Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na: Music Review
A R Rehman's speciality lies in that he knows what he is making. While with
other music composers generally songs 'work well' or 'fit' in situations, A R
Rehman's music generally can tell you what the situation is.
Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na is one such example where the movie's mood can be guessed
from the light music of the album.
The opening song of the album is 'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi'. Don't go on the title of
the song, as the song is a pretty soothing number and Rehman's touch is clear
from this very first song. The song is a feat in the new voice of Rashid Ali,
as the lyrics of the song are fine too.
Rehman and 'Saala' make a good combination. At least that seems to be the
thinking of uncle producer Aamir Khan when you listen to second song 'Pappu
Can't Dance'. And though I haven't got the importance of Saala in the song like
it was in Roobaroo, I can't deny the goodness of song. Expect it to be an
instant hit. And the dirigidi-da-da-da-da-daa sounds in the background make
sure you don't forget it's Rehman. Interestingly, the song has a few lines
dedicated to uncle Aamir's debut Papa Kehte hain too.
The third number of the album, 'Jaane Tu Mera Kya Hai' seems to be a good song
that may last long, though there is a little monotonicity in the song. The song
is sung well by Runa Rizvi and Rehman's music is good. The song doesn't have
much length but has a male version later. Lyrics of the song are also worth
listening to.
The fourth one, a very light 'Nazrein Milana' is another good number. The song
has a number of partying voices from six singers that include Naresh Iyer too,
giving a good listening experience. Though there is not much to look forward to
in lyrics of the song, music is quite good as Rehman experiments with rock
sounds in a light party song.
Only one sentence would be enough for the next song. The song, 'tu bole main
bolun' is sung by A R Rehman.
Well, the song is not like Khwaja Mere Khwaja or Luka Chhupi, but there are a
lot many new things in the song to listen to. I can't exactly place which
school the song comes from but it has a slight clubbish feeling attached to it,
which comes easy with the saxophone's sound. And though the song is not a
heavyweight (like examples I gave) but it's not a very light number either. It
short, listen to it to know it completely.
The sixth song of the album 'Kahin to hogi wo' is a lovely, romantic song sung
well by Rashid Ali and Vasundhara Das. Especially Rashid is wonderful. The song
seems to have the ingredients necessary to make a song last long and I expect
it will be heard for months. In the end, the song has the chorus effect which
was generally used in older songs and has been tried by composers at various
times.
The seventh song on the album is a second version of 'Jaane tu Mera Kya hai',
in a male voice this time, sung by Sukhwinder Singh. The mighty voice of
Sukhwinder suits the almost-only-sad-song of the album well and the song goes a
bit better than the female version, even though both the versions seem to have
almost completely different tastes after listening to the two versions
alternately.
The eigth and final song of the movie is a remix like in most other albums. And
unfortunately, like most other remixes of today, the song doesn't have much
stuff in it and has been experimented with a little too much it seems.
Anyways, with almost all the songs of the album in at least above average
category, one remix doesn't make a difference. The album is overall a great
compilation and A R Rehman deserves the credit for that. Listen to it. Hope
you'll enjoy a lot.
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