooks. The almost-spoken Ik...
Continue reading...Tamil writer Sujatha no more!
Shocking, to say the least. He was (is?) one of the most influential writers for me personally, across languages. He was solely responsible for me to start thinking in Tamil...
Continue reading...One Two Three (Hindi – Raghav Sachar)
Barring Raghav’s groovy attempt at female vocals, everything about the title song is bafflingly loud and messy. Rock mahi is definitely better – at least the catchy hook and Raghav’s...
Continue reading...Classically Mild (Sonu Nigaam)
Classically mild seems to have Sonu trying his best to wipe that boredom in playback singing he’s always been ranting about. Jagjit Singh’s former violinist Deepak Pandit supports this unconventional...
Continue reading...Nepaali (Tamil – Srikanth Deva)
With seductive dialogs and a slow, alluring tune, Anaikkindra thaagam works really well, more so due to Bombay Jayashree’s fab vocals. Suthudhey too has a very neat retro sound, but...
Continue reading...College Days (Gaurav)
Om namah shivaya opens the album energetically, and auspiciously, even though the lyrics do not link back to the almighty. Alvida carries a very likeable mix of early Rock Machine...
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