http://uselessdiary.wordpress.com/2008/10/16/music-of-yuvraaj/
Dear Diary,
After a long wait the audio of Yuvraj is out. And i've been listening to the
songs like a maniac. 8 hours of listening in the last 16 hours. Thats a
personal record. Before i start writing to you about each song, lemme assure
you that this is one of Rahmans best and the man never ceases to amaze me.
Since this ones a movie based on western classical music, Boss has raised
his standards yet again and given us an awesome soundtrack. Okay now, lemme
tell you about the songs.
** Tu meri dosth hai:*
I have already told you that Benny Dayal is a star, Haven't i?
And the man proves that again. He along with Sheraya Ghosal handles this
melodious number with elan. This one is a slow, gentle melody which sweeps
you off your feet right from the word go. The gentle beats and the Violins
take you to a different world. And it only gets better when Boss joins Benny
and Shreya for a brief while. The thought that this song is pictured on
Salman Khan makes me shudder. *SIGH* What a waste!!! But then, forget the
visuals and listen to this masterpiece of a song.
** Mastam mastam:*
* * Sonu Nigam Joins Alka and Naresh Iyer in this song which has
traces of the Aditya Narayan song from Taal and "Smiyay" from KK. I guess
the backing vocals and the heavy beats in the interludes gives one that
feeling. This is a song for all seasons as its fun and frolic and all that
stuff or atleast thats what the music suggests :P. Naresh Iyer compliments
Sonu perfectly and Sonu sounds like a lotta fun. Nice song, This.
*Dil Ka Rishta:*
Boy!!! This song is the mother of all experimentations. And it works like a
charm :). Western Classical meets Hindusthani meets qawwali meets pop. The
song has a complicated structure starting with one genre and flowing into
different genres of music as it progresses. And its the orchestration of
this song that stands out. A song that only A R R can conceive and compose.
Sonu, Roop Kumar, Clinton, Suzanne, Vivianne, Naresh, Benny, Blaaze and Boss
are the singers. Sonu Nigam as usual is awesome and he sings with so much
ease. Boss does another fateh ali khanish qawwali-sargam in the middle which
doesnt fail to bring those goosebumps everytime i listen to the song. An
orchestrational wonder.
*Manmohini :*
Vijay Prakash (yet another find by boss?) sings this semi classical
number which is classic in everysense of the word. I dont know why Vijay
Prakash reminds me of Hariharan. The Violin bits in the end while he goes
Manmohini is nice. I am hooked on to this one currently. Great song.
*Tu Muskura :*
This ones another melody and a good one at that. The song flows like a
river when Alka sings it and then Javed Ali picks it in the middle taking it
to another level. A number that will go down as one of the best experimental
melodies in the history of Indian Music :).
*Zindagi:*
Srinivas at the helm of affairs after a long time in Hindi,
and what a way to comeback? This one is a slow number that will make you
feel weak on your knees while listening. The guitar riffs in the back
ground, the haunting interludes and the violins that run through out the
song are marks of a genius. Trust Rahman to come up with something as good
as this one when he joins hands with Subhash Ghai.
*Shano Shano:*
A song for the dance floor. Rahman is someone who always experiments
with any kind of genre. Remember his classic dappanguthu songs in ATM, if i
can call them that? Something that only he can do and here he comes with a
classic dance number. Sonu Nigam with a bunch of others sing this classic
"pappu cant dance saala". And Ember rap joins them in the remix version.
To sum the entire album in words, its a Innovative, path breaking, classic
masterpiece. And Diary, in the coming days you will hear a lot about these
songs as i am sure they are gonna grow on the listeners. The sad part is
that this year the competition for the best music director is between Rahman
and Rahman :|. Jodha Akbar and Yuvraaj. Lets wait and see which one takes
the crown.
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-A
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