Song : Khwaja Mere Khwaja
Movie Name : Jodhaa Akbar
Singer : A R Rehman
Music Director : A R Rehman
I feel thankful to live in the same era as Rehman. This is truly history in the making. As Rehman scales one peak after another, you cant help but wonder how he finds inspiration to keep going. Its one thing to have talent and its another thing to have an unsurpassable thirst for perfection. In his own words, he sums up this art (of composing songs) as the process of adding layers to a song, trying to increase its beauty till its no longer possible to do so. There are many great people but blessed are those who can sum up their skill in simple words! Coming back to this song, the marriage of hindu and islamic sounds is prominent in this song as it is in almost every other track in this album. Once again, Rehman shines in his own rendition of this wonderful song. My favourite part of this song:
"...Beqasson ki taqdeer tune hai sawaari..."
Listen to this song at
Khwaja Mere Khwaja from Musicmazaa.com
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Friday, January 25, 2008
Alai Osai
Song : Alai Osai
Movie Name : Rameswaram
Singer : Haricharan, Kalyani
Music Director : Niru
Another new composer. Another good debut. I cant help but look back at Rehman. No no, this is not the obligatory comparision to Rehman. Ever since, Rehman came out with his revolutionary outlook at music, avoiding stereotypes, introducing new sounds and singers everyone wants a piece of it. The readiness to introduce new talent is a welcome trend and Composers like Niru have repaid the trust with good tunes. This song is a winner right from the start and the singers have done good justice to the tune. Haricharan is making his presence felt in TFM with his breezy voice.
Listen to this song at
Alai Osai from Musicmazaa.com
Movie Name : Rameswaram
Singer : Haricharan, Kalyani
Music Director : Niru
Another new composer. Another good debut. I cant help but look back at Rehman. No no, this is not the obligatory comparision to Rehman. Ever since, Rehman came out with his revolutionary outlook at music, avoiding stereotypes, introducing new sounds and singers everyone wants a piece of it. The readiness to introduce new talent is a welcome trend and Composers like Niru have repaid the trust with good tunes. This song is a winner right from the start and the singers have done good justice to the tune. Haricharan is making his presence felt in TFM with his breezy voice.
Listen to this song at
Alai Osai from Musicmazaa.com
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Nenjathilae
Song : Nenjathile
Movie Name : Pirivom Santhippom
Singer : Jeyachandran, Shreya Ghoshal
Music Director : Vidyasagar
I had to catch up some of the latest Tamil releases so I had a bunch of songs repeating in random mode as I was doing my morning chores when I heard this song. My initial impression was that this song was very Illayaraja-esque! The sucker for melodies that I am, I developed an instant liking for it and kept thinking about who would have composed it (like I said, I was listening to many songs in a shuffle mode). My first guess was Yuvan as I didnt have any Illayaraja songs in the mix. When I walked over and checked it, I was happy and sad - happy for Vidyasagar and sad for Yuvan. Vidyasagar proves his mettle again with a beautifully crafted song that just melts in your mouth. I am glad people still work at having soulful charanams. In retrospect, I am glad Yuvan didnt do this track as he would have drawn comparisons with his father and then no one's happy!
Listen to this song at
Nenjathile from Musicmazaa.com
Movie Name : Pirivom Santhippom
Singer : Jeyachandran, Shreya Ghoshal
Music Director : Vidyasagar
I had to catch up some of the latest Tamil releases so I had a bunch of songs repeating in random mode as I was doing my morning chores when I heard this song. My initial impression was that this song was very Illayaraja-esque! The sucker for melodies that I am, I developed an instant liking for it and kept thinking about who would have composed it (like I said, I was listening to many songs in a shuffle mode). My first guess was Yuvan as I didnt have any Illayaraja songs in the mix. When I walked over and checked it, I was happy and sad - happy for Vidyasagar and sad for Yuvan. Vidyasagar proves his mettle again with a beautifully crafted song that just melts in your mouth. I am glad people still work at having soulful charanams. In retrospect, I am glad Yuvan didnt do this track as he would have drawn comparisons with his father and then no one's happy!
Listen to this song at
Nenjathile from Musicmazaa.com
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Edalo Neeve
Song : Edalo Neeve
Movie Name : Nandanavanam 120km
Singer :
Music Director : Vijay Kurakula
Vijay Kurakula is an amazing find for some of the best offbeat telugu movies I have seen in the recent times. Grahanam, A Film By Aravind and Nandanavanam 120 km are 3 movies that he should be proud of being associated with. The song in this movie that I like is once again a background piece, repeated often throughout the movie for the right effect. The background music in this well-made movie aptly suits the theme of this movie. I have tried searching for the CD of this movie's songs, willing to buy it even if it contains just the one song. Having failed, I settled for sampling it from the DVD finally.
Listen to the 4 pieces I liked
Movie Name : Nandanavanam 120km
Singer :
Music Director : Vijay Kurakula
Vijay Kurakula is an amazing find for some of the best offbeat telugu movies I have seen in the recent times. Grahanam, A Film By Aravind and Nandanavanam 120 km are 3 movies that he should be proud of being associated with. The song in this movie that I like is once again a background piece, repeated often throughout the movie for the right effect. The background music in this well-made movie aptly suits the theme of this movie. I have tried searching for the CD of this movie's songs, willing to buy it even if it contains just the one song. Having failed, I settled for sampling it from the DVD finally.
Listen to the 4 pieces I liked
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Thursday, January 17, 2008
Aakasha Ganga
Song : Aakasha Ganga
Movie Name : Vaana
Singer : Karthik
Music Director : Kamalakar
I hate how MS Raju has tried to make yet another movie with the "Rain" theme. However I love the fact that Kamalakar has got a great chance to grab the spotlight. While the album is certainly not his best work, this song has caught everyone's attention. I also love the fact that Karthik has become a natural choice for the best songs (I am sure Naresh Iyer will soon become one too). His pronunciation and emotion are wonderful and I hope he reaches greater heights!
Listen to this song at
Aakasha Ganga from Musicmazaa.com
Movie Name : Vaana
Singer : Karthik
Music Director : Kamalakar
I hate how MS Raju has tried to make yet another movie with the "Rain" theme. However I love the fact that Kamalakar has got a great chance to grab the spotlight. While the album is certainly not his best work, this song has caught everyone's attention. I also love the fact that Karthik has become a natural choice for the best songs (I am sure Naresh Iyer will soon become one too). His pronunciation and emotion are wonderful and I hope he reaches greater heights!
Listen to this song at
Aakasha Ganga from Musicmazaa.com
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