I respect the overall review, but I am pretty appalled at the guy saying he wishes the Khwaja instrumental away. Probably a bit too classy for him. Hardly a redundant instrumental.....he could not be more wrong. I found this instrumental so special because it sounds so unlike the original song except for core melody and it's just beautifully composed. One of my favorite instrumentals of recent times. I just don't get some people's reasoning. It's beyond me.
--- In [email protected], "Chord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Again, Man Mohanna bashed. The beginning is incredible for > me.....what's wrong with it? It's a mishra Bhairavi based track, > serious, somber. It's very devotional. It has rich instrumentation > and supreme classical melody, powerful lyrics, and top singing. It's > such a shame that a brilliant track is being panned left and right. > > I guess most people hate semi classical music. > > > --- In [email protected], "mmparthi2003" > <mmparthi2003@> wrote: > > > > Now thats a review! a good one! 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It wasn't > something one > > > could refute because very often the hamming of a song's video on > > channels > > > makes it a 'chartbuster'. > > > > > > However a sneak peek into the songs of *Jodhaa Akbar* at its > launch > > recently > > > had a completely opposite effect. For a change, the music seemed > so good > > > that the picturisation somehow couldn't keep up. > > > > > > That's AR Rahman for you. For a brief while after *Taal*, Rahman > had > > begun > > > to sound quite predictable. But it was in *Lagaan* that we found > him > > > delivering songs that were not necessarily in his 'trademark > style'. > > > > > > It is interesting to note that music director has teamed up yet > > again with > > > the *Lagaan* director and this time too he belts out a fairly > > interesting > > > line-up of songs. The question however is whether Ashu can match > his > > vision > > > to Rahman's. > > > > > > Nevertheless, the seven-track album has five songs with two > instrumental > > > pieces. While the instrumental version of *Jashn-E-Bahaaraa* > seems quite > > > justified, it is somehow redundant to have a similar version of a > > sufi song > > > â" *Khwaja mere Khwaja*. > > > > > > Of course some critics would argue that music is just as important > > an aspect > > > of Sufism as lyrics (Remember Kabir's *dohas* may be all about > > words, but > > > Nanak preferred to reach God through music). > > > > > > Nonetheless after hearing Rahman's rendition of this song and > > listening to > > > its lyrics (Kashif) you cannot help but wish the instrumental > > version away. > > > > > > It is after quite some time that one enjoys Rahman singing one of > > his own > > > compositions. This is the only track, for which the music director > > lends his > > > voice in this album. From among the rest too, the > only 'established > > > mainstream' singer is Sonu Nigam who sings *Inn lamhon ke daaman > > mein* along > > > with Madhushree. > > > Yet the album holds its own with the opening track, *Azeem-o- shaan > > > Shahenshah* â" a tribute to the Mughal Emperor and > > *Jashn-e-bahaaraa* â" a > > > soft romantic ballad. While Rahman embellishes the first track in > an > > > almost-operatic fashion, the second one has minimal instruments > with the > > > melody ruling supreme. > > > > > > This is a trend that the maestro seems to have been taken in by. > > Take *Rang > > > De Basanti* for instance. As a colleague pointed out, while it did > > have *Masti > > > ki pathshala*, on the other hand there also was *Luka chuppi*. > > > > > > Coming back to *Jodhaaâ¦*, the one song that stands out as a > sore thumb > > > however is *Mann Mohanaa*. The sufi theme that runs through most > of the > > > album somehow abruptly gets cut off with this track. It's almost > as > > if *Mann > > > Mohanaa* was added as an afterthought. > > > > > > Historical film music often borders on being patriotic (think > > *Mangal Pandey > > > *, or even *Lagaan* for that matter). Partly because of its > subject > > matter, > > > *Jodhaa Akbar* strays away from all of this. Its music therefore > > showcases a > > > culture⦠a culture that the Emperor had so carefully and > > meticulously built > > > and preserved. > > > > > > So what's the verdict? We'd say go ahead and buy the music of > > *Jodhaa Akbar*. > > > It also comes in elaborate packing and along with a bonus DVD. But > > at Rs 160 > > > it's a little on the expensive side. Think about it. If you don't > > mind that > > > big a hole in the pocket, what the hell! > > > > > > *Rating:* 3/5 > > > > > >
