As U.Rajesh opens Shadows after a brief, evocative piano prelude by Anil Srinivasan, I literally felt the ground beneath my feet moving. Was it that tinge of Latino? Or was...
Continue reading...The very-confusing music rights brouhaha
With the recent news about composing trio Shankar Ehsaan Loy getting to be music producers (for Johnny Gaddar) rather than just being music composers, I was wondering if they have...
Continue reading...Baradwaj Rangan wins the National Award for Best Film Critic!
Way to go, Rangan saar! Baradwaj has been recognized for, “intelligent and reader-friendly reviews of popular cinema with a depth of understanding of the form, a discernible passion for medium...
Continue reading...Baarish (Sandesh Shandilya)
Aare aare has that trademark Sandesh sound – minimal and very middle-of-the-road – and he sings it well too! Anjali’s lyrics in Boondein is delightfully imaginative and the simple tune...
Continue reading...Veeramum Eeramum (Tamil, Yugendran)
Maaney and Purusha payale use Seevalapperi Pandi’s music (another similarly themed film) as their frame of reference and are adequately hummable, folk’sy tracks. Oru kshanam’s overwhelming backgrounds drowns the moany...
Continue reading...Sivi (Tamil, Dharan)
The ambient, new-age sounds and Haricharan’s vocals in Mayavi neeya are breathtaking, just like the simple but absorbing tune Dharan cooks up. Oh nenje’s mild hip-hop mix is equally entertaining....
Continue reading...Karunya (Indipop, Karunya)
Teri aankhen is chirpy, but stereotyped. Kya baat hai takes a leaf out of Pancham’s Dekha na hai re, with lackluster results. Kya karoon has a lame, banal calypso tune....
Continue reading...Chak de India (Hindi, Salim Sulaiman)
Is the title song supposed to be a rousing anthem? The spinning rhythms and the prominent hook definitely help, but its a tad predictable for its ambitions. Hema Sardesai resurfaces...
Continue reading...Darling (Hindi – Pritam, Himesh Reshammiya & Prasanna Shekhar)
Himesh tadaps, as usual, with Oooooooos and Tulsi Kumar, for Tadap. Despite the monotony, this track is strangely addictive. Pritam re-invokes the Namie Amuro-inspired Aa khushi, annoyingly again, after its...
Continue reading...Dhokha (Hindi, M.M.Kreem)
Shakeel Azmi’s meaningful wordplay stays on in Anjana, a charming, old-worldly tune. Kreem’s own rendition in the milder version is a bit more striking than Kay Kay’s! Pakistani musician Shiraz...
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