Beyond all the orchestral magic that Sandeep weaves in for Maar maar, it is essentially flat and monotonous, but, thankfully, the title song gets both right – the sweeping orchestration...
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Music review: Striker (Hindi – Assorted composers)
Aim lagaa‘s Rikshaw mix has a particularly nice retro’ish touch that sounds notably better than the plain version – rapper Blaaze handles the singing and composing parts admirably well. Bombay...
Continue reading...Music review: Irumbu Kottai Murattu Singam (Tamil – GV Prakash Kumar)
Vellaikari nee plays out straight and flat, much like a staid old 90s pop track with the rhythms overtly laid out for Lawrence’s steps, while the composer manages an expansively...
Continue reading...Music review: Pazhassi Raja (Malayalam – Ilayaraja)
Aalamadankala mythavanalle with its dramatic Islamic sound makes excellent use of chorus vocals, while Aadhiushas sandhya poothathivide takes a classic Ilayaraja tune to a newer level with that dreamy, expansive...
Continue reading...Music review: Pokkisham (Tamil – Sabesh Murali)
Moondru naal aagume, with its free flowing verse and lovely sax phrases is delightfully rendered by Karthik. Ranjani’s Varum vazhi yengume and Madhu Balakrishnan’s Mozhi illaamale too borrow quite a...
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