Irshad Kamil’s poignant lines get the perfect vehicle in Harshdeep Kaur’s evocative vocals in Sune saaye. Anupam’s sitar-tinged rock sound is reminiscent of M.M.Kreem’s Zakhm. Rekha Bhardwaj aces the gentle...
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Running Shaadi.Com (Music review), Hindi – Abhishek-Akshay, Keegan Pinto, Anupam Roy, Anjana Ankur Singh and Sandeep Madhavan
Manoj Yadav’s yin-yang verses and the Bappi-Kalpana Patowary combo lift Pyaar ka test beyond its generic’ness. The charming Mannerless Majnu‘s—Shruti singing about Bitto!—highlight is Sukanya Purkayastha’s delightful rendition. Abhishek-Akshay’s last,...
Continue reading...Pink (Music review), Hindi – Anupam Roy, Shantanu Moitra and Faiza Mujahid
Jeenay de mujhe, by Pakistani rocker Faiza Mujahid, literally screams women’s emancipation, in the Bryan Adams rock mode. The second Pakistani connection of the soundtrack is Qurat Ul Ain Balouch...
Continue reading...Piku (Music review), Hindi – Anupam Roy
Bezubaan is an easily likeable, evocative tune that goes a wee bit more than the standard-issue Hindi song where the leads are mooning over the good times. Journey Song is...
Continue reading...Hemlock Society (Music review), Bengali – Anupam Roy
Amar mawte’s pensive and haunting tune is beautifully orchestrated by Anupam; both versions – by Lopamudra Mitra, and the shorter version by Rupankar, with more pronounced sarod, courtesy Pratyush Bandyopadhyay....
Continue reading...Durbine Chokh Rakhbo Na (Indipop), Anupam Roy
Rondhre rondhre paap’s highlights are Anupam wonderful vocals and Rajkumar Sengupta’s superb 12 bar blues guitar. Tistaan 2‘s classical rock tune is endearing, while the unique 7/8 beat in Bijli...
Continue reading...Shaitan (Music review), Hindi – Prashant Pillai, Ranjit Barot, Amar Mohile, Mikey McCleary, Anupam Roy & Bhayanak Maut
Prashant Pillai’s Bali is trippy, but perhaps goes overboard. He gets his groove in Nasha and O Yaara – eminently tuneful, both! It’s also easy to identify Amit Trivedi in...
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