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So after Terabytes of reviews and thoughts about A R Rahman's first post-Oscar
soundtrack... [oops, did I forget to put TM in Oscar?? :P] I finally declare
that I am liking the soundtrack of BLUE gradually. Yes it sounds little odd
cause most of the reviews / thoughts I've read, are boasting about the music.
But I was dizzy when the promos started to pour in. Music did not sound quite
'Rahman'ish. But after getting the soundtrack on my Ipod, I am liking it with
each listening.
Chiggy Wiggy : The song I was desperately waiting for. I love Kylie Minogue
hopelessly :P So definitely this would be drooling experience to see her in a
Hindi movie. First portion of track is obviously superb with silly silly words
and singing of Kylie. But when I heard the Sonu part for the first time, I was
annoyed ! Maybe cause he disturbed me and distracted me from Kylie. And the
typical words, Heeriye, Jaaniye, Soniye were let down. But after some more
listening I actually loving the portion much more than Kylie's portion. The way
Sonu starts his 'antara' is so so much fun. And the line 'chiggy wiggy chiggy
wiggy chig chig' got me stuck!!
Aaj Dil : What it reminds me of are two things : Daud and Baywatch ! Baywatch
just for the piano pieces mixed in compositions. And the singing is so much
like 'O bhaware' from Daud in First part of the song, which picks up
immediately and whoa!! Shreya sprinkles her magical new voice. She overshadows
Sukhvinder completely. Shreya here reminds me of Jism, when she stunned
everyone who loved sweet singer of Devdas. In a same fashion of Jism, this song
too ends up with giggles of Shreya. Love it!! Perfect for a beach outing.
Fiqrana: Rahman !! It has Rahman written all over it. Its a Yuva part 2 song.
But a step ahead of it, just listen it LOUDER. Close your eyes and you can feel
yourself standing at a cliff !! Or as @thebollywoodfan once tweeted, a perfect
song to play in your car on a long ride at 2am !! The best part of the song is
the techno portion - Hoon Junoon Sukooon Main Shararaaaa.... WOW!!! But still I
want more from it. I wanted this song to be sung by A R Rahman himself. [and I
think he will open up his next 'Jai Ho' concert with this song, Damn sure!!]
[and thank God, Farhan Akhtar denied offer to sing this song] Also loved
lyrics of the song, its here.
Bhoola Tujhe [Mere Khuda] : My most favorite track !! A Guitar string track.
And soothing voice of Rashid Ali. What else one need when Rahman composes a
track for his beloved 'Khuda'!! Though the lyrics [by Rajat Arora] are tricky,
I loved them. Such a soulful track. [Here's lyrics].
Blue Theme : Punjabi??? Oh no not again....but hey its Rahman. So i must watch
out for this. And man!! the song is Bombastic!! The sound 'Ba--loooo' makes it
simply unique.
Rehnuma : A let down track for me. It sound so so much identical to the Bond
series songs. No doubt Shreya sings it like never before. And sound is so
Mysterious [which I usually love, remember 'Aaj ki raat' from Don] But the song
fails to hold my attention even after numerous listenings. Lets see how it
comes up on screen [did anyone said 'Scorching Hotttt !! :P]
Yaar Mila Tha : Udit Narayan+Rahman. A combination which guarantee some
refreshing and fun outing. This song features very limited sound of music. A
funky tribal touch and Udit doing hip-hop'ish' act with Madhushree... Fun.
Overall, its a highly commercialized Rahman this time. But even with that
tag, he lives up to expectations. This album surely will not end up in his own
league of Best soundtracks ever, but still BLUE is commercial at its best.
My Picks : Bhoola Tujhe, Chiggy Wiggy & Fiqrana .
