Music
review By
Malathy Sundaram
Rahman’s
magical soundtrack
After
tasting international success through Slumdog
millionaire,
the Mozart of India is coming up with his latest
offering
Delhi 6. Last year has been quite special for
Rahman
and his fans as whatever he touched turned gold
whether
it was Jodha Akbar, Ada, J.T.Y.J.N, Yuuvaraj,
Sakkarakatti
or Ghajini. And to top that all an international
movie
which got him the Golden globe - a lot was indeed
riding on Delhi6 and the fact that Rakesh Omprakash
Mehra and Rahman’s
last collaboration was the revolutionary movie Rang De
Basanti,
it just couldn’t get bigger than this. Let’s
see if Delhi 6 can stand up to its huge expectations or
not.
Aarti... (Tumre bhavan mein)
A devotional piece, which is so simple - which is what
makes
it so beautiful to hear. Not much of instrumental usage
but the chorus put to good use make this a soothing
listen.
.
Arziyan...
Another devotional song from Rahman about Allah. And this
one will rank right at the top and a sure buy for all
believers.
The rich vocals by Jaaved Ali and Kailash Kher, some
brilliant
lyrics by Prasoon Joshi and immaculate use of instruments
by Rahman makes this a special song which will melt even
the hardest heart, and make it sway to the music. An
answer
to last year’s Khwaja mere Khwaja, so get ready to
spread your hands slowly turn round and twirl with God.
If only Rahman has himself sung this, it would have been
a perfect rendition.
Bhor
bhaye...
A classical Hindustani style song sung by Shreya
Ghosal,
Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan, Gujri Todi is a nice
listen,
and would surely go well and would impress more
when
we see the movie. A song, which will surely remind
us of Rahman’s guru Illayaraja, especially the
style of rendition by Shreya or the way the tabla
is used. It bears an unique Illayaraja stamp on it.
Illayaraja will surely feel proud of his prodigy,
a job well done.
Delhi
6...
Now that’s what we are talking about, hip hop
song on the lines of Rang de Basanthi’s
Paathshaala.
Blaaze, Benny Dayal, Vivinenne Pocha, Tanvi, Claire
have enjoyed rendering this. The female voice
repeating
‘yeh Delhi hai mere yaar’ is haunting.
This theme song is so beautifully tuned that if you
can close your eyes you can visually enjoy the
streets
of Delhi in a car, repeating it over and over
again.
This is going to become a 2009 anthem for
youngsters.
Dil Gira Dafatan...
A sterling vocal work by Ash King makes this
the most pleasing to hear romantic number in a long
time. It’s a slow and soothing romantic song
which will most probably be used as a background
music and not mouthed by any actors. Rahman just
uses simple string instruments and especially puts guitars
to good use to give soul to this number. A song, which
would
surely become a favorite among fans of soft melodies. It
has
a striking similarity to Rang De Basanti’s ‘Tu
muskaraye’.
Genda phool...
Rekha Bharadwaj, Shraddha Pandit, Sujata Majumdar with
supreme
ease transform you to rustic village but Rahman with his
brilliant
usage of western instruments transforms you to another
world
of ecstasy all together. With Rajat Dholakhia sharing the
music credits with the maestro, this little piece is sure
to rule the charts and will be constantly used at many
marriage
functions!
Noor...
It’s a small shayeri voiced by Amitabh Bachchan which
is given an earthly, vibrating soothing music. The shayeri
does demand a ‘wah-wah’. (As it runs for less
than a minute we aren’t rating it).
Hey
Kaala Bandar...
A rap and hip-hop song which sounds like a satire at the
world
itself, Karthik, Naresh, Srinivas, Bony Chakravarthy have
rendered the song brilliantly with Rehmanism taking over.
With peppy and danceable music this is going to ring in
many
phones as a ringtone for a while.
Masakali...
This has been running in our minds for quite a while thanks
to the promos. Rehman’s slow poison seems to work
brilliantly
yet again as the 40 sec start up to the song in the promos’
have already captured the hearts of many million Rehman
fans.
And with the full song it is going to put the whole nation
in a frenzy. It might be the next Kabhie Kabhie Aditi or
the
next Chaya Chaya to say the least. Brilliant placement of
instruments and Mohit Chouhan’s lively rendition makes
this a must hear. Masakali will do for Mohit what Chaya
Chaya
did for Sikhwinder.
Rehna
Tu...
Rahman doesn’t keep the best to himself but whatever
he renders would become the best automatically and this
song
sung by A R Rahman along with Benny Dayal & Tanvi is a
simple song driven to greatness by our Mozart’s magical
voice. A romantic number which will be widely used by
people
who love to spend their time at the beach watching the
sunset.
It’s magical.
Verdict:
Rahman has done it yet again, a perfect soundtrack, which
has something for everyone. This is not a musical - this is
magical! Go and buy the original CD available on T-series,
as this album is going to fly off the music counters in no
time. All hail the director Rakesh Omprakash Mehra for
selecting
these masterpieces and compiling everything together. Even
if Slumdog doesn’t get the final nod from the Oscars
this year, we have a worthy album, which can bring us the
next!!
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