can't predict Tutu... when over group gets majority thumbs up, tutu gives a thumbs down. but for Ghajini, our group has had mixed responses and there ya go.. Tutu comes with an astonishing review ;-)
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 8:17 PM, karthik subramanian < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/musicreview/13397/index.html > By Joginder Tuteja, November 24, 2008 - 09:13 IST > What were our expectations? > Huge with a capital H - That's the best way to describe the expectations > that one has from the music of Ghajini. An Aamir Khan project is always big. > When A.R. Rahman gets involved, it only becomes bigger. And when it's a > project like Ghajini, which is a hardcore commercial fare, it has to be of > one of the biggest, if not 'THE' biggest soundtrack of the year. Add in a > name like Prasoon Joshi, who writes the lyrics for the film and you know > that there is just no room for any error whatsoever. So what do we get here? > Let's read on! > Write your own music review of Ghajini > How does the music sound? > Ever since the music release of Roja, the common saying for almost a decade > and a half has been - 'Rahman's music takes time to grow'. That has indeed > been the case for some of his best work ever which has gone on to be huge > commercial success. Now imagine his music appealing to your ears in the very > first go itself! The results are meant to be fantabulous and immediately > acceptable, something which happens in case of Ghajini. > > A.R. Rahman truly creates a soundtrack which makes an instant impact and > yet retains the classy touch which is expected from him, especially > noticeable in songs like 'Guzarish' and 'Kaise Mujhe'. Both being complex > compositions due to the kind of variation that Rahman brings in spinning a > melodic tale, 'Guzarish' and 'Kaise Mujhe' work and how! While 'Guzarish' is > sweet-n-saccharine with Bollywood romance at its best, 'Kaise Mujhe' reminds > of the kind of work that Ismail Darbar has been doing ever since his Hum Dil > De Chuke Sanam days. Slow and pensive, it has a classy feel to it and sound > even better in its 'instrumental' version. Someone bring on that 'Karaoke' > please! > Only Rahman could have made something like this possible and if you have > been a fan of 'Latka Dikha Diya Tumne' (Hindustani), then be sure that 'Aye > Bachchu' would get the house on fire, which is a foot tapping track that is > way beyond the likes of 'Shano Shano' (Yuuvraaj). It is a party track which > has an out and out Western rhythm to it and should be quite some eye candy. > Ditto for 'Latoo' which is heavy on orchestra, rightly so since the genre of > the number requires that to be the case. The only number which is > 'un-Rahmanish' in appeal and appears to be coming from the house of Pritam > or Vishal-Shekhar, it is fast paced and boasts of an instant recollection > quotient. > 'Behka' could well be the 'Main Aisa Kyon Hoon' (Lakshya) moment for Aamir > Khan in the way it is has been composed. The most unique composition of the > album and something which Rahman has attempted after a long time. 'Behka' > has an international sound in the way it is paced and arranged. Especially > watch out for the 'antara' portion and you know for yourself that what sets > it apart from any other Rahman song you would have heard in the recent > times. > Are the lyrics impressive? > With Prasoon Joshi around, lyrics are bound to be not just impressive but > even way different from what one hears in a regular Bollywood album. Whether > it is the poetic feel of 'Guzarish' or the intoxicated feel of 'Behka', > Prasoon is in full form here. Of course when it comes to bringing on some > fun on the house, 'Aye Bachchu' and 'Latoo' win hands down. > How do the singers contribute? > Javed Ali makes best use of the opportunity that he gets with 'Guzarish'. > First 'Jashn-E-Bahaaran' and now 'Guzarish', the young man is certainly > looking up in his career. Another new singer, Benny Dayal, who made a worthy > debut with 'Tu Meri Dost Hain' (Yuuvvraaj), is good once again in 'Kaise > Mujhe'. What comes across as a pleasant surprise is to see Shreya Ghoshal > letting her hair down for 'Latoo', a kind of track which, on any other day > would have fell in Sunidhi Chauhan's lap. Suzanne, who continues to make an > impression with every opportunity that comes to her, knows that 'Aye > Bachchu' is the number for the dance floor and she gets the right attitude > in place to justify her presence in the song as the chosen one. > What we get eventually? > Ghajini is what one calls as a chartbuster album in the offering. Clearly > boasting of Rahman's best soundtrack of the year (yes, it is better than > Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Naa, Jodhaa Akbar, Yuvvraaj and Ada), Ghajini in fact, > sees Rahman-Aamir collaboration being successful yet again after some of > their best work together in Rang De Basanti, Lagaan: Once Upon A Time In > India and Rangeela. The music of Ghajini is all set to make waves way into > 2009 after the Christmas release of the film. When 'best of the best' list > would be compiled at the year end, it would be hard to ignore Ghajini. > > >
