My thoughts..... 1) People wishing for Taal II, forget it. No Taal hangover likely with this record, and Rahman will never reach the same heights as he once did in the late 1990s (it's only normal since every artist has their peak and it doesn't mean that Rahman cannot come out with brilliant work today, as he has proven many times recently).
2) Soundtrack will likely be quite commercial oriented with hummable melodies, but less of classical, old melody styles that we heard in JA and Ada. 3) The tempo of this song is THE EXACT SAME TEMPO (speed) that you hear in the instrumental piece on the website. May not mean anything, just an observation. Frankly, I am a bit underwhelmed by this song SO FAR, which may just only be my perception and expectations. 4) I fear less ethnic percussion and more keyboard rhythms in this soundtrack (as we just heard). 5) Expect lots of strings, choirs, piano, and other symphonic arrangements (as we have also heard a bit) with less of traditional Indian instrumentation as Western classical music appears to be the musical backdrop for this film. 6) Rahman once said that the soundtrack is "mellow". Combine that with words like peaceful and soulful, you get the idea. 7) Many will be initially disappointed with the music, as comparisons to Taal and Kisna will be abound, but the music will catch on later. Look for 1/5 review by Mr. Tootsie Pop of indiafm.
