A Gautham Menon (Rehna Hai Terre Dil Mein) movie, music by A.R Rahman and lyrics by Javed Akhtar, now that's what I call an exciting combination.
While the movie didn't do too well, Rehna hai terre dil mein will always be remembered for its brilliant album. Although this time round the music in charge is A.R Rahman instead of Harris Jayraj (RHTDM, Force).
Well the album has a total of 12 tracks, which can be categorized as slow romantic melodies (at least a majority of them).
I will be talking about the tracks that I feel are worth talking about (cannot go through all 12 tracks :| ).
Kya Hai Mohabbat (sung by A.R Rahman himself) is a slow melody with a very 'Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na- Title track' kind of feel. The track is alright to listen to but I feel that visuals could be a huge add on for the track.
Ok this might sound weird but the next song 'Dost Hai' has a very similar sound to Fort Minor songs, a verse that is rapped and a melodious chorus that is sung. I think only A.R Rahman could attempt something so different and do it well. All in all a song that might just find its audience. Personally I'm excited to see how its going to be shot.
Hosanna is my personal favorite track from the album. Good composition, very well sung by Leon D'Souza (new voice) and 'worth listening to' lyrics. An atypical A.R Rahman romantic composition that has a youthful sound to it. I feel like this one could have a good shelf life, if it is presented well to the audiences.
Sunlo Zara is another product of the successful A.R Rahman - Rashid Ali combo, the song is a peppy number that is easy on the ears and is probably one of the decent tracks from the album.
I am a little confused about the track 'Zohra-Jabeen', a very soft dreamy number that is sung beautifully by Javed Ali, because it might or might not grow on people, once again I think everything greatly depends on how it is presented in the movie.
Aromale, Pholon Jaise, Sharminda Hoon, Jesse's Driving me crazy are strictly OK tracks, definitely not what we expect from A.R Rahman but then again before I saw Rockstar I had felt that a couple of songs were mediocre, until I saw the movie and realized their importance and worth.
Out of the 12 tracks my picks are Hosanna, Dost Hai, Sunlo Zara & Zohra-Jabeen.
I have a feeling that this album is going to appeal more once the tracks are put into context (through the movie).
I'm going with a 3 out of 5 stars for the music of Ekk Deewana Tha.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Friday, January 6, 2012
Music Review: Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (***1/2)
Another Dharma Productions and yet another Debut director Shakun Batra (the nerdy guitarist in the song 'Pappu Cant Dance Saala'). The movie stars Imran Khan and Kareena Kapoor & promises to be a young romantic comedy.
Music Director: Amit Trivedi (Dev D, Aamir, No One Killed Jessica, 'Ik Taara' from Wake up Sid)
Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya (Dev D, Anjaana Anjaani, Desi Boyz)
Honestly I am a huge fan of Amit Trivedi and the sound of his music....he to me is the most hatke music director in the indian film industry at this moment.... right from his song 'Mehfuz' from Aamir to 'Emotional Attyachar' from Dev D or 'Sham' from Aisha he has given some extremely original music.
The album has 7 songs in total ( including 2 remixed tracks)
The title track 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu' is a decent catchy number.....with time it might grow into a hit but it does not posses a long shelf life.
Similarly Gubbare is a good song but does not posses a long shelf. Although it has some interesting lyrics and is sung extremely well by Nikhil D'Souza, Amitabh Bhattacharya & Shilpa Rao.
Aunty Ji is a very different number.....you might or might not like it.....personally I found it to be a good foot tapping number ( weird mix of country, rock 'n' roll and goan music :| ).....two things stand out the most....one the singer Ash King ('I love You' from Bodyguard) odd but a good choice... and two... the 'worth listening to' lyrics...
The last two songs Aahatein and Kar Chalna Shuru tu are both good compositions....while Aahatein (sung by Kaarthik and Shilpa Rao) has a very calming down and nostalgic feel to it.....Kar Chalna Shuru Tu very well sung by Vishal Shekhar, has a very light and feel good sound to it....
