The title song is a pretty neat combination of Rajesh’s old-world charm of a melody and a spiffy new orchestration. Gourov-Roshin’s recreation of Rajesh’s Saara zamaana is surprisingly punchy, with...
Continue reading...Shatamanam Bhavati (Music review), Telugu – Mickey J Meyer
Mellaga tellarindoi is so typically Mickey! The build-up is lovely, the chorus even more so! Anurag Kulkarni leads the vocals very well. The title song gains tremendously from Chitra and...
Continue reading...Bairavaa (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Varlaam varlaam vaa is Vijay’s own Neruppu daa! The swagger is intact, and the lyrics aptly eulogises the star. Nillayo layers the breezy hook onto the very-Santhosh strings, though Vairamuthu’s...
Continue reading...Ezra (Music review), Malayalam – Rahul Raj and Sushin Shyam
Haricharan literally powers Lailakame with his vocals. Rahul’s tune is pleasant enough, and predictable enough, hitting the high notes impressively, and it is in Haricharan’s singing that the song gets...
Continue reading...Hitman – December 17, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Maatrangal ondre thaan – Kootathil Oruthan (Tamil – Nivas K Prasanna) Given how iconic, familiar and well-known Bobby McFerrin’s 1988 song Don’t Worry, Be Happy...
Continue reading...Milliblog Annual Music round-up 2016
The 9th annual, multi-lingual round-up on Milliblog. Related read: Milliblog’s An edited version of this list appears in . That version also includes a pan-Indian 25-song list. The Saavn playlist...
Continue reading...Dangal (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Haanikarak bapu is Sarwar Khan and Sartaj Khan Barna’s—the Manganiyar singers who happen to be young kids—triumph. The kids bring a fabulously playful tone to the already ebullient tune. But...
Continue reading...Hitman – December 10, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Rainbows in the sky – Sheesh Mahal (Telugu – Vivek Sagar) Sheesh Mahal could hardly be called a Telugu soundtrack, given it has 4 Hindi...
Continue reading...Koditta Idangalai Nirappuga (Music review), Tamil – C.Sathya
En oruthiye has a catchy rhythm and a breezy melody that Sriramachandra delivers impressively. And lovely use of Kishore’s sitar. Das’s shehnai (and sax!) does something similar to Kilukilu payaai...
Continue reading...Balle Vellaiya Thevaa (Music review), Tamil – Darbuka Siva
Kan vatchutta‘s playful word-play and that intriguing wind-instrument is a neat trick that helps tide over the relatively plain tune. The title song goes down further – a rhymes-like title...
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