Kaalam yen kadhali has captivating phrases; that ‘Kaalam yen’ hook after the anupallavi layered with kuthu or the catchy ‘Vaa machakkaara’ in the charanam that’s different from the anupllavi. But...
Continue reading...Hitman – April 9, 2016
Originally published in . Chudara – Raja Cheyyi Vesthe (Telugu – Sai Kartheek) Telugu composer Sai Kartheek has quietly completed 50 films, with Raja Cheyyi Vesthe being his 50th soundtrack!...
Continue reading...Meendum Oru Kadhal Kathai (Music review), Tamil – G.V.Prakash Kumar
Mai pottu lyrically brings to life a nikkah, amidst a perfunctory tune. Hey pennae has a surprisingly Harris Jayaraji’sh tune, but is lovely nonetheless. In Mohini, GVP employs his faux-sufi...
Continue reading...Manithan (Music review), Tamil – Santhosh Narayanan
Anirudh gets lost in Mun sellada‘s chorus, with ADK’s rap gaining prominence in the rousing template. Vijay Narain, who sounds a lot like Santhosh in Poi vazhva, adds a neat...
Continue reading...Sairat (Music review), Marathi – Ajay-Atul
Mark Graham’s strings and woodwinds section opens Yad lagla in an astonishingly beautiful way. The melody is gorgeously tender as if trying to extricate itself from the nuanced and mesmerizing...
Continue reading...Hitman – April 2, 2016
Originally published in The Hindu. Is She With You? – OST, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Hans Zimmer & Junkie XL) One of the most lauded parts of the...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s Top Recent Listens – March 2016
Hindi Twinkle twinkle, Single chal riya hai, Da di da da, Shehar mehboob hai ji and Rafa dafa – (Krsna) Agar tu hota, Cham cham and Let’s Talk About Love...
Continue reading...Sarrainodu (Music review), Telugu – SS Thaman
Thaman splits Sarrainodu into 3 melodies and 3 dance tracks. Of the melodies, Telusaa is the sweetest, with lovely vocals by Sameera Bharadwaj and Jubin Nautiyal. Athiloka sundari is Vishal...
Continue reading...Raja Mandhiri (Music review), Tamil – Justin Prabhakaran
Chinna Ponnu leads Justin’s joyous musical outburst amidst a happily noisy children’s chorus in Bam bam. Snegidhiyae seems like gorgeous Hamsadhwani, though the orchestration is evocative of Raja’s Nalinakanthi-infused Enthan...
Continue reading...Baaghi (Music review), Hindi – Meet Bros, Ankit Tiwari, Amaal Mallik and Manj Musik
Ankit Tiwari channels his inner Coldplay in Agar tu hota, singing it competently. Amaal Mallik’s Sab tera has a familiar melody that does check-box style Bollywood pleasantness; Shraddha’s vocals are...
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