Shake it and U&I are assembly-line punjabi pop tracks with a catchy but oft-heard sound while Yaara ve with Abhishek Nailwal’s spirited vocals impresses mainly ‘cos of its Junoon-styled composition....
Continue reading...Woh lamhe (Hindi – Pritam)
Despite the blatant rip-off, Kya mujhe is a scintillating blend of lyrics (Neelesh Misra), orchestration and vocals by Kay Kay. On a perfectly enjoyable tune, James has us yearn for...
Continue reading...Emdan magan (Tamil – Vidyasagar)
Varaaru is marginally catchy, which will need significant help from its picturization to impress better. Unnodudhaan is unique since it uses natural sounds with minimal played music, but this experiment...
Continue reading...Shiva (Hindi – Ilayaraja)
Police police rehashes Raja’s own evergreen Botany class in a zingier package. Shapath has a morose sound, bears strikingly beautiful interludes but Raja’s vocals is a problem. Kaise kahen, despite...
Continue reading...Bas ek pal (Hindi – Assorted composers)
Hai ishq (composer, Pritam) is a cool, techno pop dance track, with excellent vocals by KK and Sunidhi. Out of the 3 tracks composed by Vivek Philip (his second outing...
Continue reading...Aap ki khatir (Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya)
The title song and Kunal’s Tu hai kamaal are rather monotonous with little variation from the barrage of other Himesh tracks. I love you for what you are and Tu...
Continue reading...Jillunu oru kaadhal (Tamil – A R Rahman)
Kummi adi is catchy, with a Malayalee flavor and rhythmic lyrics. Besides the Kannada ‘raja’, Majaa sounds straight out of Hamsalekha’s repertoire. The interludes bear Rahman’s stamp though. Maaricham has...
Continue reading...Jambavan (Tamil – Bharadwaj)
Ethanai varusham has a simple 60s tune but is wrapped in a strange minimalist feel. Halwa ponnu rivals Srikanth Deva’s kuthu songs and succeeds in being even more ridiculous. Pana...
Continue reading...Lage Raho Munnabhai (Hindi – Shantanu Moitra)
How does one explain ICICI’s theme tune sprinkled all over the title song? This one, along with Samjho ho hi gaya are best left in the film than the soundtrack....
Continue reading...Thimiru (Tamil – Yuvan Shankar Raja)
The neat synth opening of Maana madura gets into a routine rhythm and tune. Gangai Amaran returns with his vocals in Oppuraane, a rather bland track. Money money has a...
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