Considering I’m already adequately impressed with Raavan, this is merely a set of random thoughts. Veera (Beera) is the least Tamil sounding song of all, but Mustafa Kataone’s African gibberish...
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Music review: Raavan (Hindi – A R Rahman)
Beera, in true Rahman style, takes a spirited, free-flowing life of its own; the energizing tune, completely fresh vocals of Mustafa Kutoane’s literally African sound and Vijay Prakash’s spritely rendition…it...
Continue reading...Music review: Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (Tamil – A R Rahman)
Benny Dayal’s vocal contortions reach a Whitney Houston’ish level in Omana penne, a lyrically-challenged, plain-by-Rahman-standards tune. Chinmayi and Devan’s vocal interplay works beautifully in Anbil avan, while Vinnaithaandi varuvaayaa seems...
Continue reading...What’s your Rahman Realization Point?
The 2 composers about whom I’ve gushed generously in this blog are Ilayaraja and A R Rahman. I still find my life’s choicest moments unfolding within my brain whenever I...
Continue reading...Music review: Couples Retreat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – A R Rahman)
A R Rahman’s soundtrack for Couples Retreat is disparate, background-music material, given the strong connection between the mostly-wordless tracks and the film. Barring two full songs – the romantically corny...
Continue reading...Music review: Blue (Hindi – A R Rahman)
Blue sees Rahman offering his massiest sound in quite some time, but – as always – with enough cues that denote his going the extra step, even within the commercial...
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Just realized – quite surprisingly, very late – that the post in my other blog (Beast of Traal) is very appropriate for Milliblog. It’s about A R Rahman’s new compilation...
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Jai Ho, Rahman! Academy Award Winner, Best Original Score, Slumdog Millionaire Academy Award Winner, Best Song – Jai Ho, Slumdog Millionaire
Continue reading...Oscar nominations are out…Rahman in!
Wonderful beginning! Original Score: “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” Alexandre Desplat; “Defiance,” James Newton Howard; “Milk,” Danny Elfman; “Slumdog Millionaire,” A.R. Rahman; “WALL-E,” Thomas Newman. Original Song: “Down to...
Continue reading...Music review: Connections (A.R.Rahman)
Karthik/ Rahman and Raqeeb Aalam enthusiastically deliver Jiya se jiya – but the song itself is a bit of a letdown – too dense in the backgrounds as it progresses....
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