My Picks ....all of them :) ....especially 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu', 'Aunty Ji' and 'Aahatein'.....all the songs are nice to listen to .....give it a shot....u might just like some .....(***1/2)
Music Director: Amit Trivedi (Dev D, Aamir, No One Killed Jessica, 'Ik Taara' from Wake up Sid)
Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya (Dev D, Anjaana Anjaani, Desi Boyz)
Honestly I am a huge fan of Amit Trivedi and the sound of his music....he to me is the most hatke music director in the indian film industry at this moment.... right from his song 'Mehfuz' from Aamir to 'Emotional Attyachar' from Dev D or 'Sham' from Aisha he has given some extremely original music.
The album has 7 songs in total ( including 2 remixed tracks)
The title track 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu' is a decent catchy number.....with time it might grow into a hit but it does not posses a long shelf life.
Similarly Gubbare is a good song but does not posses a long shelf. Although it has some interesting lyrics and is sung extremely well by Nikhil D'Souza, Amitabh Bhattacharya & Shilpa Rao.
Aunty Ji is a very different number.....you might or might not like it.....personally I found it to be a good foot tapping number ( weird mix of country, rock 'n' roll and goan music :| ).....two things stand out the most....one the singer Ash King ('I love You' from Bodyguard) odd but a good choice... and two... the 'worth listening to' lyrics...
The last two songs Aahatein and Kar Chalna Shuru tu are both good compositions....while Aahatein (sung by Kaarthik and Shilpa Rao) has a very calming down and nostalgic feel to it.....Kar Chalna Shuru Tu very well sung by Vishal Shekhar, has a very light and feel good sound to it....
My Picks ....all of them :) ....especially 'Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu', 'Aunty Ji' and 'Aahatein'.....all the songs are nice to listen to .....give it a shot....u might just like some .....(***1/2)
Music Review: Agneepath (*1/2)
Ok first things first...this is the first time I am doing something like this and am quite a novice at writing reviews...my idea of a review is to give a quick insight about what to expect from a certain creation (in this case a movie or its album)....personally I'm not a big fan of reading long reviews about something...I feel like a review should be concise and easy to comprehend....hope this works....Please give me your feedback and let me know if there is something missing :)
So here it goes...well Agneepath as we all know is a remake of the smash hit 'Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty & Madhavi' starrer 'Agneepath'.... it has been produced under the Dharma productions banner (Karan Johar) and is being directed by Karan Malhotra (debutant).....
Well because its a Karan Johar Production one expects some good songs (well at least ones that the masses would appreciate).
Music Director: Ajay-Atul (Singham)
Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya (Dev D, Anjaana Anjaani, Delhi Belly)
Personally the only song I liked in the album was O Saiyyan....it is a well composed, written and sung (Roop Kumar Rathod) song.... reminds me of maula mere (from the film Anwar sung by Roop Kumar Rathod) although its not half as good.....
Chikni Chameli is the one song from the album that's going to become a craze but honestly I am sick of such songs because as usual the industry has to repeat the same formula again and again until it fades away (in this case the formula of Item Numbers)
The album has 5 songs out of which my only pick is O Saiyyan (For all those who like slow old songs). Although I know for a fact that Chikni Chameli has already become a hit. :| . Gun Gun Guna is strictly OK!
Overall the album fails to excite.*1/2
So here it goes...well Agneepath as we all know is a remake of the smash hit 'Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty & Madhavi' starrer 'Agneepath'.... it has been produced under the Dharma productions banner (Karan Johar) and is being directed by Karan Malhotra (debutant).....
Well because its a Karan Johar Production one expects some good songs (well at least ones that the masses would appreciate).
Music Director: Ajay-Atul (Singham)
Lyricist: Amitabh Bhattacharya (Dev D, Anjaana Anjaani, Delhi Belly)
Personally the only song I liked in the album was O Saiyyan....it is a well composed, written and sung (Roop Kumar Rathod) song.... reminds me of maula mere (from the film Anwar sung by Roop Kumar Rathod) although its not half as good.....
Chikni Chameli is the one song from the album that's going to become a craze but honestly I am sick of such songs because as usual the industry has to repeat the same formula again and again until it fades away (in this case the formula of Item Numbers)
The album has 5 songs out of which my only pick is O Saiyyan (For all those who like slow old songs). Although I know for a fact that Chikni Chameli has already become a hit. :| . Gun Gun Guna is strictly OK!
Overall the album fails to excite.*1/2
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