I am glad you liked atleast one song.
On 1/25/08, shanavas.chemmamkuzhi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm disappointed with JA album. Only liked "Khwaja Mere Khwaja" > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Sribalaji" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > I understood what happened to bollywood review team. They are > > marketing the Jodha Akbar in a negative way inorder to make > Rahman's > > image down. > > > > This is highly impossible and A.R.Rahman has already reached the > top > > several years before and he will continue the same position in the > > successive decades. > > > > Surpassing Rahman is a nightmare for those people. That's why they > > are trying to do such childish things....let us forgive those > chotta > > people. > > > > what do you say guys? Am i right? > > > > regards, > > sribalaji > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Vithur <vithurm@> wrote: > > > > > > http://oneknightstands.net/music-review-jodhaa-akbar/ > > > > > > So Ashutosh Gowariker is back, with the same team of A.R.Rahman > > and Javed > > > Akhtar who have tasted huge success before with Swades and of > > course Lagaan. > > > And this being titled " Jodhaa Akbar" expectations are obviously > > sky-high. > > > The Hrithik-Ash Jodi, the budget from UTV breaking through the > > roof, and the > > > stellar visuals shown in the trailer, of course , Gowariker > > promises all of > > > that including good music. Only this time, it is not as good as > it > > should > > > sound. Jodhaa Akbar, the soundtrack, disappoints and can at best > > be termed > > > as one of the most mediocre works of the creators- A.R.Rahman > and > > Lyricist- > > > Javed Akhtar. And no, no amount of good picturisation can save > the > > utter > > > drag of the OST. What you expect is of course, music that lives > > that period > > > and yet has a contemporary appeal , something which Rahman isn't > > new to. But > > > forget the period part, it doesn't appeal either. > > > > > > Let's deal with it one by one shall we? The soundtrack opens > with > > a very > > > predictable Opening theme of sorts. The kind you'd actually > > picturise to > > > feature on a Mughal period movie. *Azeem-o-shaan ShahenShah* is > > heavy on > > > percussions, is absolutely ambient and the grandeur comes across > > in the > > > sound arrangements. The Chanan Chans and the sound of the > > courtesans at > > > Akbar's court, and the praise to the Emperor are all summed up > in > > this song, > > > but at almost 6 minutes, this is a never ending praise-tale, and > > all I can > > > compare it to is an audio History lesson. The swords are > clinging > > and the > > > sounds of celebrations, I can see how Gowariker is going to put > > this down to > > > celluloid. > > > > > > *Jashn-e-Bahaara* begins with Arabic belly-dancing percussions > and > > an > > > unpolished Sonu Nigam's voice…oops this one's Javed Ali. This > > sounds too > > > modern for the 16th century, and no, it is still not a great > song. > > This is > > > so not pleasing to the ears and it seems Rahman had to rush to > the > > loo and > > > hence finished it in a jiffy. The santoors, harps, and the extra > > effort on > > > making the arrangement sound arabic doesn't help it at all. This > > song is > > > just complete waste. > > > > > > Third track- The harmonium , the Qawwali Harmonium, it reminds > me > > of Piya > > > Haji Ali(Fiza) or perhaps Mann Ye Baanwra (Hazaaro Khwahishein > > Aisi): that > > > signature vocal sound of A.R.Rahman and there he goes-Ya Ghareeb > > Nawaaz….oh > > > the bass and the keyboards, the claps and the ambient chorus, > and > > then..the > > > Tablas happen. *Khwaja Mere Khwaja* rules the entire soundtrack. > > The bass > > > continues to go strong and then, we have an unknown wind > > instrument going > > > solo. Needless to say, the ease with which Rahman hits the high > > notes gives > > > the song an exalted feel. The tabla tempo changes near the end, > as > > the song > > > crescendoes. > > > > > > And as expected, Sonu Nigam features in at track 4:*In Lamho ke > > Daaman main*. > > > The words are absolute magic here–In Lamho Ke Daaman main, > > Paakezah sa > > > Rishta Hai . I guess Rahman saved Sonu for the best. There is an > > > intoxicating echo element in this song. Madhushree started as > the > > other > > > Sadhna Sargam, but post Yuva (Kabhi Neem Neem), I wonder if > Sadhna > > Sargam is > > > the other Madhushree. I can totaly see Ash expressing "Prem Aag > > main Jalte > > > Dono Hi….Tan Bhi Hai, Man Bhi…", and the flute takes over. When > it > > comes to > > > Rahman, the structure of a song, more than often, defies > > definition. Same is > > > the case here. This one is a bit of respect retainer for the > > soundtrack. > > > > > > Rahman has given us O Paalanhaare and Pal Pal Hai Bhaari, both > > Bhajans > > > written by Javed Akhtar. With "*Mann Mohana*", the directors > > intention was > > > to deal with Jodhaa's Hindu roots. I don't know what to say > about > > this one. > > > It is for sure not an ordinary song, but at the same time, I > > wouldn't > > > actually remember this one after listening to the whole > > soundtrack, or > > > perhaps watching the movie (unless Ash does "something"). > Further > > the > > > portion: "tum bin paau kaise chain kanhaa"…sounds exactly like … > > Saawan Beeta > > > Jaaye (Ajahun Na Aaye Baalma from Sanjh aur Savera). The lyrics > > though are > > > very compelling, and Bela Shende sounds so close to Shreya > Ghoshal. > > > > > > I didn't care to listen to the instrumental versions of Khwaja > > Mere Khwaja > > > and Jashn-e-Bahaara. I'll just leave it to the movie for now. > I'd > > rather go > > > back to Khwaja Mere Khwaja. My verdict: Buy the single of Khwaja > > Mere Khwaja > > > if possible. Rest of the soundtrack is just a complete waste, > and > > is going > > > to get drowned in the lavish sets glorifying Mughal Architecture > > through the > > > lens of Ashutosh Gowariker and the moola of Ronnie Screwvala. > > Peace. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > regards, > > > Vithur > > > > > > A.R.RAHMAN - MY BREATH & LIFE FORCE > > > > > > > >
