Music I like

Rahman is back and so am I! was busy with exams and stuff.. anyways, coming to the point... I got hold of Ghajini yesterday and was blown away by its music! Here's my take on Rahman's latest work :)

Ghajini

The movie is based on revenge and Rahman kicks a** with this album especially after yuvraaj!
There are 6 songs in the album:

1. Guzarish Mushy.. mellow.. subtle.. soothing track with rahman's golden touch. Has been sung by Javed ali of Jash-e-bahara fame and the humming has been done by Sonu nigam. Its the best track of the album and is going to be on loop for long :)

2. Aye Bachchu Sung by Suzanne... is a different song. It must be a background song I feel, overall an average track by Rahman's standards.

3. Kaise Mujhe Haunting, ambient and touching. After "tu hi meri dost hain" benny dayal hits the right chords once again with this song. Lyrics could have been better though. Shreya ghoshal does an awesome job! Reminds me of banjar hai from saathiya though this one is more spiritual in feel.

4. BEHKA There is a simple reason I wrote this in caps and bold... GO LISTEN TO THIS SONG!! Its a masterpiece.. no less!! Rahman experiments in his own style... listen to the antara and you will understand what I mean. Its a fairly complex tune to hum but its catchy. The second best song of the album... actually on a second thought, guzaarish and behka have an equal footing on the podium. This song will grow on u, trust me!

5. Latoo A typical item number, though sung by shreya ghoshal and not by sunidhi chauhan. Rahman wraps the song in his own style and the song does sound different. This song too grows as you listen. Complex rhythm but definitely magic. ( i don't like listening to item no.s though)

The last song is an instrumental version of kaise mujhe. I wish there was a Karaoke version too.

Verdict Rahman is back with vengeance after yuvraaj and he does it with style. Its difficult to be different and experiment in a completely commercial movie like Ghajini but Rahman does it in style. Go ahead, recommend it and listen without prejudice :)

Regards
Talvinder
-listen without prejudice

Finally!! Apologies for being away from the scene for so long.
Wanted to talk about this artist for so long. The Guardian, London describes him "It is easier to put down what this man can't do than what he can do".

Nitin Sawhney is a pure genius period. That is the most apt and brief description about him. He is an Indian - British musician who has adorned various roles like Producer, Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist, DJ, Orchestral Composer at times and without any doubt, have excelled in all of them. His music has influences of Jazz, Drum-n-bass, Rock, western and indian classical, electronica to say the least. Broadly his works have good dosage of asian and world music with hint of electronica. On the theme front his music has cultural influences along with spirituality and politics most of the times.

His versatility knows no bounds. He has composed for bollywood movies, orchestras, TV Ads (nike etc), PS3 games, silent movies, TV serials to say the least. He has won more than 15 major international music awards. I wont list the details about his achievements(refer to nitinsawhney.com for that) because that is not what I am here to.

Some of the recommended tracks(by recommended, I mean a must listen!!) are:
Nadia ft reena bhardwaj
Eastern eyes
Mausam
Koyal
Nothing
Rainfall

-Listen without prejudice :)