Jab Tak Hai Jaan ...

As I promised in last post this post is for the music review of Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

It started with that poem Aditya Chopra wrote - I was not impressed. Challa came out I started listening, Saans was just okay, and it struck with the Jiya re! Rahman does it again. This is a typical Rahman soundtrack with Yash Chopra heart! Don't think it as a cliched statement - this soundtrack comes to you slow - it is not strong and it gets you hooked up just when you are not expecting - you can not leave it and start listening it over and over again - that is a win for Mr. Rahman!! Lyrics wise it is far better than other Rahman songs as Yashji has take all the care to give this task to great penman Gulzar! And Gulzar writes a great poetry which suits Yashji's direction style - Romanticism unleashed.

Starting with Challa - Rabbi Shergil, one of my favorite Punjabi singers, sang this song. Tho lyrics are in Punjabi, they wont harm your listening or humming. Great starting notes which continues as a soft rock song. Telling you to "Keep walking alone - you do not need anybody", Gulzar gives you something to think.




Tho, not one of my favorite songs, Saans is a good love song. Mohit Chauhan returns with Rahman after Rockster. He and Sherya Ghoshal sings an intense composition but you won't find same Rahman here. More of an average love song - may be a good situation song - need to wait and see it in movie.




Rahman tries to create a dance number with Ishq Shava and succeeds at a certain extent. I was expecting a faster track with some more electro-music. This is a good song but is not a chartbuster. Even the singer choices can be better!



Now my favorite song from the album - Jiya Re. Neeti Mohan makes a great use of this opportunity and delivers a great song. You will not think this as a Rahman song but it's a complete mix of Yash Chopra style with Rahman. You get the energy of a free soul from this song - a crazy girl daring to live her life on her own terms transmits significant vibe - and Rahman has successfully composed Gulzar's lyrics!




One more mention: Heer. Harshdeep Kaur sings this Yash Chopra style Punjabi song. While listening the song you can imagine the dreamy girl waiting for her prince charming. That's the wining of Rahman and Gulzar.




After listening all these songs you will also agree - Rahman soundtrack with Yashji's heart!

Yashji will always be living in the loving hearts of Bollywood fans!  



  

Ishq wala Love ...

Two music directors come together to sing this song, Salim Merchant from Salim-Sulaiman and Shekhar Ravjiani from Vishal-Shekhar, later also composing music for this movie SOTY Student of the year! They sing with Neeti Mohan coming from Channel V Popstars "Aasma". She is leaving her greatest time now - singing two sensations - this song and "Jiya re" from Jab Tak hai Jaan.

Karan Johar introduces three gen-next stars in this movie - a big start kids launcher.I have not seen the movie but this song has great visuals - Karan Johar never leaves behind anything to picturize a great song. Colors bursting in the snow - rich pink, fluorescent green, and chili hot red - with slow motion to capture awkward expressions on actors' faces!

The song itself is a good. Catchy tune - no wonder it stuck in my mind! I am still not completely in for the term "Ishq wala Love" but as you are making more and more Hinglish movies - it's a good term to keep you reminding about ishq while you are in love ;)





Enjoy!!


[Ps. Next post will be a special: Music Review for the first time!]    

Viraaniya (Mehfil Mix)

Remixes are made in many different forms. This is called Mehfil mix - Mehfil stands for a traditional lounge party in places of Muslim royalty or noblemen. In modern India, Mehfil is seen as a musical program for a classical or semi-classical music and especially Gazals. And this mix satisfies the need of nice poetry (Gazal) rendered by none other than poet himself.

Javed Akhtar penned this song with all Sher (small pieces of poetry at start and in between). He also performs the task of reciting those Sher. The song has a nice music by Himesh Reshamiya. He has composed many nice tracks and this is one of those. Though this song is one of the songs in the era of Singer: Himesh, he is much more appealing for this slow and romantic track. A lover calling for his lost love and saying his life is nothing but just ruins of past without love.






Enjoy!!



     

Navarai & Dreamum Wakeuppam

The newest versatile composer in the Bollywood is making Hulla in the music industry and he has composed these two very different songs for the films released in back to back weeks. The composer is Amit Trivedi. I have already started posting his songs from Coke Studio "Nirmohiya". And that trend is continuing. I noticed him from Dev-D , the song "Emotional Atyachaar" was the rock-bomb on traditional film music.

The first movie is the Shridevi comeback - English Vinglish. This is a family entertainer with a housewife in the lead role. Amit has covered all the emotions of a Marathi housewife and composed the song Navarai Majhi. He perfectly shows vibe in the wedding and still manages to keep it subtle.  

The second movie just released one week after this - Aiyyaa. Amit takes dream sequence of Rani Mukerjee in the South Indian films and composes Dreamum Wakeuppam. This is a vibrant song which doesn't let you take your breath. Dance performance of Rani and sex appeal of Prithviraj makes it one rocking song. The use of tamil numbers is just awesome. 

Enjoy!!

PS: Both movies are directed by Marathi directors. Looks like with Amit, Gauri Shinde and Sachin Kundalkar are also ready to capture Bollywood.

Skyfall

.... gives me goosebumps for the next Bond! Adele, one of the best singers, takes you in the world of the 007. Soft starting turns in to the strong sensation of the music. It gives you feel of both late 60's and still somewhere in 2012.

It is already a hit, placing number one on many charts. No wonder the Bond will get a great opening. Now with the internet it doesn't take long to get 12 million views to a song. I guess Eon production is using a great marketing strategy for Skyfall. They started with trailer, continuing the pace with the song and also putting old bond movies on netflix to get audience hooked up with Bond and attract them to the theaters.

Let's go back to the song. Adele is a great artist and she has already proved it with her previous album. This song is little bit different tho. Her voice is seductive. She perfectly imitates the emotions of the Bond girl - asking James - they will stay together. I suppose many girls will be ready to tell it Daniel Craig listening this song! It's not a very hard song to perform and follows the typical pattern of the Bond theme. Tho that's the point of this song to give a great start to any Bond movie.

Get ready to welcome Mr. Bond - James Bond !!





Enjoy!!