Machi suthungada defies Prasanna’s Hindi compositions and is more in the Harris Jeyaraj mode, but with enough rhythm and tune variations to keep us hooked throughout the enjoyable number. Janaki...
Continue reading...U Me Aur Hum (Hindi – Vishal Bharadwaj)
Vishal packs in an ebullient Latin feel in Jee le – the meandering, unconventional tune working big way. The balladic title song has Vishal’s stamp all over – lyrics that...
Continue reading...Ilayaraja in my life!
I’ve always wanted to write about Ilayaraja and the impact he has had in my life, but it’s far more difficult than even the one I summarized last year about...
Continue reading...Thozha (Tamil – Prem Gi. Amaran)
Adiye en annakkili impresses with its minimalist sound and a simple folk’ish tune while the decidedly more Yuvan-styled Kaadhal Devadhai has a groovy, catchy appeal to it – Haricharan being...
Continue reading...Koi chehra (Adeel)
So many singers…so many pop albums…and only a few realize that more than their impressive voices and those gorgeous videos, it’s the tune and music that makes them click! Latest...
Continue reading...al Risalah (Raj Verma, A R Rahman & Liyakat Ajmeri)
Rahman’s Marhaba Mustapha is perhaps the only highlight of al Risalah’s soundtrack. Rahman delineates his track from the other routine, devotional tracks in the soundtrack by beautifully blending the mod...
Continue reading...Yaaradi nee mohini (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
Yaaradi nee mohini faithfully reuses Aadavari matalaku ardhale verule’s soundtrack with the punchy, techno’ish Manasa mannichamma conspicuously missing. Venmegam is as classy as its original with Hariharan in place of...
Continue reading...Kangalum Kavi Paaduthey (Tamil – Ilayaraja)
Hey mamu is plain dated, right from the vocalizing, orchestration and that cobweb ridden tune. Maalai nila and Sollumvarai kaadhal, however are Raja’s return to his, melodic roots – despite...
Continue reading...Yaadein (Amit Sana, composer: Rajeev Bhatt)
After just one original composition (by Vishal Shekhar, no less!) in his debut, Chal diye – Amit Sana returns with a real pop album. Rajeev Bhatt’s compositions are pretty listenable...
Continue reading...Black & White (Hindi – Sukhwinder Singh)
Main chala/ chali is plain, with a pedestrian tune, with even more banal backgrounds. The composer puts his vocals to better use in Peer manavan, a lively shaadi number but...
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