Jis jagah pe khatam is one of those few songs where the chorus vocals completely rule over the main tune; understated, but immensely catchy. Jhoom jhoom‘s ambitious backgrounds actually hold...
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Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (Music review), Hindi – Vishal Shekhar
Haal-e-dil is gorgeously resonant! The track is treated appropriately by the composers; minimal music and even that tabla (or, is it mridangam? Valid query from @Sharathpadaru) entering later in the...
Continue reading...Dum maaro dum (Music review), Hindi – Pritam
Dum maaro dum’s remix works appropriately by not redoing it as-is and cleverly incorporating choice elements from the original in a funky mix; kudos to Midival Punditz and Karsh Kale,...
Continue reading...Game (Music review), Hindi – Shankar Ehsaan Loy
Bourne? Don? Moody? Atmospheric? It’s a game seems like a combination of all this and functions effectively as a title credits song. Sunitha Sarathy offers a neat, low-pitched title hook...
Continue reading...Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey (Music review), Hindi – Sohail Sen
Yeh des hai has a strong Rahman whiff and works quite well! Nain tere whips up a decent Bong feel, but is a bit too simplistic, while Sohail gets it...
Continue reading...Raavan (Movie review), Hindi – Maniratnam
If I were to sum up what went wrong in Raavan, it’d perhaps be, ‘Ramayan killed the Raavan star’. In other words, nothing is wrong with Raavan – the audience’s...
Continue reading...Music review: Paa (Hindi – Ilayaraja)
Mudhi mudhi (and Udhi udhi) is one of the trendiest songs of the year; zingy, superbly sung by Shilpa Rao and exceptionally orchestrated! Gumm summ, after its various versions –...
Continue reading...Music review: Delhi 6 (Hindi – A R Rahman)
Aarti is piously serene while Arziyan pulls off the same thing with aplomb, just in another religion. Shreya Ghosal compliments Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan amazingly well in the classically...
Continue reading...Music review: Dostana (Hindi – Vishal Shekhar)
Dostana is one of those mixed bag soundtracks that has Vishal and Shekhar sticking to their familiar, tried and tested sounds. So, while we have a bouncy Jaany kyun with...
Continue reading...Music review: Drona (Hindi – Dhruv Ghanekar)
The title song has an intriguing structure which the composer reigns in admirably – his unconventional voice only adds to the novelty. Khushi’s jazz appeal is overshadowed by the ambling...
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